Battles and Campaigns

Battle of Britain

1940, World War II

Citation Formats

General Reference

War and Military Atlas. "Battle of Britain." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://military.interactiveatlas.org/battles/battle-of-britain.

APA Style

War and Military Atlas. (n.d.). Battle of Britain. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://military.interactiveatlas.org/battles/battle-of-britain

BibTeX

@misc{warandmilitaryatlas-battle-of-britain,
  author = {War and Military Atlas},
  title = {Battle of Britain},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://military.interactiveatlas.org/battles/battle-of-britain},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The Battle of Britain was a Second World War air campaign fought from 10 July to 31 October 1940, in which the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe. Named after a June 1940 speech by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, it is considered the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces, and it ended in a British victory.

Facts

Battle Type

Sustained aerial campaign 1

Year

1940 1

Location

British airspace and the English Channel 1

Outcome

British victory 1

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