Para. 5 But the English were more fortunate than the Poles in Warsaw and the Dutch in Rotterdam. They had the english Channel as a barrier against the Nazi ground forces, and they had the Royal Air Force(RAF to battle the nazis in the sk Para. 6 The hardships of london really started in the first week of September, when Hitler was at last convinced that the Eng lish did not intend to give in. On September 7, 1940, nearly four hundred German bombers hammered the city with bombs in broad daylight. Marshal Goering boasted, "This is the historic hour when our air force for the first time delivered its bombs right into the enemy’ s heart.”Para.5 But the English were more fortunate than the Poles in Warsaw and the Dutch in Rotterdam. They had the English Channel as a barrier against the Nazi ground forces, and they had the Royal Air Force (RAF) to battle the Nazis in the sky. Para.6 The hardships of London really started in the first week of September, when Hitler was at last convinced that the English did not intend to give in. On September 7, 1940, nearly four hundred German bombers hammered the city with bombs in broad daylight. Marshal Goering boasted, “This is the historic hour when our air force for the first time delivered its b o m b s r i g h t i n t o t h e e n e m y ’ s h e a r t .