Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain July 1940 to May 1941
British historians state the battle ran from 10 July to 31 October 1940, which was the mostintense period of daylight air raiding. However, German sources begin the battle in mid-August 1940 and end it in May 1941, on the withdrawal of the bomber units in preparation for the attack on Russia
The Battle of Britain was the first major battle to be fought entirely in the air. 498 RAF pilots were killed during the Battle. Neither Hitler or the German Wehrmacht perceived it possible to carry out a successful amphibious assault on the British Isles until the RAF had been knocked out.
Battle of Britain is the name for the attempt by Germany's Luftwaffe the German airforce to gain air superiority of British airspace and the Royal Air Force (RAF)
In loving memory of those who died in the Battle of Britain
