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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.
It was played on 8 June 1940 and kicked off at 6.30pm despite fears that London would be bombed by the Luftwaffe. [2] The wartime crowd included wounded members of the BEF recently evacuated from Dunkirk.
The 1940–41 season was the second season of special wartime football in England during the Second ... Football League War Cup: Preston North End [2] London War Cup:
OHSAA football state championship games in Canton in December. Ohio high school football's 10-game regular season leads up to the Ohio High School Athletic Association state playoffs in November ...
The Ohio high school football playoffs, a march toward the seven state championship games Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in Canton, kicked off Friday night.. In central Ohio, no team has captured a state title ...
The Ohio state high school football playoffs continue tonight as the Final Four in each division look to punch their ticket to the state championships.. Ohio state championship games will be ...
137 games (including replays) were played to get to the final of the inaugural Football League War Cup. These matches were condensed into just 9 weeks. Despite the fears that London would be bombed by the Luftwaffe fans came in thousands to watch the game at Wembley , despite its obvious danger as a bombing target.
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.