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Battle map

Charting the key military bases, RAF and
Luftwaffe headquarters, radar stations, and
squadrons that partook in the Battle ofBritain
Due to Germany's occupation of France, they could set up
military bases at Calais and other coastal cities along the
Channel. This put the German bombers in range of
London and left the area to its south east (Kent) exposed
to many attacks. Indeed, the majority of the Battle of
Britain was fought over the south east of England and this
led to the majority of Britain's air force bases being
heavily used in the area. 11 Group RAF were responsible A Spitfire flies over the south
for protecting London and the south east, and they saw \ east of England
much action and suffered the bulk of the casualties \
during enemy attacks. As we see over the page, the \ \
careful and strategic use of the newly emerging I
technology of radar gave Britain valuable insight into the I
activities of approaching aircraft across the Channel, I I
especially at night when countering German bombers in I
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Heinkel He 111's running aircraft
bombing raids over Kent during the
Battle of Britain

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