1940 CE

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Batalla de Inglaterra en Biggin Hill

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The Battle of Britain (German: Luftschlacht um England, lit. '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 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.

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Battle of BritainEstados Unidos de América del SurCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
Heinkel He 111 over Wapping, East LondonGerman Air Force photographerPublic domainWikimedia Commons
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Battle Of BritainNational Brewery Heritage TrustCC BY-SA 3.0Europeana
Battle Of BritainNational Brewery Heritage TrustCC BY-SA 3.0Europeana
Battle of New Orleans from "[History of the late War, between the United States and Great Britain ... Illustrated with plates. Third edition, revised and corrected.]".The British LibraryPublic domainEuropeana

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