Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain named Churchill first lord of the Admiralty as England declared war on Germany.
Chamberlain's government fell and so on May 10, King George VI asked Churchill to form a new government.
Churchill later became prime minister.
Churchill refused to surrender to the Germans even when they were all alone in the war.
Everywhere he went he held up two fingers in a "V for victory" salute. To the people of all the Allied nations, this simple gesture became an inspiring symbol of faith in eventual victory.
Churchill boldly sent the only fully equipped armored division in England to Egypt. Churchill reasoned that, if a German invasion of England could not be prevented, one armored division could not save the country.
Chamberlain's government fell and so on May 10, King George VI asked Churchill to form a new government.
Churchill later became prime minister.
Churchill refused to surrender to the Germans even when they were all alone in the war.
Everywhere he went he held up two fingers in a "V for victory" salute. To the people of all the Allied nations, this simple gesture became an inspiring symbol of faith in eventual victory.
Churchill boldly sent the only fully equipped armored division in England to Egypt. Churchill reasoned that, if a German invasion of England could not be prevented, one armored division could not save the country.