Historical place archive

South-West England in History

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

2 records1 event labels1 people1940–1940

Historical events in South-West England

1940

15 August 1940
Battle of Britain
Quintin Brand · World War, 2nd

Directs No. 10 Group fighters defending south-west England.

15 August 1940
Battle of Britain
Quintin Brand · World War, 2nd

His group helps counter major Luftwaffe attacks during the day's fighting.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match South Africa and South-West 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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