Events for September 2018

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WWII: Victory for RAF in Battle of Britain

15th September 1940

RAF Fighter Command is claiming victory over the Luftwaffe after a day of heavy bombing raids ended in big losses for the enemy. According to the RAF, 176 enemy aircraft were destroyed by fighter planes.… Read more...

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WWII: Signing of Japanese Instrument of Surrender aboard USS Missouri

2nd September 1945

The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that enabled the Surrender of Japan, marking the end of World War II. General MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander in the Pacific, forbade any Allied forces from… Read more...

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William the Conqueror invades England

28th September 1066

The Norman conquest of England began on 28 September 1066 with the invasion of England by William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy. They landed at Pevensey in Sussex on 28 September and erected a wooden… Read more...

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Phil's Birthday

9th September 2015

Phil's 18th Birthday, init. Read more...

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Battle of Rowton Heath

24th September 1645

The Battle of Rowton Heath took place in the vicinity of Chester, late in the English Civil War. It resulted in a decisive Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles.… Read more...

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WWI: The Hindenburg Line is broken by Allied forces

29th September 1918

The Hindenburg Line was a vast system of defences in northeastern France during World War I. It was constructed by the Germans during the winter of 1916-17 and stretched from Lens to beyond Verdun. The… Read more...

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