Battle of Britain Day

Battle of Britain Day
	Part of the Battle of Britain
	; Dornier Do 17 of Kampfgeschwader 76 falling on Victoria Station, Sunday 15 September 1940
Date	15 September 1940
Location	London, England and English Channel
Result	British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Hugh Dowding; Keith Park;	Hermann Göring; Albert Kesselring;
Units involved
Fighter Command	Luftflotte 2
Strength
50,000 observers; 630 fighter aircraft;	1,120 aircraft (620 fighters and 500 bombers)
Casualties and losses
29 aircraft destroyed; c. 21 damaged; 14 – c. 16 killed; 14 wounded; 1 captured;	58 aircraft destroyed; 20 severely damaged; 63–81 killed; 63–65 captured; 30–31 wounded; 21 missing;

Battle of Britain Day is the day on which a large-scale aerial battle in the Battle of Britain took place.

On Sunday 15 September 1940, the Luftwaffe launched its largest and most concentrated attack against London in the hope of drawing out the RAF into a battle of annihilation. Around 1,500 aircraft took part in the air battles, which lasted until dusk. The action was the climax of the Battle of Britain.

RAF Fighter Command defeated the German raids; the Luftwaffe formations were dispersed by a large cloud base and failed to inflict severe damage on the city of London. In the aftermath of the raid, Hitler postponed Operation Sea Lion. Having been defeated in daylight, the Luftwaffe turned its attention to the Blitz night campaign, which lasted until May 1941.