Battle of Britain

air battle waged between German and British air forces in 1940
see also Battle of Britain

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1940 — 1940 air battle, Kanalkampf, Adlertag, The Hardest Day, Operation Sea Lion, Battle of Britain Day, World War II, United Kingdom, 

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  Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643
  
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  Battle of Britain 1940
  
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  Battle of Britain 1940
  
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  Battle of Britain Day 1940
  
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  Battle of Brunanburh 937
  
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  Battle of Brunanburh 937
  
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  Battle of Clitheroe 1138
  
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  Battle of Clitheroe 1138
  
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  Battle of Heptonstall 1643
  
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  Battle of Heptonstall 1643
  

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1643-06-30T00:00:00Z

Battle of Adwalton Moor

1643-06-30T00:00:00Z

Battle of Adwalton Moor

1940-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Britain

1940-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Britain

1940-09-15T00:00:00Z

Battle of Britain Day

0937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Brunanburh

0937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Brunanburh

1138-06-17T00:00:00Z

Battle of Clitheroe

1138-06-17T00:00:00Z

Battle of Clitheroe

1643-11-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Heptonstall

1643-11-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Heptonstall

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Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH1298

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH1389

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH1392

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH1394

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH1434

Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH1445

Air Raid Damage in the United Kingdom 1939-1945 H8138

Arthur Giles Blake

A photograph of pages 32-33 of "The Black Book" (Sonderfahndungsliste).

A soldier spotting planes near St. Paul's Cathedral

Barrie Heath in RAF Uniform, circa 1940

Battle of Britain (1941) (Art.IWM ART LD 1550)

Battle of Britain (Paul Nash)

Crashed Fiat BR20 in Britain c1940

Heinkel He 111 during the Battle of Britain

Pilots of No. 32 Squadron at Hawkinge during the Battle of Britain

Pilot seen running to fighter

Spitfire and He 111 during Battle of Britain 1940

Spitfire and Me 109 in flight 1940

Surreydocks1941

Tweede Wereldoorlog, SFA022804074

WAAF telephone operators in RAF Fighter Command's Sector 'G' Operations Room at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, receiving reports of enemy aircraft plots from Observer Corps posts, September 1940. CH1404

Wrecked German aircraft in Britain 1940

• Sonderfahndungsliste G.B. 231 (Wikimedia)

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Adwalton Moor	1643	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Adwalton Moor	1643	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Britain	1940	air battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Britain	1940	air battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Britain Day	1940	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Brunanburh	937	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Brunanburh	937	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Clitheroe	1138	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Clitheroe	1138	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Heptonstall	1643	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Heptonstall	1643	battle		Wikidata
document	Sonderfahndungsliste G.B. 231	1940			Wikimedia
image	Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH1298				Wikimedia
image	Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH1389				Wikimedia
image	Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH1392				Wikimedia
image	Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH1394				Wikimedia
image	Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH1434				Wikimedia
image	Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH1445				Wikimedia
image	Air Raid Damage in the United Kingdom 1939-1945 H8138				Wikimedia
image	Arthur Giles Blake	1940			Wikimedia
image	A photograph of pages 32-33 of "The Black Book" (Sonderfahndungsliste).				Wikimedia
image	A soldier spotting planes near St. Paul's Cathedral				Wikimedia
image	Barrie Heath in RAF Uniform, circa 1940	1940			Wikimedia
image	Battle of Britain (1941) (Art.IWM ART LD 1550)				Wikimedia
image	Battle of Britain (Paul Nash)				Wikimedia
image	Crashed Fiat BR20 in Britain c1940				Wikimedia
image	Heinkel He 111 during the Battle of Britain				Wikimedia
image	Pilots of No. 32 Squadron at Hawkinge during the Battle of Britain	1940			Wikimedia
image	Pilot seen running to fighter	1940			Wikimedia
image	Spitfire and He 111 during Battle of Britain 1940	1940			Wikimedia
image	Spitfire and Me 109 in flight 1940				Wikimedia
image	Surreydocks1941	1940			Wikimedia
image	Tweede Wereldoorlog, SFA022804074				Wikimedia
image	WAAF telephone operators in RAF Fighter Command's Sector 'G' Operations Room at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, receiving reports of enemy aircraft plots from Observer Corps posts, September 1940. CH1404				Wikimedia
image	Wrecked German aircraft in Britain 1940	1940			Wikimedia