What was the name of the German air campaign waged against the United Kingdom in the summer and autumn of 1940, representing the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. Battle of Britain

  1. Step 1: Following the fall of France, Hermann Göring's Luftwaffe attempted to achieve air superiority over southern England to pave the way for a cross-Channel amphibious invasion (Operation Sea Lion).
  2. Step 2: Aided by the Dowding radar detection network (Chain Home) and nimble Spitfires and Hurricanes, the Royal Air Force defeated the Luftwaffe, dealing Hitler his first major strategic defeat.
Answer
Battle of Britain
Why not the others: 'The Blitz' The Blitz refers specifically to the nighttime strategic bombing of British cities, particularly London, from September 1940 to May 1941; 'Operation Gomorrah' Operation Gomorrah was the devastating Allied firebombing of Hamburg in July 1943; 'Operation Bodenplatte' Operation Bodenplatte was the Luftwaffe's desperate low-level strike against Allied forward airfields during the Battle of the Bulge on 1 January 1945.

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