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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.
When the war began, about 450 Australian pilots were serving in the RAF. [6]Australia was among the first countries to declare war on Germany and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) was among the world's oldest air forces, having been formed in 1921; a predecessor, the Australian Flying Corps served during the First World War, in the Middle East and Europe, but was disbanded in 1919.
[5] In order of the number of strength, the regiment was made up of draughts from Trinidad (22%), Jamaica (at the time including the Turks and Caicos Islands), Barbados, British Guiana, Bermuda, the Windward Islands, and the Leeward Islands. Newly recruited men were tested in Virginia for fitness, with those not found fit returned to their ...
largest amphibious battle of the Pacific theatre of World War II; Ended in heavy casualties for both sides; Large-scale deaths of Okinawan civilians. Ended in U.S. occupation of Okinawa; Intended as a preparatory battle to the abandoned Western Allied invasions of Kyūshū and Honshu.
Battle of Britain Theme: March Introduction and Battle of Britain March 2: Aces High March: The Young Siegfrieds 3: The Lull Before The Storm: Luftwaffe Victory 4: Work and Play: The Few Fight Back 5: Death and Destruction: Cat and Mouse 6: Briefing the Luftwaffe: Scherzo "Gay Berlin" 7: Prelude to Battle: Dogfight 8: Victory Assured: Scramble ...
James Brindley Eric Nicolson, VC, DFC (29 April 1917 – 2 May 1945) was a fighter pilot and wing commander in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.He was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, for his actions in August 1940 during the Battle of Britain.
The Battle of Britain: The Myth and the Reality (2001) 192 pages excerpt and text search; Richards, Dennis, et al. Royal Air Force, 1939–1945: The Fight at Odds – Vol. 1 (HMSO 1953), official history vol 1 online edition Archived 6 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine vol 2 online edition Archived 6 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine; vol 3 ...
Colony of Jamaica; Accompong town Defeat of the Jamaican Maroons. Maroon surrender; Baptist War (1831–1832) Slave rebels Colony of Jamaica: Defeat of the Slave rebels. Rebellion suppressed; Morant Bay rebellion (1865) Jamaicans from Morant Bay (Jamaica Committee) British Empire: Failure of Jamaican rebels. Phillips v Eyre decided in Eyre's favour