First German bombs land on British soil as Shetland Islands attacked by Luftwaffe
The war came a bit closer to the British population on this day, when the German Luftwaffe…
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Hitler flies in new personal aircraft
On this day, German chancellor Adolf Hitler flew for the first time in his new personal…
Luftwaffe strike British Royal Navy ships. RAF retaliate
The German air force, the Luftwaffe, today launched a surprise bombing raid on the Firth of…
Spitfire Mark II takes to the sky for first time
The Supermarine Spitfire Mark II has taken to the skies today for the first time. The Mark…
British Royal Air Force bombs German warships
In the first action by Britain, the RAF conducted a bombing raid on the German warships at…
Germany invades Poland
At 4:45 am this morning, the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein opened fire upon a Polish…