Kanalkampf
The Kanalkampf (Channel Fight) was the German term for air operations by the Luftwaffe against the British Royal Air Force (RAF) over the English Channel in July 1940. The air operations over the Channel began the Battle of Britain during the Second World War. By 25 June, the Allies had been defeated in Western Europe and Scandinavia. Britain rejected peace overtures and on 16 July, Adolf Hitler issued Directive 16 to the Wehrmacht (German armed forces), ordering preparations for an invasion of Britain, under the codename Unternehmen Seelöwe (Operation Sea Lion).
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Kanalkampf
The Kanalkampf (Channel Fight) was the German term for air operations by the Luftwaffe against the British Royal Air Force (RAF) over the English Channel in July 1940. The air operations over the Channel began the Battle of Britain during the Second World War. By 25 June, the Allies had been defeated in Western Europe and Scandinavia. Britain rejected peace overtures and on 16 July, Adolf Hitler issued Directive 16 to the Wehrmacht (German armed forces), ordering preparations for an invasion of Britain, under the codename Unternehmen Seelöwe (Operation Sea Lion).
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The Kanalkampf (Channel Fight) ...... suffered in July 1940 either.
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115fightersdestroyed
19 pilots wounded in action
35 merchant ships sunk
4 destroyers
4 pilotsmissing in action
42 fighters damaged
7 fishing vessels
71 pilotskilled in action
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*Foreign volunteers
Naval support:
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1940-08-11
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* Foreign volunteers
Naval support:
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Poland
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Albert Kesselring
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Alfred Saalwächter
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Hermann Göring
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Hugh Dowding
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Hugo Sperrle
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Keith Park
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T. Leigh-Mallory
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Wolfram von Richthofen
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the Battle of Britain
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Southern England and the English Channel
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Military of Germany
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Disputed
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The Kanalkampf (Channel Fight) ...... Seelöwe (Operation Sea Lion).
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Kanalkampf
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