# @gettyimages on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CHAGkzYgjCJ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/16445807-gettyimages-instagram
- **Posted:** 2020-10-31T08:43:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Getty Images (@GettyImages) — https://gondola.cc/GettyImages

## Caption

Taking its name from a Winston Churchill speech, the Battle of Britain between 10 July - 31 October 1940 saw the British Royal Air Force defend the nation against the Nazi Luftwaffe.The first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces, it also involved a heroic effort on the ground as civilians and forces alike faced the nightly attacks of the Blitz. Explore the many narratives of the campaign through this vintage footage from gettyarchive.
🎬 Editor: markedwincase l Producer: lvincey l 📷: Arthur Tanner/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images l #GettyImages25 #PreservingThePast #GettyArchive

#battleofbritain #thebattleofbritain #blitzspirit #theblitz #WWII #WWIIhistory #photoarchive #archivephoto #historyfilm #vintagefootage #archivefootage #historyphotographed #gettyimages

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gettyimages25, preservingthepast, battleofbritain, historyfilm, vintagefootage, theblitz, photoarchive, gettyimages, archivephoto, thebattleofbritain, wwiihistory, archivefootage, wwii, historyphotographed, blitzspirit, gettyarchive

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