Ww2 Battle Of Britain Images

The pictures that defined world war ii.
Ww2 battle of britain images. 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 from july through september 1940 after the fall of france. The battle of britain called for incredible feats of bravery. 24 disturbing pictures from the battle of britain. In all tons of explosives had been dropped on england during eight months.
The battle of britain. Before the 122 day conflict ceased over 500 air force pilots and more than 40 000 civilians were killed. The british had lost more than 900 fighters but had shot down about 1 700 german aircraft. Britain and france declared war on germany and the world was once again at war.
Inquiries about other world war ii pictures that may be part of the national archives holdings should be made separately. Learn more about the battle of britain in this article. Thousands of pilots and air crews engaged in battle in the skies above britain germany and the english channel each side losing more than 1 500 aircraft. During the following winter the luftwaffe maintained a bombing offensive carrying out night bombing attacks on britain s larger cities.
1940 battle of britain london blitz world war 2 images the blitz ended when hitler ordered the luftwaffe to be moved to eastern europe in preparation for the invasion of the ussr. The battle of britain was thus won and the invasion of england was postponed indefinitely by hitler. It lasted from 10th of july until 31st of october. A total of men women and children were killed.
With the exception of 11 pictures that are also in color indicated by an asterisk following the identification number all pictures in this list are available only in black and white. The battle of britain was an aerial campaign fought between british royal air force and luftwaffe. The persistent destructive and targeted german aerial attacks during the summer of 1940 placed those involved in britain s defence in huge danger. Battle of britain two raf pilots at a fighter station in england during the battle of britain world war ii august photo by central press hulton archive getty images for close to four months the battle of britain raged above the british isles.