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Adolf Hitler - Bombing of London

Time: Saturday Sep 7, 1940

Place: London, England

Details: On 7 September the systematic nightly bombing of London began. The German Luftwaffe failed to defeat the Royal Air Force in what became known as the Battle of Britain.

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September 1940

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