Historical place archive

South-East England in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at South-East England in New Zealand. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records1 event labels1 people1940–1940

Historical events in South-East England

1940

15 August 1940
Battle of Britain
Keith Park · World War, 2nd

Directs repeated fighter responses during intense Luftwaffe attacks.

15 August 1940
Battle of Britain
Keith Park · World War, 2nd

No. 11 Group bears heavy responsibility for defending south-east England.

31 August 1940
Battle of Britain
Keith Park · World War, 2nd

Airfields including Biggin Hill and Hornchurch face renewed attacks.

31 August 1940
Battle of Britain
Keith Park · World War, 2nd

Commands No. 11 Group on Fighter Command's heaviest aircraft-loss day.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match New Zealand and South-East England. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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