Battle of Britain Memorial
The course of the Second World War could have been entirely different if these brave men didn't defend the skies of Britain like they did. By fighting fearlessly, they delayed the German air superiority and with that any landing plans the Germans had to invade Britain.
Today I visited this new memorial, showing a lonely airmen watching the sky, the ocean and France. During the Battle of Britain, more than 20.000 civilians lost their life. The RAF lost 1,023 aircraft and 3,000 airmen and women. May we never forget
More on the Memorial:
http://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/
More on the Battle of Britain:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/battle_of_britain
Movie Battle of Britain on IMDb:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064072/
Battle of Britain – Trailer.
Never was so much owed by so many to so few – Winston Churchill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_was_so_much_owed_by_so_many_to_so_few
Earlier this year I visited Normandy during the D-day commemorations:
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Shame so many of these memorials were actually created once many involved have now passed away. But a wonderful tribute none the less.
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+Hieke Bakkers er staan nogal wat linkjes in de post
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