Battle of Britain
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The Battle of Britain 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 against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe. It was the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces. It takes its name from the speech given by Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the House of Commons on 18 June, 1940: "What General Weygand called the 'Battle of France' is over. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin."
1940
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Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Nazi Germany, Kingdom of Italy, United Kingdom, 
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1940 Battle of Britain
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Battle of Britain (1941) (Art.IWM ART LD 1550)
Tweede Wereldoorlog, SFA022804077
Tweede Wereldoorlog, SFA022804078
Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH1389
Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH1394
Tweede Wereldoorlog, SFA022804079
Operation Pied Piper
A soldier spotting planes near St. Paul's Cathedral
A photograph of pages 32-33 of "The Black Book" (Sonderfahndungsliste).
Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH1298- First Light - memoir by Geoffrey Wellum, English, 2002
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | Sieges of Bradford | siege | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 937 | Battle of Brunanburh | battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Strathclyde, Kingdom of Dublin, Kingdom of Alba | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1138 | Battle of Clitheroe | Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of England, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1643 | Battle of Heptonstall | battle, Cavalier | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Battle of Britain | Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Nazi Germany, Kingdom of Italy, air battle | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | Anti-aircraft gunsite 280m east of Carlton Hall | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Keighley Air Raid Shelter | air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Leeds Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters | Royal Observer Corps, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Ripley Castle | historic house museum, castle, house | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1090 | Skipton Castle | historic house museum, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1200 | Clitheroe Castle | historic house museum, castle | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Battle of Britain (1941) (Art.IWM ART LD 1550) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tweede Wereldoorlog, SFA022804077 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tweede Wereldoorlog, SFA022804078 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH1389 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH1394 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tweede Wereldoorlog, SFA022804079 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Operation Pied Piper | Commons | ||
| commons | image | A soldier spotting planes near St. Paul's Cathedral | Commons | ||
| commons | image | A photograph of pages 32-33 of "The Black Book" (Sonderfahndungsliste). | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection CH1298 | Commons | ||
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