A Long and Illustrious History
What was the name of the crucial 1940 aerial battle in which the RAF defeated the German air force?
AThe Blitz
BThe Battle of the Bulge
COperation Dynamo
DThe Battle of Britain ✓
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is The Battle of Britain.
The British resisted the German air campaign and won the crucial aerial battle known as the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940.
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