Hitler's armies were looking at Britain as their next target.īefore Hitler could invade Britain itself, he had to knock out the Royal Air Force. The British Empire countries of Australia, New Zealand, Canada and, later, South Africa followed Britain in declaring war, but could provide minimal immediate support. Japan was about to join forces with Germany and the Axis Powers. The United States continued to sit on the sidelines. Italy had declared war on Britain (June 1940). Russia had signed a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, with Germany (1939). Within a month of Churchill becoming Prime Minister in May 1940, most of Europe from Poland to France had fallen to Nazi domination. "How the British People held the fort alone till those who hitherto had been half blind were half ready." all my life had been but a preparation for this hour and for this trial." It was. When Churchill became Prime Minister, at Britain's most desperate hour, he remarked, "I felt as if. He was.Ĭhurchill's words of encouragement, challenge, and inspiration seemed just right for each occasion. Churchill was sixty-five years old in May 1940, yet his energy exhausted aides half his age.įrom bombed-out London streets ,to far-flung battlefields, to the capitals of Moscow and Washington, he seemed to be everywhere. The world's most enduring image of Winston Churchill is that of Britain's wartime leader - determined scowl, homburg hat, ever-present cigar, the V-for victory sign. "You ask, what is our policy? It is to wage war." "You ask, what is our aim?. Home > Churchill > Biography > WWII - Finest HourĬhurchill's Finest Hour- World War II 1939-1945 "Never Give In!"
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |