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New Zealand in 1940

Historical records for New Zealand in 1940, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

20Records
1Events
1Named people
5Places
1Categories

Historical records

July

10 July 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

Uxbridge · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Controls the fighter defence of London and south-east England.

10 July 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

Uxbridge · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Directs No. 11 Group during the opening Channel battles.

August

12 August 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

Uxbridge · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Directs fighter interceptions during attacks on south-eastern airfields.

12 August 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

Uxbridge · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Uses radar and sector control to preserve Fighter Command's response.

13 August 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

Uxbridge · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Directs No. 11 Group during Eagle Day.

13 August 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

Uxbridge · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Fighter Command prevents the Luftwaffe from crippling southern defences.

15 August 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

South-East England · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Directs repeated fighter responses during intense Luftwaffe attacks.

15 August 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

South-East England · Warfare / World War, 2nd

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

16 August 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

Tangmere · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Directs fighters as Tangmere and other southern targets are attacked.

16 August 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

Tangmere · Warfare / World War, 2nd

No. 11 Group contests repeated raids over southern England.

18 August 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

Kenley · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Directs Fighter Command responses as Kenley and other airfields are attacked.

18 August 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

Kenley · Warfare / World War, 2nd

No. 11 Group fights sustained engagements over south-east England.

30 August 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

Biggin Hill · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Biggin Hill suffers severe damage while remaining operational.

30 August 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

Biggin Hill · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Directs interceptions during heavy attacks on Fighter Command sector stations.

31 August 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

South-East England · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Airfields including Biggin Hill and Hornchurch face renewed attacks.

31 August 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

South-East England · Warfare / World War, 2nd

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

September

7 September 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

Uxbridge · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Directs fighter defence as major Luftwaffe formations attack London.

7 September 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

Uxbridge · Warfare / World War, 2nd

No. 11 Group contests the first sustained mass assault on the capital.

15 September 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

Uxbridge · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Commits available fighter squadrons against two large Luftwaffe assaults on London.

15 September 1940Battle of BritainKeith Park

Uxbridge · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Directs No. 11 Group during the major attacks later called Battle of Britain Day.

Names involved

Keith Park

Places involved

Biggin HillKenleySouth-East EnglandTangmereUxbridge

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.