Battle of Britain 1940

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aircraftLost Luftwaffe: 1,977
RAF: 1,744
gptkbp:airForce gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
Luftwaffe
gptkbp:casualties Luftwaffe: 2,585 aircrew killed
RAF: 1,542 aircrew killed
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Hugh_Dowding
gptkb:Keith_Park
Hermann Göring
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Britain_Memorial,_Capel-le-Ferne
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain_Monument,_London
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain_Day,_September_15
gptkbp:endDate 1940-10-31
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:The_Blitz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Britain 1940
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:nickname The Few (referring to RAF pilots)
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Heinkel_He_111
gptkb:Junkers_Ju_87
gptkb:Messerschmitt_Bf_109
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Britain_Day
gptkb:Eagle_Day
gptkbp:notableQuote Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
gptkbp:objective Gain air superiority over Britain
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Fall_of_France
gptkbp:quoteBy gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Imperial_War_Museum_Duxford
gptkb:RAF_Museum_London
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:significance First major military campaign fought entirely by air forces
gptkbp:startDate 1940-07-10
gptkbp:strategicImportance Prevented German invasion of Britain
gptkbp:相关书籍 gptkb:The_Narrow_Margin
gptkb:The_Most_Dangerous_Enemy
gptkbp:相关电影 gptkb:Battle_of_Britain_(1969_film)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._56_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._11_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._29_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6