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2024 Rochdale by-election: In an unusually chaotic by-election, former MP George Galloway resoundingly wins for the Workers Party of Britain, marking his return to parliament. Independent candidate David Tully comes second, with the Conservative candidate Paul Ellison coming third.
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.
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.
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Tuesday marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain's 'Hardest Day'. During World War II, the date was named 'The Hardest Day' because it was the toughest air-fought battle in Britain thus ...
In 2020, instead of a Festival of Flight (which could not have been held owing to significant infrastructure projects taking place at the airport), it was planned that a public event would be held on 10 August entitled "The Hardest Day", to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. [3]
The two home nations meet for their final group B fixture in Qatar later on Tuesday.
The United States, its European allies and a dwindling number of veterans are marking on Friday the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, one of the most important and deadly battles in ...