Still, the Luftwaffe nearly overwhelmed the RAF in July.
The Luftwaffe outnumbered the RAF by 2 to 1. In a four-month intensive campaign, with targets including military, economic, and terror bombing of London and other cities, the Germans exhausted themselves. Carefully using radar, the RAF selected when to fight, ravaging the bomber streams. Still, the Luftwaffe nearly overwhelmed the RAF in July. But by October 1st, the raids dwindled to night bombing as the Germans couldn’t sustain such immense thrashings. Hitler lost interest, ordering the bulk of his forces East for the upcoming attack on Russia in 1941.