article_snippet.sent: the Battle of Britain Britain was the German air force's attempt to gain air superiority over the RAF, pictured is a German Messerschmitt 109 shot down in raids over Ramsgate .
article_snippet.sent: The Battle of Britain was one of the turning points of the Second World War and prevented Germany from invading Britain .
article_snippet.sent: The Battle of Britain  Britain was the German air force's attempt to gain air superiority over the RAF from July to September 1940.
article_snippet.sent: It was one of the turning points of the Second World War the Second World War and prevented Germany from invading BritainBritain.
article_snippet.sent: The Battle of Britain  began in mid-July with Luftwaffe concentrating on attacking shipping in the English Channel and attacking coastal towns and defences.
article_snippet.sent: Eleven days later, on what became 'Battle of Britain Day', the RAF decimated the huge incoming Luftwaffe formations in the skies above London and the south coast.