Battle of Britain

World War II air battle in 1940 between the British Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe in the skies over Britain (sparked by a German attempt to invade Britain)

Battle of Britain is the name commonly given to the effort by the German Luftwaffe to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force (RAF), before a planned sea and airborne invasion of Britain (Operation Sealion) during the Second World War. The Battle of Britain was the first major battle to be fought entirely by air forces. It was the largest and most sustained bombing campaign yet attempted, and the first real test of the strategic bombing theories developed since World War I. The failure of Nazi Germany to destroy Britain's air force, or to break the spirit of the British government or people, is considered the Third Reich's first major defeat.
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Noun
1. the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it
(hypernym) battle, conflict, fight, engagement
(part-holonym) World War II, World War 2, Second World War
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland