Battle of Britain 70th Press Pack
Battle of Britain 70th Anniversary
The Battle of Britain
In the summer and autumn of 1940, a battle for national survival was waged in the skies over Britain. Not only would this struggle, the first to be fought primarily in the air, decide the fate of the United Kingdom, but on it also rested the freedom of Europe and the outcome of the Second World War.
By the end of June, 1940, the United Kingdom stood alone. The forces of Nazi Germany and her allies had conquered or dominated the rest of Europe from Norway to Sicily and the British Expeditionary Force and its allies had undergone a humiliating retreat back across the Channel under Operation Dynamo. In early July the German leader, Adolf Hitler, turned his attention to the British Isles, the last bastion of European democracy. His intention was to force the surrender of Britain through blockade, bombing, or, as a last resort, invasion.
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See forward by the Chief of the Air Staff
These Press Pack articles are also available in hard copy via Mr Steve Willmot. Please email: DMC-OpsPRRAFProfile@mod.uk
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Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" said Winston Churchill.
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