Sound On 🔊 Tomorrow, the 15th September has been recognised as 'Battle of Britain Day'. On this day in 1940, the Luftwaffe started its biggest daylight attack against England with 1,020 sorties over London alone. Fighter Command & its Allies shot down 56 of the Luftwaffe aircraft in the 705 sorties flown that day. The battle continued for many weeks but this day made it clear to the German High Command that Fighter Command had not been weakened as much as they had thought. | Royal Air Force

Battle of Britain Day,15th of September 1940 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Battle of Britain Day is the name given to the large-scale aerial battle that took place on 15 September 1940, during the Battle of Britain. In June 1940, the Wehrmacht had conquered most of Western Europe and Scandinavia. At that time, the only major power standing in the way of a German-dominated Europe was the British Empire and the Commonwealth. After having several peace offers rejected by the British, Adolf Hitler ordered the Luftwa