mid August 1940. All this over confidence led Hitler to believe that the plan (already rushed into action) did not need any further research and information gathering on the defending forces of Britain. This obvious error led Germany to attack Britain almost blindly. This lack of research leads us into the next point as to why Germany blundered.As explained the above paragraph, Germanys overconfidence led them to believe that they knew everything they needed to about the defending forces of Britain. Hitler believed that Operation Sealion was already postponed enough and should not have to endure further research in order to set it into action. However most of the army intelligence personnel and generals claimed that more information was needed on the lay out of the British coast, their layout of defense, and crucially, their fighter command. Germany totally disregarded the fact that Britain was at the same technological level as them. It failed to consider the radio towers stationed all over Britain as much of a threat, when, in fact, those towers were part of the highly effective radar system in Britain. Hitler thought he knew everything there was to know about Britain, which could be accounted for by his overconfidence. This most likely inhibited the further development advancements of Germanys own version of the radar, which was primitive, compared to Britains. This proved to be yet another fatal mistake made by Germany. Naturally, one who is too confident often believes everything will turn out ideally and perfect, even if they do not contribute much to achieve that desired outcome. This was true for Hitler and his personnel in regards to the leadership of the Luftwaffe, which they did not organize too well.It was at the outset of the battle that the Germans truly summed up their errors in one tumultuous event. Goring had planned a massive counter-attack named Adlerangriff (Eagle Attack). It was to give a strong knockout...
