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Bad weather disrupts Luftwaffe attacks

19th August 1940: Hermann Göring has to adjust his tactics yet again - as the RAF prove more resilient than expected

16 hrs ago

'The Hardest Day'

18th August 1940: The Luftwaffe launch waves of mass raids on the RAF - while Soviet spies in Britain try to assess how successful the attacks are

Aug 18

'In Furious Skies'

How German pilots viewed the Battle of Britain - an excerpt from 'In Furious Skies: Flying with Hitler's Luftwaffe in the Second World War'

Published on World War II Today • Aug 17

'In Furious Skies'

How German pilots viewed the Battle of Britain - an excerpt from 'In Furious Skies: Flying with Hitler's Luftwaffe in the Second World War'

Aug 17

Churchill's invasion response strategy

17th August 1940: The mobile reserves to counter any German invasion are now in place, ready to be sent swiftly to any coastal landing

Aug 17

Fighter Command's only VC

16th August 1940: Hurricane pilot suffers severe burns as he remains in his burning plane to shoot down an enemy aircraft

Aug 16

The end of the war in the Pacific

15th August 1945: "After pondering deeply" Emperor Hirohito announces that "the war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage"

Aug 15

The Luftwaffe's Black Thursday

15th August 1940: The weather finally clears for the planned German mass attack - but RAF resistance is much stronger than expected

Aug 15

USAAF bombs Japan again

14th August 1945: The last bombing mission of the war is also the largest in the Pacific and the longest distance raid

Aug 14

'Sneak raiders' hit RAF airfields

14th August 1940: Retribution is swift as a lone bomber attacks 609 Squadron's base at Middle Wallop

Aug 14

Bomber Command- Heroism and Disaster

13th August 1940: Bomber pilots press home their attacks - but a daylight raid on a heavily defended Luftwaffe airfield in Denmark ends in disaster

Aug 13

A narrow escape at Manston

12th August 1940: The Battle of Britain enters a new stage as massed bombers supported by fighters target RAF bases

Aug 12

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