Battle Of Britain Hardest Day remembered this afternoon

As we continue to remember and commemorate the Battle of Britain, today, 75 years ago, the 18th of August came to be known as ‘THE HARDEST DAY’ during a conflict which was set to last for well over 3 months. Author and broadcaster Paul Beaver has been speaking to Chris Sturgess about one of the RAF’s bravest and longest air offensives protecting our shores and skies and why today proved to be such a turning point of the Second World War.

Click & Listen to the conversation on BFBS.

Summer 1940 impacted on the lives of civilians and military personnel in new and unprecedented ways.

From 10th July the Battle of Britain began, as Britain’s pilots became under attack from the Luftwaffe in an attempt to gain air superiority.

By 7th September the Nazi tactics switched to strategic bombing of towns and cities, the Blitz had begun and would continue to affect millions of civilians until May 1941.

The fighting reached its peak on 15th September which was seen as an overwhelming and decisive defeat of the Luftwaffe and is now known as 'Battle of Britain Day'.