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    <title>Battle of Britain</title>
    <description>The  Battle of Britain took place between August and September 1940. After the success of Blitzkrieg, the evacuation of Dunkirk and the surrender of France, Britain was by herself. The Battle of Britain remains one of the most famous battles of World War Two.</description>
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      <title>The Air Battle of Britain: First Phase Opens</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 01:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Jim)</author>
      <dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In the six days August 8th -13th the German air attack on our south and south - eastern coasts, airfields and certain harbours, including Dover and Portsmouth, developed with such fury that British and American observers declared that the Battle of Britain had opened. In four days of massed attacks the Nazis are known to have lost 265 machines against 70 R.A.F. casualties. <br />
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Here are some highlights in this epic of defence. <br />
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From the outbreak of war it has been expected that Germany,...<br />
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      <title>Unexploded Bombs</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (dfisher)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I live on the South Coast of England (Sussex), and even now, over 60 years later, they still dig up the occasional bomb on the beaches - I think it was the German bombers dropping their remaining bombs on the turn for home.<br />
Earlier this year someone walked in to the local police station with an unexploded shell under their arm :ahg:]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Truth of Britain</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Forgive Darkness)</author>
      <dc:creator>Forgive Darkness</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[These days you always hear about how Britain was able to withstand the German attacks on a daily basis and how heroic the Brits were. To go along with this is the famous Miracle of Dunkirk where once again it has been made out that the British were able to heroically  escape being trapped by the Germans<br />
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Yet in reality it was nothing like that. Hitler had the ability and could of very easily destroyed Britain and the troops at Dunkirk. However he wanted to make it out to the British that...<br />
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      <title>The Bombing Begins</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Jim)</author>
      <dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[For Britain, the period of the ‘phoney war’ ended four months after Dunkirk. Initially, the bombing of British cities was a mistake. Prior to September 1940, the Luftwaffe had concentrated their attacks on coastal targets in Britain and on shipping. However, on 23 August 1940, the Luftwaffe accidentally dropped some bombs over London. In retaliation, the Royal Air Force (RAF) bombed Berlin. Hitler was furious and ordered attacks to commence on London.  The Battle of Britain lasted just...<br />
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      <title>Battle of Britain</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Jim)</author>
      <dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[July 11th : attack on a convoy intercepted by Hurricanes. Sptifires intercepted Bf 109&#039;s. Hurricanes attacked 12 Heinkel 111&#039;s over Isle of Wight. Portsmouth and north-west bombed. <br />
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July 12th : Convoys attacked off southern England. Bristol and South Wales bombed. <br />
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July 13th : Two convoys attacked off Harwich. Two raids on Dover driven off by RAF fighters. <br />
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July 14th : Cconvoy near Dover was damaged. Bombers over south, west and east England. <br />
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July 15th : Westland Aircraft...<br />
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      <title>Fall Seelowe - Operation Sealion</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://ww2f.com/threads/fall-seelowe-operation-sealion.60126/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Jim)</author>
      <dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The OKW had never seriously considered an invasion of Britain in 1939. On July 16, 1940 Hitler issued Directive No 16 stating that an invasion was necessary &quot;to eliminate the English homeland as a base for the carrying on of the war against Germany, and should it be necessary to occupy it completely&quot;. Shipping was assembled, including large barges converted into landing craft and the Army began training for amphibious operations. The German Navy proposed two major beachheads, one between...<br />
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