Battle of Britain

American  

noun

1. (in World War II) the series of aerial combats that took place between British and German aircraft during the autumn of 1940 and that included the severe bombardment of British cities.

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Battle of Britain British  

noun

1. from August to October 1940, the prolonged bombing of S England by the German Luftwaffe and the successful resistance by the RAF Fighter Command, which put an end to the German plan of invading Britain

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Battle of Britain

A year later, SS-GB envisaged what might have happened if Germany had won the Battle of Britain - beating Robert Harris to the concept of an alternative history novel by 20 years.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

Nash, who has previously worked alongside the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, and played lacrosse for England at junior and senior level, paid tribute to her predecessor.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026

He ended by saying that Sqn Ldr Long “personified the very best of the Royal Air Force, the typhoon force and the Battle of Britain Memorial flight and his legacy will live on”.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2024

His colleagues said he was the "epitome of a military fighter pilot, he personified the very best of the Royal Air Force and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight".

From BBC ● May 31, 2024

The air raids became known as the Battle of Britain.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti