1940Luftwaffe Attacks Continue on British Targets

Luftwaffe attacks on British airfields continue, as well as ...
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1940
1941

💥 Luftwaffe Attacks Continue on British Targets

Luftwaffe attacks on British airfields continue, as well as on London. Attacks on Radar installations prove ineffective.
Battle of BritainLuftwaffeAir RaidsRadarMilitary StrategyBritish IslesAerial Warfare

💥 Luftwaffe Attacks on Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland

Luftwaffe attacks on Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Luftwaffe Attacks on Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland (1940)
Luftwaffebombing raidsUnited KingdomWalesScotlandNorthern Irelandair raidsstrategic bombingWorld War IIBritish Isles

✈️ Luftwaffe Begins Assault on British Airfields

This is "Adler Tag" or "Eagle Day". Hermann Göring starts a two-week assault on British airfields in preparation for invasion. (For some German historians, this is the beginning of the "Battle of Britain.")
Luftwaffe Begins Assault on British Airfields (1940)
Battle of BritainLuftwaffeAir WarGermanyUKMilitary StrategyAerial BombardmentHermann GöringInvasion

💥 Battle of Britain Continues; German Tactics Hampered

The Battle of Britain continues; Germans are hampered by poor aircraft range and British extensive use of RADAR.
Battle of Britain Continues; German Tactics Hampered (1940)
Battle of BritainGermanyUKAir WarRadarMilitary StrategyTacticsLuftwaffeRAF

✈️ More British Fighter Planes Delivered to Malta; Luftwaffe Attacks Continue

More British fighter planes are delivered to Malta; Luftwaffe attacks continue.
MaltaAir WarLuftwaffeBritishMediterraneanAir Raids

✈️ Luftwaffe Air Raids on Malta Continue

Luftwaffe air attacks on Malta continue.
MaltaLuftwaffeAir RaidsSiegeMediterraneanMilitary