Operation Adler
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Military history records two events called Operation Adler, the name meaning Eagle in German:

1. A series of air attacks beginning on 13 August, 1940 that began the Battle of Britain. A German victory was a prerequisite for the invasion of England (Seelöwe).
2. Anti-partisan operation centered on the Chechivichi region of Belarus begun on 20 July, 1942.

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