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| 1940 | Goering, Herman |  |
| 10th July 1st day of the Battle of Britain |
| 10th July 1st phase to 18th Aug |
| 10th July British convoys in the Channel from Dover to Plymouth are harried |
| 8th Aug Gathers a force of 2,800 planes, 900 fighters & 1,300 bombers in 3 fleets |
| 8th Aug Over the next 3 days the Germans lose 35 to the British 29 aircraft over the Channel |
| 8th Aug Renews attacks on the Channel, marks the the next phase |
| 12th Aug Luftwaffe attacks are switched to airfields & radar stations |
| 13th Aug 1st day of the main offensive |
| 15th Aug 1,786 sorties are flown |
| 15th Aug 1st large air battle takes place in nth England |
| 15th Aug 5 major actions are fought but the Germans lose 76 to Britain's 34 aircraft |
| 15th Aug Tyneside About 100 bombers escorted by 40 Me 110's are launched against Tyneside |
| 15th Aug Adlertag, eagle day, opening of the decisive phase of the battle |
| 15th Aug The largest air battle of this period |
| 24th Aug London 2nd phase to 27th Sept, a route to London is to be opened up by destroying the RAF |
| 24th Aug Airfields & commuincations are damaged as German numerical superiority takes effect |
| 24th Aug Berlin Berlin is bombed by the RAF in retaliation for the bombing of London |
| 24th Aug London Concentrates on airfields in the sth east but bombs are dropped in error on London |
| 24th Aug Resumes after bad weather |
| 24th Aug The 3rd phase of the Battle begins |
| 6th Sep End of the 3rd phase of the Battle of Britain |
| 6th Sep The Germans have lost 308 aircraft to the British 273 |
| 7th Sep London London becomes the target for incessant bombing |
| 7th Sep The Luftwaffe diverts its forces from destroying the RAF to bombing London |
| 15th Sep London 1,000 bombers & 700 fighters rage over the London |
| 15th Sep London 56 German planes are downed compared with 26 British |
| 15th Sep London Believing the RAF is broken Goering bombs London, 1,300 sorties are flown |
| 15th Sep London Bombing on London peaks |
| 24th Sep Attacks are shifted to main inland RAF bases |
| 24th Sep More than 450 British fighters are destroyed & 103 pilots killed |
| 14th Nov Coventry Coventry is destroyed during a night raid |
| 1940 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| Defeats France & then turns on Britain |
| 22nd June France surrenders to the Germans |
| 5th Aug Directive no 17 intensifies the air war against England |
| 15th Aug 1,786 sorties are flown |
| 15th Aug Adlertag, eagle day, opening of the decisive phase of the battle |
| 15th Sep Bomber command destroys 200 barges in France & Low Country ports |
| 14th Nov Coventry Coventry is blitzed by 500 bombers & almost demolished |
| 14th Nov The Luftwaffe cannot gain permanent air control but sporadic night raids continue |
| 1944 | Kluge, Guenther Hans von | |
| 9th Aug Defeated by the Americans & forced into retreat |
