Propaganda Poster UK WWII Royal Air Force Leaders

Original vintage British World War Two propaganda poster: Leaders of the Royal Air Force. Great poster honouring the leaders of the Battle of Britain, the air war against the Nazis Luftwaffe in the air over England that was intended by Adolph Hitler to cause the surrender of England. Each of the Air Force notable is pictured and named against the background of a blue sky. Printed by Chromoworks Ltd. The Battle of Britain (German: Luftschlacht um England, literally "The Air Battle for England") was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe. It has been described as the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces. The British officially recognise the battle's duration as being from 10 July until 31 October 1940, which overlaps the period of large-scale night attacks known as the Blitz, that lasted from 7 September 1940 to 11 May 1941. German historians do not accept this subdivision and regard the battle as a single campaign lasting from July 1940 to June 1941, including the Blitz. Historian Stephen Bungay cited Germany's failure to destroy Britain's air defences to force an armistice (or even outright surrender) as the first major German defeat in World War II and a crucial turning point in the conflict. The Battle of Britain takes its name from a speech given by Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the House of Commons on 18 June: "What General Weygand called the 'Battle of France' is over. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin. Good condition, small tears and creases in the margins. Year of printing: 1941, country of printing: UK, designer: Unknown, dimensions (cm): 49.5x76.