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4.he advocated the use of poisen gas and area bombing and it was his spitefulness that lead to the blitz(which by accident more than design to british victory in the BoB).
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German policy led to the Blitz.
In Poland, Norway, France, Belgium and the Netherlands the Luftwaffe proved that it was perfectly prepared to flatten cities when it suited them. That at a time when the RAF was not allowed to attack even military targets in Germany.
In June Jodl set out his views on the conduct of the war against Britain:
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Together with propaganda and temporary terror attacks - declared to be reprisal actions - this increasing weakening of English food supply will paralyze the will of her people to resist and finally break and thus force its government to capitulate.
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Hitler set it out in Directive 17, 1 August:
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Once temporary or local air superiority is achieved, operations will continue against ports, particularly against installations for the storage of food, and against food storage installations farther inland.
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What was the largest port and food storage area in the world? London. It was simply Britain's turn next. The Luftwaffe were not going to show any more restraint over London than they had over Poland or Rotterdam.