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The Battle of the Barges was a military conflict that took place during the Battle of Britain in World War II between July and October 1940. The Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force decided that while the air war was taking place over much of England, an attack on the German invasion barges and ships on the Axis occupied coasts were to be given maximum damage. In a period of three months of attacks and In the end the British navy and air force succeeded in destroying and damaging a huge number of barges and ships inflicting huge losses on equipment and troops. In addition the psychological impact from the damage from the German command point of view as one of the reasons for the complete abandonment for Operation Sealion.[4]
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Battle of the Barges | |||||||
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Part of Battle of Britain Western Front of World War II | |||||||
A Handley Page Hampden bomber | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom | Germany | ||||||
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RAF Royal Navy | Kriegsmarine | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
21 transport & 214 barges damaged or destroyed 5,000 killed or wounded (many burned)[1] |