Home Defence 1940–1945
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Home Defence 1940–1945 was a Royal Air Force battle honour awarded to units that participated in the air defence of the United Kingdom during the later years of the Second World War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Home Defence 1940–1945 canonical | 2 |
| Defence of the United Kingdom 1939–1945 | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force battle honour
ⓘ
military award ⓘ |
| appliesToUnitType |
Royal Air Force squadron
ⓘ
Royal Air Force unit ⓘ |
| awardedFor | air defence of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardScope | unit-level distinction ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| conflictPhase | later years of the Second World War ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility | RAF units engaged in home air defence operations ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | air force ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Air Force battle honours system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Air Offensive Europe 1942–1945
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Britain battle honour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | recognition of sustained defensive air operations ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940 ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
British airspace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom home front ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force order of battle records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | RAF squadron histories ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Defence of the United Kingdom 1939–1945