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    Which statement is correct regarding Battle of Britain (1940)?
    i. This battle was fought between the German Luftwaffe and the Royal Air force of Britain.
    ii. Britain lost this battle to Germany.

    A)  Only i

    B)  Only ii

    C)  Both i & ii

    D)  None of the above

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     Thus Battle was fought in the air between the German Luftwaffe and the Royal Air force of Britain. It is crucial because it was a turning point and served as the first defeat for Germany. Although Britain served huge loss of infrastructure in its cities due to bombing by the Luftwaffe, yet Germany could not defeat the British Air force. Germany lost 1400 airplanes while Britain lost only 700. The answer to why Britain won the war lies in the early warning of the airplanes given by the British Radar stations. Also German Airplanes focused on bombing London and during this the British airfields got time to mobilize (lie air-force.


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