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World War II poster containing the famous lines by Winston Churchill – all members of Bomber command "Never was so much owed by so many to so few" [a] was a wartime speech delivered to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by British prime minister Winston Churchill on 20 August 1940. [1]
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Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born on 30 November 1874 at his family's ancestral home, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. [2] On his father's side, he was a member of the aristocracy as a descendant of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough . [ 3 ]
Winston Churchill took over as Prime Minister on 10 May 1940, eight months after the outbreak of World War II in Europe.He had done so as the head of a multiparty coalition government, which had replaced the previous government (led by Neville Chamberlain) as a result of dissatisfaction with the conduct of the war, demonstrated by the Norway debate on the Allied evacuation of Southern Norway.
Media in category "Images of Winston Churchill" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. B. File:Bank of England £5 Series G II reverse.jpg; W.
Donald Trump's admiration for Winston Churchill was demonstrated by his display of a bust of the British Prime Minister in the Oval Office, while Churchill's commitment to democracy and the ...
World War II poster containing the famous lines by Winston Churchill The Battle of Britain anniversary parade at Buckingham Palace in 1943.. Winston Churchill summed up the effect of the battle and the contribution of RAF Fighter Command, RAF Bomber Command, RAF Coastal Command and the Fleet Air Arm with the words, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few". [14]
This was their finest hour" was a speech delivered by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 18 June 1940, just over a month after he took over as Prime Minister at the head of an all-party coalition government.