Why did the British Empire weaken?

1June, 940, the fascist flag was basically planted on the land of Europe at that time, except for the Soviet Union in the east and Britain in the west. At this time, Hitler's greatest dream was to kill the Soviet Union, but attacking the Soviet Union required long-term war preparation and huge troops and resources must be prepared. Originally, Hitler thought that France had also fallen, and Britain, a conservative gentleman country, wanted to pull its face down and make peace. It was better to prepare for the war against the Soviet Union, so he confidently extended an olive branch to Britain.

Hitler

Hitler hoped that Britain and Germany would maintain peace, not be enemies with Germany, and return the German colonies before World War I, so that everyone would sign a peace treaty and not interfere with each other.

Hitler felt that his conditions were quite reasonable and gave the British Empire enough face. Surprisingly, Churchill's government, which was in power at this time, flatly rejected the German conditions and prepared for the whole country.

Churchill's speech

For hundreds of years, Britain has been engaged in "balanced diplomacy" in Europe. In order to maintain its priority, it has been engaged in "offshore balancing hands" on the European continent. From Spain and France to Germany in World War I, for the British, scattered Europe is the best situation. Now the Germans are strong again. They have occupied the whole of Central and Western Europe. If they compromise and admit their cowardice, on the one hand, they violate the basic national policy of hundreds of years. On the other hand, as the younger brother of the Germans, the self-esteem of the British Empire is absolutely unbearable. How can it be called the British Empire without fighting with Hitler?

From 1940, Germany bombed the whole Britain 1 for many years. Under the effective resistance of the British army, Germany lost more than 2,000 fighters and more than 2,000 valuable pilots. With the approach of the war against the Soviet Union, the Germans could never make Britain yield. In the later period, the loss of fighters was even greater, and these precious fighter and pilot resources were extremely important in the war against the Soviet Union. Although the major cities in Britain were bombed with holes and heavy casualties, the British refused to give in, and finally Hitler had no choice but to terminate the "Sea Lion Project".

London was bombed.

The British resistance finally sounded the death knell of Hitler's demise. Hitler once again faced the dilemma of Germany in World War I-fighting on two fronts and eventually destroying Germany.