Adlertag - The Eagle Day Battle of Britain(1969)

[Lane]

I have watched this movie since I was a kid and I never get tired of it.

[darrenberry]

The battle was won by stunning teamwork but the Germans perhaps got the respect they deserved. They fought very well. What a great film.

[jameslongstreet]

Just love how the briefing scene switches from the bomber crews to the fighter jocks mid-sentence. Such a well composed scene...

[pacificostudios]

It is amazing how understandable these scenes are to people that do not understand German. Then when he says "Manston, Biggin, Kenley, " its chilling.

[Lane]

As a US citizen, this movie is why I have enormous respect for the UK 🇬🇧 because they were determined to fight and never surrender to the Nazi Blitzkrieg and the British people knew what were at stake. Respect from the USA 🇺🇸

[paulellams]

What a tribute and so poignant God bless them all on both sides who lost there lives

[videowilliams]

I really appreciate the Luftwaffe's side of the story in this film in fine, clipped German. Excellent flyers on the German side, thrown into what they thought would be an easy pushover but who found out it would be a killing field for them too.

[TheTibmeister]

Dont forget there were more Hurricans than Spitfires. Ive been in one ( on the ground, i get air sick!) lovely little planes

[colinmacmillan]

That music in the beginning ... even as a kid, man, you knew something serious was about to take place.

[Stun-]

You have to remember this film was made in 1969, that said it’s still a great movie even if the effects are a bit on the dodgy side! If they remade it now it would be all cgi. Do love this movie, and Dambusters!

[notmenotme]

The German 109 pilots were cool characters in this film.

[haveraygunwilltravel]

Spanish air Force planes. The 109 had merlins or Allison's at the time of this movie Germans had the inverted diamler 601 v12 at the time of this battle. heinkel also had merlins. The original heinkel had an inverted jumo v12 at the time of the battle. You can tell by where the exhaust ports exit the cowl. The inverted are at the bottom.

[gazza]

In the film, it stated Adlertag as
10th August 1940.
It was of course,
Tuesday 13th August 1940.
On this very day, 79 years ago.

[SPQRTempus]

I love this movie but I have just realized that at 0:21 when the general is pointing at the map of England he is pointing to the wrong place when he says, "Hawkinge." It's much closer to Dover (which he does point at correctly), he's actually pointing at Hastings. The big red line pointing from the bottom right to the coastline is pointing at Folkestone which is very close to Hawkinge.

[angelrodriguezgomez]

Such well spoken German. Incredibly easy to understand.

[asicdathens]

The ironies of the ironies. The Henkels (Spanish made from CASA ) have RR Merlin engines

[davidjames]

I love this film.
I would like to see more of these big events from the other side though. The RAF knew how close things were coming, but the German bomber crews didn't. All they knew was half or more of them never returned from each sortie. I can't imagine how that would play on the mind.

[cymro]

As good this film was, if I recall, there are inaccuracies - though not shown in this particular clip, the hairstyles of the women back at the bases in England are distinctly more 1960's rather than 1940's.

[raymondyee]

Great scene and mixed with stirring music. Oh if you pause at 01:22 you would notice the Spanish Air Force roundel being painted over.

Got to hand it to the Spanish Air Force having the closest things possible to make the 1969 movie a reality.

[geraldtrumpp]

At 2:02 an Unimog :-) Was designed shortly after the war ... seem that nobody cared in 1969 :-)