Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1939)
The Battle of the Heligoland Bight was the first "named" air battle of the Second World War, which began the longest air campaign of the war, the Defence of the Reich. On 3 September 1939, the United Kingdom declared war on Nazi Germany after the German invasion of Poland, which started the European War. The British did not assist Poland by land or sea but RAF Bomber Command flew several missions against German targets. A number of these air raids were directed at Kriegsmarine (German Navy) warships in German ports to prevent their use in the Battle of the Atlantic. With the front lines static between September 1939 and May 1940, a period known as the "Phoney War" set in, with little fighting on land or in the air.
19391939 in the United KingdomAndrew McPherson (RAF officer)August Geiger (pilot)Battle of HeligolandBombing of Wilhelmshaven in World War IICarl-Alfred SchumacherChain HomeCourse Setting Bomb SightDecember 18December 1939Defence of the ReichDietrich Schmidt (pilot)Dowding systemEckart-Wilhelm von BoninEgmont Prinz zur Lippe-WeißenfeldErnst-Georg DrünklerEscort fighterFreya radarFriedrich-Karl "Nasen" MüllerGee (navigation)Gerhard FriedrichGerhard RahtGordon GollobGünther BahrGünther RaduschHans-Dieter FrankHans-Heinz AugensteinHans JeschonnekHeinrich Prinz zu Sayn-WittgensteinHeinz RökkerHeinz StrüningHeinz VinkeHeligolandHelmut BergmannHelmut LentHerbert LütjeHermann GreinerHistory of aerial warfare
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Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1939)
The Battle of the Heligoland Bight was the first "named" air battle of the Second World War, which began the longest air campaign of the war, the Defence of the Reich. On 3 September 1939, the United Kingdom declared war on Nazi Germany after the German invasion of Poland, which started the European War. The British did not assist Poland by land or sea but RAF Bomber Command flew several missions against German targets. A number of these air raids were directed at Kriegsmarine (German Navy) warships in German ports to prevent their use in the Battle of the Atlantic. With the front lines static between September 1939 and May 1940, a period known as the "Phoney War" set in, with little fighting on land or in the air.
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A Batalha da Baía de Helgoland ...... dos nos anos finais da guerra.
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Con la battaglia della Baia di ...... l Air Force e della Luftwaffe.
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Das Luftgefecht über der Deuts ...... ausschließlich bei Nacht ein.
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Es pot considerar la batalla d ...... els últims anys de la guerra.
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La bataille de la baie de Heli ...... niques à atteindre leur cible.
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The Battle of the Heligoland B ...... nt actions of the entire war".
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黑爾戈蘭灣戰役(英語:Battle of the Helig ...... 。後來也有人稱黑爾戈蘭灣空戰為「整場戰爭中最為重要的行動」。
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12 bombers destroyed
3 bombers damaged
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1939-12-18
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German victory
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22Vickers Wellingtonbombers
44 fighter aircraft
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The Heligoland Bight
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The location of the Heligoland Bight in a wider context
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commander
C.A. Schumacher
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Richard Kellett
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1939-12-18
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5.4180285e+1
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7.889543e+0
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the Western Front of World War II
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Heligoland Bight and North Sea, Nazi Germany
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Aviation
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Military of Germany
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United Kingdom
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World War II
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top
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German victory
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./Jagdgeschwader 26
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I./Jagdgeschwader 26
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I./Zerstörergeschwader'' 76
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II./Jagdgeschwader 77
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II./Trägergruppe 186
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Stab./Jagdgeschwader 1
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A Batalha da Baía de Helgoland ...... uele que viria a ser a Batalha
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Con la battaglia della Baia di ...... l Air Force e della Luftwaffe.
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Das Luftgefecht über der Deuts ...... ausschließlich bei Nacht ein.
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Es pot considerar la batalla d ...... n obligats a amarar abans d'ar
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La bataille de la baie de Heli ...... niques à atteindre leur cible.
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The Battle of the Heligoland B ...... ighting on land or in the air.
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黑爾戈蘭灣戰役(英語:Battle of the Helig ...... 0到100架的飛機,其中只有44架戰鬥機接觸到英國的轟炸機。
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Bataille de la baie de Heligoland
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Batalha da Baía de Heligoland
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Batalla de la Badia de Helgoland
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Battaglia della Baia di Helgoland (1939)
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Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1939)
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Luftgefecht über der Deutschen Bucht
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黑爾戈蘭灣戰役 (1939年)
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Defence of the Reich
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