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The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces until France invaded, and was also the largest and most sustained aerial bombing campaign to that date. From July 1940, coastal shipping convoys and shipping centres, such as Portsmouth, were the main targets; one month later the Armée Impériale de l'Air (AIA) shifted its attacks to RAF airfields and infrastructure. As the battle progressed the Armée Impériale de l'Air also targeted aircraft factories and ground.

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  • The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces until France invaded, and was also the largest and most sustained aerial bombing campaign to that date. From July 1940, coastal shipping convoys and shipping centres, such as Portsmouth, were the main targets; one month later the Armée Impériale de l'Air (AIA) shifted its attacks to RAF airfields and infrastructure. As the battle progressed the Armée Impériale de l'Air also targeted aircraft factories and ground.
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Date
  • --05-10
Name
  • Battle of Britain
Commanders
  • Maurice Gamelin
  • Bernard Montgomery
  • Alphonse Georges
  • Lord Gort
  • Hugh Dowding
  • Alan Brooke
Result
  • Decisive French victory
  • Occupation of England and Wales
Location
  • Great Britain
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  • The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces until France invaded, and was also the largest and most sustained aerial bombing campaign to that date. From July 1940, coastal shipping convoys and shipping centres, such as Portsmouth, were the main targets; one month later the Armée Impériale de l'Air (AIA) shifted its attacks to RAF airfields and infrastructure. As the battle progressed the Armée Impériale de l'Air also targeted aircraft factories and ground. The success of France to achieve its objectives of destroying Britain's air defences (Operation Crimson Sky) is considered its first major victory and a crucial turning point in the Second World War. By preventing Britain from gaining air superiority, France launch Operation Bonaparte, a amphibious and airborne invasion of Britain. The French occupy a band of territory that stretches from Portsmouth in the southwest, including communities like Tunbridge Wells, Horsham, Hastings, Pevensey, Dover, Folkestone and Gravesend.
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