what were the events of the battle of britain?
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Battle of Britain, during World War II, the successful defense of Great Britain against unremitting and destructive air raids conducted by the German air force (Luftwaffe) from July through September 1940, after the fall of France.
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The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. On 3 September 1939 France had declared war on Germany, following the German invasion of Poland. In early September 1939, France began the limited Saar Offensive.
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['24 May 1621: Protestant Union dissolved. ... ', '27 Apr 1622: Battle of Wiesloch / Mingolsheim. ... ', '6 May 1622: Battle of Wimpfen. ... ', '20 June 1622: Battle of Höchst. ... ', '29 Aug 1622: Battle of Fleurus. ... ', '6 Aug 1623: Battle of Stadtlohn.']
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The war in Europe concluded with an invasion of Germany by the Western Allies and the Soviet Union, culminating in the capture of Berlin by Soviet troops, the suicide of Adolf Hitler and the German unconditional surrender on 8 May 1945.
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['The Stamp Act (March 1765)', 'The Townshend Acts (June-July 1767)', 'The Boston Massacre (March 1770)', 'The Boston Tea Party (December 1773)', 'The Coercive Acts (March-June 1774)', 'Lexington and Concord (April 1775)', 'British attacks on coastal towns (October 1775-January 1776)']
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Germany attacked in the west on May 10, 1940. ... German Invasion of Western Europe, May 1940 - Photograph Belgium and the Netherlands surrendered in May. More than 300,000 French and British troops were evacuated from the beaches near Dunkirk (Dunkerque) across the English Channel to Great Britain.
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['June 28 Assassination of Archduke of Austria-Hungary Franz Ferdinand.', 'July 28 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.', 'August 1–4 Germany, Austria-Hungary, France, Russia, and Britain all commit to war.', 'August 4 Germany invades Belgium; United States declares its neutrality.', 'On "RED CROSS"']
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German Invasion of Western Europe, May 1940. German troops overran Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France in six weeks starting in May 1940. France signed an armistice in late June 1940, leaving Great Britain as the only country fighting Nazi Germany.
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['Hitler begins Operation Barbarossa - the invasion of Russia.', "The Blitz continues against Britain's major cities.", 'Allies take Tobruk in North Africa, and resist German attacks.', 'Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, and the US enters the war.']
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['1–13 July — Battle of Albert.', '2 July — Capture of Fricourt.', '2–6 July — Capture of La Boiselle.', '9–13 July — Capture of Mametz Wood and Contalmaison.', '11–12 July — Germans suspend operations at Verdun.', '14–17 July — Battle of Bazentin Ridge.']
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[" Dec. 1135. England's King Henry I died. ... ", " Dec. 1697. Sir Christopher Wren's St Paul's Cathedral is opened in London.", ' Dec. 1989. The Cold War ended after 52 years of superpower rivalry. ... ', ' Dec. 1872. ... ', ' Dec. 1905. ... ', ' Dec. 1921. ... ', ' Dec. 1783. ... ', ' Dec. 1980.']
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Mass bombing raids were launched against London, and continued against other major British cities. 15 September: Battle of Britain day. The Luftwaffe launched its heaviest bombing raids on London. Fighter Command successfully fought the attacking aircraft, resulting in heavy Luftwaffe losses.
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['1st. 1st : 1918 Royal Air force is Founded. ... ', '2nd. 2nd : 1916 - 1918 World War I Battle Of The Somme. ... ', '3rd. 3rd : 1860 Pony Express Service Starts. ... ', '4th. 4th : 1906 Mount Vesuvius erupts. ... ', '5th. 5th : ... ', '6th. 6th : ... ', '7th. 7th : ... ', '8th. 8th :']
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['William The Conqueror Defeats Harold At The Battle of Hastings - 1066. ... ', 'The Sealing Of Magna Carta - 1215. ... ', 'The Plague (Black Death) Arrives in England - 1346. ... ', 'Wars Of The Roses Begins - 1455. ... ', 'William Shakespeare Is Born - 1564. ... ', 'Guy Fawkes and The Gunpowder Plot Are Discovered - 1605. ... ', 'The Battle of Waterloo - 1815.']
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['4 November – A referendum is held in North East England on the establishment of elected regional assemblies. ... ', '6 November – Ufton Nervet rail crash: Seven people are killed when a train is derailed by a car deliberately left on a level crossing in Berkshire.']
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The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, the Duke of Normandy, and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
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['1860s–1890s: The Khodynka Tragedy.', '1900–1916: 1905 Revolution and Bloody Sunday | Outbreak of First World War.', '1917: February Revolution | June Offensive | July Days | October Revolution | Kornilov affair.', '1918–1924: Brest-Litovsk Treaty.']