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The song was a hit, and Formby performed it when entertaining British troops. Popular during the Phoney War of 1939 to 1940, the song rapidly dated when the Germans attacked and successfully conquered France , with the remains of the BEF being evacuated from Dunkirk .
"Kiss Me Goodnight, Sergeant Major" is a humorous song from the Second World War. It was written by Art Noel and Don Pelosi. [1] In 1973, Martin Page published a compilation of "British military songs without expurgation", titled Kiss Me Goodnight, Sergeant Major! The Songs and Ballads of World War II. [2]
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There is a scene showing the deserted British Army vehicles at Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo), and a BBC Radio news broadcast (on 18 June 1940) announces In the House of Commons this afternoon the Prime Minister Mr Churchill said - What General Weygand called the Battle of France is over.
This category is senior British military leaders such as generals, admirals and air marshals who served during World War II. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
Then in 1951 he was made General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Western Command. [9] Then in 1953 he became Commander in Chief Middle East Land Forces. [9] That same year he also made a visit to East Africa [10] at which time units were engaged in the Mau Mau Uprising. [11] He became Adjutant General later in 1953 and retired from the British ...
After war broke out on 1 September, the song became popular and many records of it were made. Within the first two months of the war, 200,000 copies of the sheet music were sold. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The song was used to express British patriotic defiance in the finale of Two Thousand Women , a successful 1944 film starring Phyllis Calvert and Patricia ...