Battle Of Britain

	partof	World War II
	caption	''Heinkel He 111 over London, 7 September 1940 ''
	date	July 1940 to May 1941 (with main daylight battles taking place in August to October)
	place	United Kingdom airspace, mostly over southern England
	result	British victory
	combatant1	United Kingdom
	combatant2	Germany
	commander1	Hugh Dowding
	commander2	Hermann Göring
	strength1	Approx 700 fighters (at the beginning)
	strength2	1,260 bombers 316 dive-bombers 1,089 fighters
	casualties1	1,547 aircraft Civilian: 27,450 dead, 32,138 wounded
	casualties2	1,887 aircraft

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