The Battle of Britain Page #3

Synopsis: In this installment of the "Why We Fight" propaganda film series, we have the account of Great Britain's last stand against the forces of Nazi Germany. This mainly focuses on the desperate, but successful, battle to maintain their vital air superiority over the British Isles and the morale of the people to prevent invasion.
Production: US Army
  2 wins.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Year:
1943
54 min
171 Views


Valuable trained men were saved,

and ready to fight again,

..but the crews to Gring's planes,

were lost to him forever.

The pace was too hot.

Something was going haywire.

The Nazis had to call "timeout".

On a 2000 mile front, from Norway to France,

..the whole Nazi blitz program was being stalled,

because the RAF was still in the air.

The long-range German guns were getting hot,

..from throwing shells across the channel.

In public, Hitler assured the Germans,

Mr. Churchill tells his people

that England will win...

..but I tell you victory

will belong to Germany"

But in private, he sent for Gring,

the boss of the Luftwaffe,

and put him on the hot seat.

Gring was told to do something

and do it quick.

So on August 30th, he ordered all out attacks on

inland air drones and industrial centers.

Maybe he could knock out the RAF on the assembly

line.

And he adopted new tactics too.

More fighters and fewer bombers, or maybe he just

had fewer bombers to send.

Anyway, those he did send were well protected.

Fighters above at high altitudes.

Fighters on both sides.

Fighters in the front and in the rear Fighters weaving

in and out of the bomber formations.

Fighters in the front and in the rear Fighters weaving

in and out of the bomber formations.

Britain, winner of the first round, was ready

With higher morale and sharper defense.

Improved listening posts were set up all along the

coast.

And warned of the enemy's approach, before he left

the continent.

A quick flash from the control station

to the fighter station.

And pilots were on their way to meet the enemy while

he was still over the channel.

Day after day, out of sight, an almost out of sound of

the watchers on the cliffs.

Four, five and six miles above, the battles raged over

the Dover area.

The Dover area became known as Hell's Corner.

By sheer weigh of numbers, the enemy again and

again broke through the coastal defenses.

And reached inland to the air drone.

Aircraft plants.

Munitions, factories and machine shops.

Hello, gunfire in the southeast. Right."

But the workers kept on working.

And the RAF kept on flying.

These few men with wings, alone in the sky

..behind their motors and machine guns,

..were shooting down more than the Luftwaffe.

They were smashing the whole Nazi plan

of world conquest.

Any claims Johnny??'

109 destroyed, yes."

-"Oh, good show!"

How did you get on sir??'

-"Oh, I had a wonderful party, thanks."

Are you all right?. Have you hit any of the batters??'

-"Yes, I got a Messerschmitt 109."

Between August 24th and September 5,

35 major attacks were launched.

They cost the Germans 562 planes, while the British

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Julius J. Epstein

Julius J. Epstein (August 22, 1909 – December 30, 2000) was an American screenwriter, who had a long career, best remembered for his screenplay – written with his twin brother, Philip, and Howard E. Koch – of the film Casablanca (1942), for which the writers won an Academy Award. It was adapted from an unpublished play, Everybody Comes to Rick's, written by Murray Bennett and Joan Alison. more…

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