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Battle of Britain: A Day-to-day Chronicle, 10 July – 31 October 1940. London: Quercus Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84916-989-9. Bungay, Stephen (2000). The Most Dangerous Enemy: A History of the Battle of Britain. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 1-85410-721-6. Collier, Richard (1980). Eagle Day: The Battle of Britain, 6 August – 15 September 1940. J.M ...
The annual service on Battle of Britain Sunday is held in Westminster Abbey on the Sunday on or following Battle of Britain Day (15 September), and has taken place annually since 1943; the first service took place in St Paul's Cathedral and since has taken place in the Abbey. [3] The format of the service has not changed since 1943.
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.
Battles of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2024 (1 C, 18 P) Pages in category "Battles in 2024" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
The date of 27 June was chosen as it came the day after the anniversary of the first investiture of the Victoria Cross, in Hyde Park, London in 1857. [ 1 ] Veterans' Day was created as a permanent extension of Veterans' Awareness Week first held in 2005.
2017 (Tuesday) 2016 (Sunday) ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; ... attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Spion ...
It was unveiled on 18 September 2005, the 65th anniversary of the Battle, by Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, in the presence of many of the surviving airmen known collectively as "The Few", following the Royal Air Force Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Battle of Britain Sunday. [2]
1713 – The French residents of Acadia are given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia, Canada. 1757 – Battle of Plassey : Three thousand British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000-strong Indian army under Siraj ud-Daulah at Plassey .