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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.
Battle Year Conflict Casualties Battle of Megiddo: 1457 BC Thutmose III's first campaign in the Levant: 16,000+ Battle of Kadesh: 1274 BC Second Syrian campaign of Ramesses II: 30,000+ Battle of Qarqar: 853 BC Assyrian conquest of Aram: 24,000+ Battle of Thymbra: 547 BC Lydian–Persian War: 100,000 [163] Battle of Marathon: 490 BC Greco ...
This is a list of the officially accredited Battle of Britain units with their aircraft types, code letters, call signs and casualties. On 9 November 1960, the Air Ministry published Air Ministry Order N850 which officially defined the qualifications for aircrew to be classified as having participated in the Battle of Britain.
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.
Battle of Britain Memorial at Capel-le-Ferne. The List of RAF aircrew in the Battle of Britain is a summary regarding the lists of those who flew during the Battle of Britain, and were awarded the Battle of Britain Clasp [1] to the 1939–45 Star by flying at least one authorised operational sortie with an eligible unit of the Royal Air Force or Fleet Air Arm during the period from 0001 hours ...
The Germans deployed 107,000 men to seize Denmark and Norway and suffered total casualties on land of 5,660, (including 1,317 killed on land and 2,375 at sea. The UK, France and Poland forces totaled 80,000 men and suffered total casualties on land of 4,000. [6] Norway deployed 5 divisions with 90,000 men. [1] and lost 2,000 dead and missing . [7]
Southern Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe) was a British self-governing colony in Southern Africa at the time of the Battle of Britain. Three pilots born in Southern Rhodesia took part in the Battle of Britain: Squadron Leader Caesar Hull, Pilot Officer John Chomley, and Flight Lieutenant John Holderness. [48] [49] Of these, Hull and Chomley lost their ...
Casualties of the Iraq War [1] Afghanistan (Operation Herrick) 2001 2014 457 101 546 British Forces casualties in Afghanistan since 2001 [2] [3] Sierra Leone Civil War: 2000 2000 1 1 Balkans - Bosnia/Kosovo: 1992 2009 72 72 Ref: Gulf War 1990–1991 (Operation Granby) 1990 1991 47 47 Falklands War (Operation Corporate) 1982 1982 255 3 258