Battle of Britain

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The Battle of Britain was a major 1940 air campaign in which the Royal Air Force successfully defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany’s Luftwaffe, marking a crucial turning point in World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air campaign
battle
airDefenseSystemComponent Dowding system
surface form: Chain Home radar stations

Observer Corps
filter rooms
sector operations rooms
airForceOfGermany Luftwaffe
airForceOfUnitedKingdom Royal Air Force
alsoKnownAs Battle of Britain
surface form: Luftschlacht um England
belligerent Nazi Germany
United Kingdom
campaignType strategic bombing campaign
civilianImpact bombing of British cities
codeNameOfGermanInvasionPlan Operation Sea Lion
combatant Luftwaffe
Royal Air Force
commanderOfLuftwaffe Hermann Göring
commanderOfRAF Hugh Dowding
conflictOf World War II
country United Kingdom
defensiveForce Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command
surface form: RAF Fighter Command
endDate 1940-10-31
followedBy The Blitz
historicalAssessment first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces
location British airspace
English Channel
United Kingdom
memorialDay Battle of Britain self-linksurface differs
surface form: Battle of Britain Day
memorialDayDate September 15
notableSystem Dowding system
notableTechnology radar
objectiveOfLuftwaffe gain air superiority over Britain
opponent Nazi Germany
partOf European theatre of World War II
precededBy Battle of France
surface form: Fall of France
primaryBritishFighterAircraft Hawker Hurricane
Supermarine Spitfire
primaryGermanBomberAircraft Dornier Do 17
Heinkel He 111
Junkers Ju 88
primaryGermanFighterAircraft Messerschmitt Bf 109
RAFFighterCommandHeadquarters Bentley Priory
result British victory
significance turning point in World War II
startDate 1940-07-10
strategicGoalOfGermany prepare for possible invasion of Britain
theatre European theatre of World War II
surface form: Western Front of World War II
year 1940

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Harry Saltzman produced Battle of Britain
Jagdgeschwader 53 participatedIn Battle of Britain
Dunkirk pocket followedBy Battle of Britain
RAF Croydon conflict Battle of Britain
Free Belgian forces participatedIn Battle of Britain
No. 54 Squadron RAF battleHonour Battle of Britain
this entity surface form: Battle of Britain 1940
Defiant Mk I notableUse Battle of Britain
No. 92 Squadron RAF conflict Battle of Britain
RF associatedWith Battle of Britain
RF usedDuring Battle of Britain
No. 141 Squadron RAF battleHonour Battle of Britain
World War II bombing hasNotableEvent Battle of Britain
X-Gerät usedInTheater Battle of Britain
European theater hasPart Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain airfields usedDuring Battle of Britain
1939–1945 Star clasp Battle of Britain
Air Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst conflict Battle of Britain
subject surface form: Harry Broadhurst
Germany in World War II militaryCampaign Battle of Britain
British air services in World War I notableEvent Battle of Britain
this entity surface form: Battle of Britain (First World War air defence operations)
Big Wing controversy appliesToEvent Battle of Britain
Big Wing controversy era Battle of Britain
RAF Speke conflict Battle of Britain
Knickebein usedIn Battle of Britain
Y-Gerät inServiceDuring Battle of Britain
Luftflotte 3 notableOperation Battle of Britain
Jagdgeschwader 2 tookPartIn Battle of Britain
Do 17Z usedInOperation Battle of Britain
Peter Wooldridge Townsend battle Battle of Britain
Duel of Eagles mainSubject Battle of Britain
Duel of Eagles focusesOnEvent Battle of Britain
Richard Hillary participantIn Battle of Britain
Paul Nash notableWork Battle of Britain
No. 85 Squadron RAF conflict Battle of Britain
Curt Jürgens notableWork Battle of Britain
Douglas Robert Steuart Bader conflict Battle of Britain
Reach for the Sky depicts Battle of Britain
film Reach for the Sky portrays Battle of Britain
subject surface form: Reach for the Sky
Fighter Command conflict Battle of Britain
Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park conflict Battle of Britain
subject surface form: Keith Park
RAF Uxbridge conflict Battle of Britain
RAF Uxbridge hasCategory Battle of Britain