Air Armada by Robert Taylor. SHN468 So when Bomber Command dispatched

So when Bomber Command dispatched a force of over 300 Lancaster bombers to destroy Hitler's infamous Obersalzberg retreat at Berchtesgaden on 25th April

Overwhelmed by British guns and torpedoes

Already the German Panzer Divisions are in full retreat

"the Polar Bears"

swings away from the depot ship Adamant during work up exercises in the Firth of Clyde

Air Armada by Robert Taylor. SHN468 So when Bomber Command dispatchedDHM1918. Air Armada by Robert Taylor. In just six weeks Hitler's forces had overrun western Europe as once proud armies swiftly fell before the might of the German blitzkrieg. It was a devastating defeat, and now only Britain stood alone. Few thought she could survive. As Churchill pledged that Britain would never surrender, a German invasion seemed inevitable. But before any invasion could take place the Luftwaffe must neutralise the RAF and win