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Britain, Battle of

(10 July - 31 October 1940) Aerial battle of World War II fought over the English Channel and southeast England. The Royal Air Force, guided by information from radar stations, prevented the Luftwaffe gaining the air superiority necessary for Germany to invade by sea.


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