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The Battle of Britain begins | July 10, 1940 | HISTORY
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On July 10, 1940, the Germans begin the first in a long series of bombing raids against Great Britain, as the Battle of Britain, which will last three and a half months, begins.
After the occupation of France by Germany, Britain knew it was only a matter of time before the Axis power turned its sights across the Channel. And on July 10, 120 German bombers and fighters struck a British shipping convoy in that very Channel, while 70 more bombers attacked dockyard installations in South Wales.
After the occupation of France by Germany, Britain knew it was only a matter of time before the Axis power turned its sights across the Channel. And on July 10, 120 German bombers and fighters struck a British shipping convoy in that very Channel, while 70 more bombers attacked dockyard installations in South Wales.
The Battle of Britain begins | July 10, 1940 | HISTORY
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I cannot even imagine the number of civilians killed, wounded and maimed
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Peter Townsend wrote a decent book on that battle and the events leading up to the development of both countries' respective air forces.
And we ought to give a shout out to the American volunteers who became part of the RAF's Eagle Squadron during that time; becoming America's only combat-experienced pilots by the time Pearl Harbor happened.
And we ought to give a shout out to the American volunteers who became part of the RAF's Eagle Squadron during that time; becoming America's only combat-experienced pilots by the time Pearl Harbor happened.
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