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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.
[citation needed] Pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain have been known as "the Few" ever since, at times being specifically commemorated for Battle of Britain Day, on 15 September. The speech has become one of Churchill's most famous, along with " we shall fight on the beaches ", "their finest hour" , and "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" .
10 Battle of Britain Day. ... with nighttime bombing. 15 September is commemorated as Battle of ... to the pilots in 1945 and, from 1945, Battle of Britain Week. ...
Commemorative parades were held throughout Britain to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the RAF victory on Battle of Britain Day. [8] The Homestead hurricane made landfall on Key Largo and then in southern Miami-Dade County, Florida. The hurricane killed 26 people and did $60 million in damage. The United States Office of War Information was ...
The 50th and 60th anniversaries of World War II were commemorated with large flypasts. On 15 September 1990, 168 aircraft in seven formations celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Further flypasts occurred on 6 June 1994, celebrating the 50th anniversary of D-Day.
September 15 is the 258th day of the year ... 1945 – A hurricane strikes southern Florida and the Bahamas, ... Battle of Britain Day (United Kingdom)
15 September: In a single day, the Luftwaffe loses 60 aircraft over England during the Battle of Britain [21]: 68 14 November : In the Coventry Blitz Luftwaffe aircraft cause significant, and infamous, damage to Coventry, killing nearly 700 people and destroying Coventry Cathedral .
On 15 September, the all out-attack on London, known as Battle of Britain Day, I./KG 51 lost one bomber and another damaged while II./KG 51 also lost a Ju 88 in the afternoon attacks. [30] On 30 September I./KG 51 sent 11 Ju 88s on a diversion operation to Southampton while KG 55 tried to bomb the Westland plant at Yeovil. [31] I./