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The WWII Propaganda Film Showed to EVERY American Soldier About the Battle of Britain

In 1940, Britain stood alone. After France fell, Hitler turned 2,600 Luftwaffe aircraft against fewer than 900 RAF fighters. This is the actual propaganda film shown to every American soldier before deployment in World War II. Frank Capra's "Battle of Britain" (1943) was part of the "Why We Fight" series produced by the U.S. War Department. This 51-minute documentary explained to American troops why they were fighting and what was at stake if Britain had fallen. 📊 HISTORICAL FACTS (Actual Numbers): RAF Fighter Command: ~900 operational fighters (July 1940) Luftwaffe forces: ~2,600 aircraft committed Battle duration: July 10 - October 31, 1940 RAF pilot losses: 544 killed German aircraft destroyed: ~1,733 (verified postwar) Civilian deaths in Blitz: ~43,000 🎬 PRODUCTION DETAILS: Director: Frank Capra (Academy Award winner) Narrator: Walter Huston Produced by: U.S. War Department, 1943 Runtime: 51 minutes 30 seconds Animation: Walt Disney Studios Public Domain: Never copyrighted, free to share