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  2. Battle of Britain - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Battle of Britain Day - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Never was so much owed by so many to so few - Wikipedia

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    Nearly 3,000 aircrew from the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, and other Allied countries took part in the Battle of Britain, a third of which were either killed or wounded. [16] They have been honoured with ceremonies and flypasts on the anniversary of Battle of Britain Day, most recently on the 80th, [17] 75th, [18] and 70th anniversaries. [19]

  5. Today in History: July 10, the Battle of Britain begins in ...

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    On July 10, 1940, during World War II, the Battle of Britain began as the Luftwaffe started attacking southern England. In 1509, theologian John Calvin, a key figure of the Protestant Reformation ...

  6. Aircraft of the Battle of Britain - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Britain (German: Luftschlacht um England) was an effort by the German Air Force during the summer and autumn of 1940 to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom in preparation for the planned amphibious and airborne forces invasion of Britain by Operation Sea Lion.

  7. List of American Revolutionary War battles - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Trois-Rivières: June 8, 1776: Quebec: British victory: Patriots forced to evacuate Quebec [26] Battle of Sullivan's Island: June 28, 1776: South Carolina: Patriot victory: British attack on Charleston is repulsed [27] Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet: June 29, 1776: New Jersey: Patriot victory [28] Battle of Gwynn's Island: July 8–10 ...

  8. The Hardest Day - Wikipedia

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    The Hardest Day [2] was a Second World War air battle fought on 18 August 1940 during the Battle of Britain between the German Luftwaffe and British Royal Air Force (RAF). On that day, the Luftwaffe made an all-out effort to destroy RAF Fighter Command.

  9. Operation Adler - Wikipedia

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    An air battle, 1940. Adlertag ("Eagle Day") was the first day of Unternehmen Adlerangriff ("Operation Eagle Attack"), an air operation by Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe (German air force) intended to destroy the British Royal Air Force (RAF). The operation came during the Battle of Britain after Britain rejected all overtures for a negotiated peace ...