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1940
Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer
10th July Opening day of the battle of Britain
10th July Says, "there is a time to live & a time to die"
12th Aug London Germany has lost 1,733 planes compared to British loses of 915
12th Aug "Never in the field of human conflict, was so much owed by so many to so few"
1940
Dowding, Hugh
Credited with winning the battle and made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
13th Aug An offensive is discovered when the British use the enigma machine
15th Aug 5 major actions are fought but the Germans lose 76 to Britain's 34 aircraft
15th Aug The largest air battle of this period
25th Aug Berlin RAF bombers attack Berlin for the 1st time
25th Aug Berlin Retaliation for the bombing of London
1940
George VI
London Stays in London during the Battle of Britain & the Blitz
Sep Buckingham Pal Buckingham Palace is hit by 6 bombs while George VI is in residence
1940
Leigh-Mallory, Trafford
London Forms the "Big Wing" formations to attack German bombers
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