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- Kanalkampf abstract "The Kanalkampf or "Channel Struggle" was the name given to a series of Second World War air battles fought during from 4 July to 11 August 1940, between the German Luftwaffe and British Royal Air Force (RAF) which marked the beginning of the Battle of Britain.In June 1940 the Allies had been defeated in Western Europe and Scandinavia. Rather than come to terms with Germany, Britain rejected all overtures for a negotiated peace, resulting in Adolf Hitler issuing the German armed forces (Wehrmacht) Directive No. 16 ordering the invasion of the United Kingdom.The invasion of the United Kingdom was codenamed Operation Sea Lion (Unternehmen Seelöwe). Before this could be carried out, German air superiority or air supremacy was required. The Luftwaffe was to destroy the RAF in southern England in order to prevent it from attacking the invasion fleet or providing protection for the Royal Navy's Home Fleet which may have attempt to intercept a landing by sea. Hitler ordered the Luftwaffe's commander-in-chief, Reichsmarschall ("Imperial Marshal") Hermann Göring and the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (High Command of the Air Force) to prepare for the assault. The primary target was RAF Fighter Command: the destruction of which would deny the British their air superiority asset and hand the Luftwaffe command of the skies.In June and July 1940 the Germans were engaged in an enormous logistical effort, moving two entire Luftflotten (Air Fleets) into airfields in France and Belgium along with all their administrative, manpower and material resources. Unable to begin operations against the island of Great Britain immediately, the Luftwaffe began a series of military operations against British merchant convoys and shipping passing through the English Channel from the Atlantic on their way to ports in eastern England. The German operations were designed to help cut off British shipping communications in the south and to encourage the RAF to battle as a prelude to the main effort in August.The attacks against the Channel convoys are considered to be the start of the Battle of Britain. There is some dispute in the historiography among historians concerning the dates for the beginning and end of the Battle of Britain. The British histories of the battle generally hold 10 July as the official start date. However, writers and historians in Germany and Britain acknowledge that large-scale air battles were fought over the Channel in between the Battle of France and Britain. Deliberate attacks against British coastal targets and convoys began on 4 July.The Luftwaffe achieved success against the convoys. RAF Fighter Command did not protect the convoys adequately and German attacks inflicted heavy casualties on British shipping. The Royal Navy was forced to order a cessation of large convoys in Channel waters and the abandonment of those sea lanes to all major sea-going vessels until late summer 1940, when the core emphasis of German strategy switched to the British mainland and RAF-related targets. The battles did draw out Fighter Command as planned, but the Germans failed to cripple it. British air defences remained a formidable obstacle for the Luftwaffe in the coming campaign. During the course of the battle, both sides suffered heavy casualties.".
- Kanalkampf causalties "115 fighters destroyed".
- Kanalkampf causalties "19 pilots wounded in action".
- Kanalkampf causalties "35 transport ships sunk".
- Kanalkampf causalties "4 destroyers".
- Kanalkampf causalties "4 pilots missing in actionref|45 Spitfires destroyed20 Spitfires severely damaged4 Spitfires lightly damaged64 Hurricanes destroyed12 Hurricanes severely damaged6 Hurricanes lightly damaged6 Defiants destroyed10 crewmen killed2 wounded|group=N".
- Kanalkampf causalties "42 fighters damaged".
- Kanalkampf causalties "7 fishing vessels".
- Kanalkampf causalties "71 pilots killed in action".
- Kanalkampf causalties "RAF:".
- Kanalkampf causalties "Royal Navy:".
- Kanalkampf causalties "a number of naval vessels".
- Kanalkampf causalties "at least 176 sailors killed".
- Kanalkampf causalties "losses include some neutral ships".
- Kanalkampf causalties "~300 casualties in total".
- Kanalkampf combatant "Germany".
- Kanalkampf combatant "United Kingdom".
- Kanalkampf commander Albert_Kesselring.
- Kanalkampf commander Hermann_G%C3%B6ring.
- Kanalkampf commander Hugh_Dowding,_1st_Baron_Dowding.
- Kanalkampf commander Hugo_Sperrle.
- Kanalkampf commander Keith_Park.
- Kanalkampf commander Trafford_Leigh-Mallory.
- Kanalkampf commander Wolfram_Freiherr_von_Richthofen.
- Kanalkampf date "1940-08-11".
- Kanalkampf isPartOfMilitaryConflict Battle_of_Britain.
- Kanalkampf place England.
- Kanalkampf place English_Channel.
- Kanalkampf result "German victory".
- Kanalkampf thumbnail Convoy14july1940.jpg?width=300.
- Kanalkampf wikiPageExternalLink 11431.shtml.
- Kanalkampf wikiPageExternalLink watch?v=hNpjDuGPmL4.
- Kanalkampf wikiPageID "40983112".
- Kanalkampf wikiPageRevisionID "596086072".
- Kanalkampf caption "--07-14".
- Kanalkampf casualties "1".
- Kanalkampf casualties "100".
- Kanalkampf casualties "115".
- Kanalkampf casualties "115.0".
- Kanalkampf casualties "13".
- Kanalkampf casualties "19".
- Kanalkampf casualties "201".
- Kanalkampf casualties "22".
- Kanalkampf casualties "277".
- Kanalkampf casualties "33".
- Kanalkampf casualties "35".
- Kanalkampf casualties "36".
- Kanalkampf casualties "4".
- Kanalkampf casualties "42".
- Kanalkampf casualties "7".
- Kanalkampf casualties "71".
- Kanalkampf casualties "75".
- Kanalkampf casualties "80".
- Kanalkampf casualties "RAF:".
- Kanalkampf casualties "Royal Navy:".
- Kanalkampf casualties "a number of naval vessels".
- Kanalkampf casualties "at least 176 sailors killed".
- Kanalkampf casualties "losses include some neutral ships".
- Kanalkampf casualties "~300 casualties in total".
- Kanalkampf combatant "Germany".
- Kanalkampf combatant "United Kingdom".
- Kanalkampf commander "Albert Kesselring".
- Kanalkampf commander "Hermann Göring".
- Kanalkampf commander "Hugh Dowding".
- Kanalkampf commander "Hugo Sperrle".
- Kanalkampf commander "Keith Park".
- Kanalkampf commander "Trafford Leigh-Mallory".
- Kanalkampf commander "W. von Richthofen".
- Kanalkampf conflict "Kanalkampf".
- Kanalkampf date "--07-04".
- Kanalkampf partof "the Battle of Britain".
- Kanalkampf place "Southern England and English Channel".
- Kanalkampf result "German victory".
- Kanalkampf subject Category:Aerial_operations_and_battles_of_World_War_II_involving_Germany.
- Kanalkampf subject Category:Air-to-air_combat_operations_and_battles.
- Kanalkampf subject Category:Battle_of_Britain.
- Kanalkampf subject Category:Military_operations_of_World_War_II_involving_Germany.
- Kanalkampf type Event.
- Kanalkampf type MilitaryConflict.
- Kanalkampf type SocietalEvent.
- Kanalkampf type Event.
- Kanalkampf type Event.
- Kanalkampf type Thing.
- Kanalkampf comment "The Kanalkampf or "Channel Struggle" was the name given to a series of Second World War air battles fought during from 4 July to 11 August 1940, between the German Luftwaffe and British Royal Air Force (RAF) which marked the beginning of the Battle of Britain.In June 1940 the Allies had been defeated in Western Europe and Scandinavia.".
- Kanalkampf label "Kanalkampf".
- Kanalkampf sameAs m.0yx_9h4.
- Kanalkampf sameAs Q16821007.
- Kanalkampf sameAs Q16821007.
- Kanalkampf wasDerivedFrom Kanalkampf?oldid=596086072.
- Kanalkampf depiction Convoy14july1940.jpg.
- Kanalkampf isPrimaryTopicOf Kanalkampf.
- Kanalkampf name "Kanalkampf".