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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.
11 lis 2024 · Battle of Britain, during World War II, the successful defense of Great Britain against unremitting and destructive air raids conducted by the German air force (Luftwaffe) from July through September 1940, after the fall of France.
Bitwa o Anglię lub bitwa o Wielką Brytanię (ang. Battle of Britain, niem. Luftschlacht um England) – kampania powietrzna głównie nad południową i centralną Anglią, toczona między niemieckim lotnictwem Luftwaffe a brytyjskim RAF -em w czasie II wojny światowej, w okresie od 10 lipca do 31 października 1940 roku.
9 lis 2009 · Learn about the air battle between Britain's RAF and Germany's Luftwaffe in 1940, which prevented Hitler's invasion of Britain. Find out how Churchill, the RAF and the Dowding System won the battle and changed the course of the war.
8 maj 2024 · The Battle of Britain, dated 10 July to 31 October, 1940 by the UK Air Ministry, was an air battle between the German Luftwaffe and British Royal Air Force and allies during the Second World War (1939-45).
2 dni temu · Learn about the Battle of Britain, between Britain's Royal Air Force and Germany's Luftwaffe, which began in July 1940. From The Second World War: Triumph of the Axis (1963), a documentary by Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corporation.
Using science, ingenuity, and support from across the UK and overseas, the RAF defended the UK from Nazi Germany’s air force, the Luftwaffe. It was the first major battle fought entirely in the air, and Nazi Germany’s first major military defeat.
