Adlertag (`Eagle Day`) was the first day of Unternehmen Adlerangriff (`Operation Eagle Attack`), which was the codename of a German military operation by the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) to destroy the British Royal Air Force (RAF). By June 1940, the Allies had been defeated in Western Europe and Scandinavia. Rather than come to terms with Ger...
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Eagle Day; day one of intense raiding against RAF 13 August 1940 known as Operation Eagle Attack (postponed from 10 August).
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Code name for the day of intense German air attack on Britain (Eagle Day) 15th September 1940.
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