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Battle of Britain Day, 15 September 1940, is the day on which a large-scale aerial battle in the Battle of Britain took place. [8] [10] [11] [12] [13]In June 1940, the Wehrmacht had conquered most of Western Europe and Scandinavia.
The Battle of Britain (German: Luftschlacht um England, lit. 'air battle for England') was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe.
On July 10, 1940, during World War II, the Battle of Britain began as the Luftwaffe started attacking southern England. In 1509, theologian John Calvin, a key figure of the Protestant Reformation ...
Non-British personnel in the RAF during the Battle of Britain; Battle of Britain Bunker; Battle of Britain Day; Battle of Britain Memorial Flight; Battle of Britain Memorial, Capel-le-Ferne; Battle of Britain Monument, London; Kent Battle of Britain Museum; British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War
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The Battle of Britain began. In its opening phase the Luftwaffe attacked coastal targets and shipping convoys in the English Channel with the goal of reducing Britain's air defences and naval supply lines ahead of a general air offensive. [16] The French National Assembly voted 569–80 to give plenary power to the Vichy government. [12]
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