The Battle of Berlin (November 1943 to March 1944) was a bombing campaign against Berlin by RAF Bomber Command, along with raids on other German cities...
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Berlin, the capital of Germany, was subject to 363 air raids during the Second World War. It was bombed by the RAF Bomber Command between 1940 and 1945...
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The Battle of Britain (German: Luftschlacht um England, lit. 'air battle for England') was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal...
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The Battle of Berlin, designated as the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, and also known as the Fall of Berlin, was one of the...
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Berlin attack may refer to: Bombing of Berlin in World War II (1940–45) Battle of Berlin (RAF campaign) (1943–44) Battle of Berlin (1945) Race to Berlin...
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the RAF from its Army and Navy predecessors upon its creation in 1918. Several squadrons therefore carry honors awarded when they were a part of the Royal...
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bombing campaign on Berlin by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from November 1943 to March 1944 1757 raid on Berlin, an occupation of Berlin by the Army of the Holy...
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aftermath of the Axis victories in the Battle of Greece (6–30 April 1941) and the Battle of Crete (20 May – 1 June). In the Western Desert Campaign (1940–1943)...
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to be a generally accurate account of the Battle of Britain, when in the summer and autumn of 1940 the British RAF inflicted a strategic defeat on the...
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Operation Overlord (redirect from List of Battle of Normandy leaders)
Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during...
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Battle of the Bering Sea – 1943 – World War II Battle of Berlin (RAF campaign) - 1943-44 - World War II Battle of Berlin - 1945 - World War Battle of Beverwijk...
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Tunisian campaign (also known as the battle of Tunisia) was a series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African campaign of the Second...
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Western Desert campaign (Desert War) took place in the deserts of Egypt and Libya and was the main theatre in the North African campaign of the Second World...
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by land battles between British Commonwealth army units and the Imperial Japanese Army, with minor skirmishes at the beginning of the campaign between...
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heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and 527 of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped more than 3,900 tons[vague] of high-explosive...
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Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers. They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern warfare...
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April: Berlin Albrechtshof station opened. 18 November: Battle of Berlin (RAF campaign) begins. 31 December: Population: 4,430,204. Bunker (Berlin) air...
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the US of H2X radar 18/19 November: The "Battle of Berlin" aerial campaign bombing began 22/23 November: The largest force sent to bomb Berlin to date...
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neighbouring island of Cheduba, to establish airfields for the supply of the mainland campaign. The battle is known for claims that hundreds of Japanese soldiers...
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movement of forces into battle positions. Montgomery promised the support of RAF Bomber Command in attacking the German fortifications and that of the USAAF...
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Dodecanese campaign was the capture and occupation of the Dodecanese islands by German forces during World War II. Following the signing of the Armistice of Cassibile...
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off-course German bombers accidentally bombed central areas of London. The next day, the RAF bombed Berlin for the first time, targeting Tempelhof airfield and...
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high numbers of Hurricanes in the RAF at that time, the Spitfire became synonymous with the Battle of Britain and was somewhat of a symbol of resistance...
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Anglo-Iraqi War (redirect from Battle of Habbaniya)
forces. The arrival of these aircraft was the direct result of fevered consultations between Baghdad and Berlin in the days following RAF strikes on the Iraqi...
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Combined Bomber Offensive (category Aerial operations and battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom)
Between 18 November 1943 and 31 March 1944, RAF Bomber Command fought the Battle of Berlin, a campaign of 16 major raids on the German capital, interspersed...
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well-supplied airfields, within range. The RAF demonstrated the importance of speed and maneuverability in the Battle of Britain (1940), when its fast Spitfire...
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simultaneous Battle of Kohima on the road by which the encircled Allied forces at Imphal were relieved, the battle was the turning point of the Burma campaign, part...
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attrition battle, while others believe the RAF was faltering. Either way, Hitler was dissatisfied with the lack of progress being made. Prompted by an RAF raid...
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Berlin Airlift officially ended on 30 September 1949 after fifteen months. The US Air Force had delivered 1,783,573 tons (76.4% of total) and the RAF...
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number of Battles were shot down or damaged. Following the Rotterdam Blitz of 14 May, RAF Bomber Command was authorized to attack German targets east of the...
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