Luftwaffe

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Occupation James Tiptree Jr.
On VE (Victory in Europe) Day Alice Davey was posted overseas to London, one of a group of technical experts who were to work on extracting specialist knowledge and skills from the expiring German Luftwaffe .
Phillips, Julie. James Tiptree, Jr. St. Martin’s Press, 2006, https://archive.org/details/trent_0116405583547.
127-28
Textual Features Karen Gershon
The book is powerfully carried by political undercurrents. Actions of real-world heroes (Eleanor Rathbone , Quaker champion both of refugees and of Jewish women; Chaim Weizman , who in February 1949 was to become...
Travel Eva Figes
The first wave of evacuating children from London took Eva and her brother to Scotland for some time. After returning to London, they left again with their mother for Cirencester in rural Gloucestershire. This...

Timeline

9 March 1935: The German Air Force (the Luftwaffe) was...

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9 March 1935

The German Air Force (the Luftwaffe) was formed, in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
225

16 October 1939: The first Luftwaffe air raid on Britain targetted...

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16 October 1939

The first Luftwaffe air raid on Britain targetted ships in the Firth of Forth in Scotland.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
26
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
385

10 July 1940: The efforts of British fighter pilots against...

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10 July 1940

The efforts of British fighter pilots against a 70-aircraft Luftwaffe raid on southern towns (including Weymouth, Falmouth, Portsmouth, and Dover) opened the conflict which became known as the Battle of Britain.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
41
Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
94
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
387

8 August-31 October 1940: The Battle of Britain was fought over Southeastern...

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8 August-31 October 1940

The Battle of Britain was fought over Southeastern England between the German Luftwaffe and the English Royal Air Force Fighter Command .
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
236

15 September 1940: This date later became unofficially known...

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15 September 1940

This date later became unofficially known as Battle of Britain day: a massive Luftwaffe raid intended for the final defeat of the RAF was successfully countered with huge losses of German planes.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
41
Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
101
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
387
Figes, Eva. Little Eden. Faber and Faber, 1978.
25

31 October 1940: The Battle of Britain was considered to have...

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31 October 1940

The Battle of Britain was considered to have ended; though night-time Luftwaffe raids continued, a German invasion of Britain no longer appeared imminent.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
41
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
41
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
387

14 November 1940: The Luftwaffe conducted a heavy raid on ...

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14 November 1940

The Luftwaffe conducted a heavy raid on Coventry.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
43
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
387

15 April 1941: 180 planes of the German Luftwaffe dropped...

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15 April 1941

180 planes of the German Luftwaffe dropped bombs and firebomb canisters on Belfast, killing approximately 1,000 people.
“The Belfast Blitz 1941”. BBC History: Northern Ireland Timeline.

May 1941: The German Luftwaffe bombed Dublin (capital...

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May 1941

The German Luftwaffe bombed Dublin (capital of neutral Ireland), destroying hundreds of houses and killing thirty-four civilians: a warning of the price to be paid for giving up neutrality.
Kelly, Matthew. “Now is your chance”. London Review of Books, 5 Oct. 2006, pp. 31-2.
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22 June 1941: Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union (named...

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22 June 1941

Hitler 's invasion of the Soviet Union (named Operation Barbarossa, and in contravention of the German-Soviet non-aggression pact of 23 August 1939) began with a surprise attack at dawn which destroyed a thousand Soviet planes...

19 August 1942: German General Paulus launched his offensive...

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19 August 1942

German General Paulus launched his offensive against Stalingrad.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
111, 126-7
Waal, Thomas de. “Dun-Coloured Dust”. London Review of Books, 15 July 1999, pp. 18-19.
19
Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
228-34
Stalingrad, formerly Tsaritsyn, was renamed in 1925 to commemorate Stalin's victory. In 1961 it was renamed again, and became Volgograd.

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