ADLERTAG 13 AUGUST 1940

The official start of the campaign to destroy the RAF, codenamed Adlerangriff (Eagle Attack) was supposed to start on 5 August, following Hitler’s directive of the first day of that month. The German air force staff decided to wait until 10 August, but poor weather reports brought postponement for a further day. The decision was finally taken to begin the campaign, despite unreliable weather, on 13 August. This was to be Adlertag, Eagle Day. Following operations against the radar network the previous day, the first wave of attacks began early in the morning. Some 200 German bombers and fighters of Air Fleets 2 and 3 approached on a broad front from bases around Amiens, Dieppe and Cherbourg. They were met in the first instance by 120 fighters, already alerted by…

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