Hari Pertempuran Britania
Hari Pertempuran Britania[9][11][12][13][14] (Bahasa Inggris: Battle of Britain Day) adalah nama yang diberikan kepada pertempuran udara berskala besar yang berlangsung pada tanggal 15 September 1940, selama Pertempuran Britania.
| Pertempuran Britania | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagian dari Front Barat dari Perang Dunia Kedua | |||||||
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| Pihak terlibat | |||||||
 Britania Raya |
 Jerman Nazi | ||||||
| Tokoh dan pemimpin | |||||||
Hugh Dowding Keith Park |
Hermann Göring Albert Kesselring | ||||||
| Pasukan | |||||||
 Komando Pesawat Tempur |
 Luftflotte 2 | ||||||
| Kekuatan | |||||||
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50,000 pengintais[3] 630 pesawat tempur[4] | 1,120 pesawat (620 petempur dan 500 pembom)[4] | ||||||
| Korban | |||||||
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29 pesawat hancur[5] ~ 21 rusak[6] 14[7]–16 terbunuh[5] 14 luka-luka[7] 1 tertangkap[7] |
57[8]–61[5] pesawat hancur 20 rusak berat[9] 63–[10] 81 terbunuh[7] 63[7]–65 tertangkap[10] 30[10]–31 terluka[7] 21 hilang[10] | ||||||
Referensi
sunting- ^ Murray 1983, pp. 52–54: "While on earlier occasions the Germans had lost more aircraft, the stunning impact of a Fighter Command that was rested and prepared by a week of less critical operations broke the back of the attack".
- ^ Hough and Richards 2007, p. 283.
- ^ Collier 1980, p. 196.
- ^ a b Bungay 2000, p. 319.
- ^ a b c Terraine 1985, p. 211.
- ^ Price 1990, p. 106.
- ^ a b c d e f Bungay 2000, p. 333.
- ^ Killen 2003, p. 147.
- ^ a b Overy 2001, p. 86.
- ^ a b c d Price 1990, pp. 154–163.
- ^ Bungay 2000, pp. 318, 334: "15 September was the day when some, not all, of the people that mattered realised what had been going on, and acted accordingly. This began a slow process of enlightenment. It is for that reason it had become known as the Battle of Britain Day".
- ^ Mason 1969, p. 386.
- ^ Price 1990, p. 128.
- ^ Terraine 1985, p. 210.