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      • During World War II, one in three airmen survived the air battle over Europe. The losses were extraordinary. The casualties suffered by the Eighth Air Force were about half of the U.S. Army Air Force's casualties (47,483 out of 115,332), including more than 26,000 dead.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Battle_of_BritainBattle of Britain - Wikipedia

    The Battle of Britain (German: Luftschlacht um England, "air battle for England") 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 (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe.

  4. www.independent.co.uk › news › ukBattle of Britain 75th anniversary: The staggering numbers ...

    Jul 17, 2015 · 2,500 Luftwaffe aircrew were killed. With more lives lost and aircraft destroyed, this devastating defeat forced the German forces to rethink their strategy for attacking Britain: The Blitz....

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  5. storymaps.arcgis.com › stories › 3cf6e35e5f1c43a6906The Air War over Europe - ArcGIS StoryMaps

    Mar 26, 2024 · During World War II, one in three airmen survived the air battle over Europe. The losses were extraordinary. The casualties suffered by the Eighth Air Force were about half of the U.S. Army Air Force's casualties (47,483 out of 115,332), including more than 26,000 dead.

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  7. www.coventry.gov.uk › coventry-blitz › 20-facts20 facts you might not know about the Coventry Blitz

    • The air raid on Coventry on the night of 14 November 1940 was the single most concentrated attack on a British city in the Second World War.
    • Following the raid, Nazi propagandists coined a new word in German - coventrieren - to raze a city to the ground.
    • Codenamed 'Moonlight Sonata', the raid lasted for 11 hours and involved nearly 500 Luftwaffe bombers, gathered from airfields all over occupied Europe.
    • The aim was to knock out Coventry as a major centre for war production. It was said too, that Hitler ordered the raid as revenge on an RAF attack on Munich.

  8. www.britannica.com › event › Battle-of-BritainBattle of Britain | History, Importance, & Facts | Britannica

    Sep 6, 2024 · Battle of Britain, during World War II, the successful defense of Great Britain against unremitting and destructive air raids conducted by the German air force from July through September 1940, after the fall of France.

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  9. www.rafbf.org › battle-of-britain › about-battleFacts and figures | Battle of Britain - RAF Benevolent Fund

    The Luftwaffe continued to carry out night-time bombing raids across London and the UK. 40,000 people had been killed by the time the campaign finally ended in May 1941. Which aircraft were involved in the Battle of Britain?

  10. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › articlesThe Battle of Britain and the Blitz - World War Two and the ...

    In total during World War Two, 1,903 Polish personnel were killed fighting for Britain. They are remembered on a war memorial at RAF Northolt.

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