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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: At a time when the Luftwaffe is under orders to only bomb RAF airfields, a German bomber pilot gets lost and decides to just ditch his bombs and head home. He inadvertently drops them on London, prompting the RAF to retaliate by bombing Berlin. In response, Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to switch its emphasis to bombing London -- taking the pressure off the RAF airfields. Downing quickly sees the German switch it tactics for the blunder it was in RealLife.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: At a time when the Luftwaffe is under orders to only bomb RAF airfields, a German bomber pilot gets lost and decides to just ditch his bombs and head home. He inadvertently drops them on London, prompting the RAF to retaliate by bombing Berlin. In response, Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to switch its emphasis to bombing London -- taking the pressure off the RAF airfields. Downing quickly sees the German switch it change in tactics for the blunder it was in RealLife.
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* NoodleIncident: We do not get to see how Hogs is able to conceive his captors that he's on ''their'' side.
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* NoodleIncident: We do not get to see how Hogs is able to conceive convince his captors that he's on ''their'' side.
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** Maggie Harvey herself has a bit of this after a raid herself. She shakily [[MustHaveNicotine pulls out a cigarette]] and is shouted at by a male NCO because the raid blew a gas main open, and that cigarette would ignite the leak. In response, she briefly loses her StiffUpperLip.
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** Maggie Harvey herself has a bit of this after a raid herself. She shakily [[MustHaveNicotine [[CigaretteOfAnxiety pulls out a cigarette]] and is shouted at by a male NCO because the raid blew a gas main open, and that cigarette would ignite the leak. In response, she briefly loses her StiffUpperLip.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Skipper. After [[spoiler: Andy's family are killed in an air raid, Skipper wordlessly lets him live at his place.]]
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* AFatherToHisMen: Skipper. After [[spoiler: Andy's family are killed in an air raid, Skipper wordlessly lets him live at his place.]]AlliterativeTitle: '''B'''attle of '''B'''ritain
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* AFatherToHisMen: Skipper. After [[spoiler: Andy's family are killed in an air raid, Skipper wordlessly lets him live at his place.]]
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* AFatherToHisMen: After Flight Sergeant Moore's family are killed in an air raid, Skipper wordlessly lets him live at his place.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Skipper. After Flight Sergeant Moore's [[spoiler: Andy's family are killed in an air raid, Skipper wordlessly lets him live at his place. place.]]
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* TheBigBoard: At headquarters the British have a large table map of southern England and northern France. Blocks representing squadrons of planes are pushed around to reflect reports from the field.
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* TheBigBoard: At headquarters headquarters, the British have a large table map of southern England and northern France. Blocks representing squadrons of planes are pushed around to reflect reports from the field.
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* DarkestHour: At the film's start, the early fight against Germany has gone terribly for Britain: France has fallen, much of Europe lies under Hitler's feet, Stalin had allied with Hitler to carve up half of Eastern Europe, and for all intents the UK stands alone.
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* DarkestHour: At the film's start, the early fight against Germany has gone terribly for Britain: the Allies. France has fallen, much of Europe lies under Hitler's feet, Stalin had allied with Hitler to carve up half of Eastern Europe, and for to all intents the UK and purposes Britain stands alone.
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* EagleSquadron: Most notably, the Polish, Czech and Canadian pilots fighting for the Royal Air Force. The credits include a list of different nations whose pilots fought for Britain during the titular battle. As a point of trivia, the [[TropeNamer actual Trope Namers]], the three Eagle Squadrons of American volunteers that served in the RAF, do not appear in this film because those squadrons did not become operational until after the Battle of Britain.
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* EagleSquadron: Most notably, Thd fact that not all of the Polish, Czech and RAF's pilots were British is explicitly acknowledged, the Polish ones being the most prominent example. Elsewhere, the Christopher Plummer character is implicitly stated to be Canadian pilots fighting for by way of the Royal Air Force. shoulder flash on his uniform. The end credits include a list of different nations (mostly Commonwealth and European) whose pilots fought for Britain during the titular battle. As a point of trivia, the [[TropeNamer actual Trope Namers]], the three Eagle Squadrons of American volunteers that served in the RAF, do not appear in this film because those squadrons did not become operational until after the Battle of Britain.Britain [[note]] although the seven American pilots who took part in the battle are included in the afore-mentioned list [[/note]].
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* FatBastard: Göring becomes this as the film progresses -- he grows Fat ([[ShownTheirWork which actually happened in]] RealLife), and becomes more and more of a Bastard towards his own subordinates as the battle's tables turn.
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* FatBastard: Göring becomes this as the film progresses -- he grows Fat puts on weight ([[ShownTheirWork which actually happened in]] RealLife), and becomes more and more of a Bastard bastard towards his own subordinates as the battle's tables turn.
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* HomeGuard: Of the TorchesAndPitchforks variety, only the sergeant in uniform (the rest have LDV armbands) and some of them 'armed' with no more than gardening tools and walking sticks, showing how desperate Britain's situation is in the wake of Dunkirk. Also, after their radar stations are hit, the RAF is left to rely on the Observer Corps to spot the bombers visually and report in.
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* HomeGuard: Of the TorchesAndPitchforks variety, with only the sergeant in uniform (the rest have LDV armbands) and some of them the men 'armed' with no more than gardening tools and walking sticks, showing how desperate Britain's situation is in the wake of Dunkirk.Dunkirk. TruthInTelevision, given that the TropeNamer had only just been set up (the men even sport armbands with the initials 'LDV', the Home Guard having originally been called the Local Defence Volunteers). Also, after their radar stations are hit, the RAF is left to rely on the Observer Corps to spot the bombers visually and report in.
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* NoodleIncident: We do not get to see how Hogs is able to conceive his captors that he's on ''their'' side.
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* EnsignNewbie: As the battle progresses, young and newly trained RAF pilots with very little flying experience are thrown into the mix, to the point where there are literally no reserves left. One of the newbies — we never learn his name — is hit by enemy fire and seen trying to open the canopy of his plane to bail out, but is unable to do so.
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* BritsLoveTea: Tea is served to RAF personnel and civilians at various points. At one point, a man on an observation post is seen carrying a teapot while on duty.
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* BaitAndSwitch: After the Polish trainees break formation to attack the Germans, they get a bollocking from their (British) squadron leader — which ends with him announcing that orders from 11 Group HQ mean that the Polish training unit has been made an operational squadron. As the pilots cheer, he [[NotSoAboveItAll]] allows himself a wry smile.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: At a time when the Luftwaffe is under orders to only bomb RAF airfields, a German bomber pilot gets lost and decides to just ditch his bombs and head home. He inadvertently drops them on London, prompting the RAF to retaliate by bombing Berlin. In response, Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to switch its emphasis to bombing London — taking the pressure off the RAF airfields.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: At a time when the Luftwaffe is under orders to only bomb RAF airfields, a German bomber pilot gets lost and decides to just ditch his bombs and head home. He inadvertently drops them on London, prompting the RAF to retaliate by bombing Berlin. In response, Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to switch its emphasis to bombing London — taking the pressure off the RAF airfields. Downing quickly sees the German switch it tactics for the blunder it was in RealLife.
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* AFatherToHisMen: After Flight Sergeant Moore's family are killed in an air raid, Skipper wordlessly lets him live at his place.
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* IChooseToStay: A tragic example; Flight Sergeant Andy Moore's wife was supposed to move out to the countryside with their two young sons, but chose to remain in London. When Andy goes on leave, he finds his family in the local church hall, their home having been destroyed in an air raid. Then the church hall receives a direct hit, with Andy only surviving because all able-bodied men were called upon to help rescue some people who were trapped in a bombed-out house.
