As a German I would like to state „What a great man“. After his speech, Germany had lost the war psychologically. Against this man and his followers, no evil had a real chance anymore. And although my country suffered bitterly, I am happy he succeeded in inspiring resistance and triggered confidence in dark times. How good it would be to have politicians like him around nowadays. But wherever you look, especially in Germany, not even lower average quality. Despite the Brexit drama, I like the British and I am happy we have them as friends around in Europe. Cheers.
Lees Friend.... No Dramas. We're leaving the EU only, not Europe. No animosity towards the people of Europe, we're just done with Brussels. Our friendships should go on into the future unchanged. (& we too had great losses in & to our country, you brought us to our knees. It took many decades to rebuild. Did you know if the war hadn't ended when it did we only had six weeks worth of food to feed the nation? It was a very close call & had it gone the other way the world would be looking very different today! Thank god for our strong prime minister, Churchill. Please permit us this decision, this freedom of choice. Looking forward to a new future 🙏).
@@gillianwignall5397.... You know that the war ended a while ago now & that there's no need for animosity towards others? You think a German can't watch the same TV programme about Britain in the war as I did? Its not like Churchill himself told me state secrets... Common knowledge!! Look it up! 🤦♀️
What a wonderful piece of music. Very emotional. Churchill was a master orator. A wonderful leader. We need a leader today like him today. Not the spinless career politicians that we have. RIP her Majesty the Queen. Long live the King.
How desperately we need a Sir Winston Churchill now. I love England the Country of my birth, but I weep for it right now. I was born after the War, my late Husband served in the RAF during the Burma Campaign. So very sad to see England and whats being done to her. God Bless England.
TAKE YOUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY BACK AS WINSTON CHURCHILL SAID TOMMY ROBINSON NIGEL FARAGE AMD MR LAURENCE FOX ANNE MARIE WATERS ARE THERE TOGETHER GET RID OF THE INVADERS AND THE TRAITORS IN YOUR LOVELY ISLAND KINGDOM
I'm English and so very proud to have been born in the same country as this gentleman, Sir Winston Churchill, England's most famous son - God Bless you Winston, may you rest in peace
@@mm3yhaofcaithness220: And just remember that whilst you praise 'Scotland', the Union Flag contains also the red saltire of Saint Patrick - and has done since 1801. Incidentally, steve FromEngland merely was pointing-out that, as with him, Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was born in England. That's a fact and so no need for you to get all huffy puffy.
Get a grip all Celts ,Welsh Scots Irish are the true Brits ,English are french at the end of the day!new boys on the block !we should reclaim most of England back only to stop them whining on all the time God they have bored the world as brexit has showed the world lol
Francis Perilhou and thank you for the French forces at Dunkirk for taking the rear guard action which allowed our men to escape and fight another day . Merci beaucoup .
Thank you and congratulations for your historical knowledge. After defeat, humiliation, many French people have forgotten that: "40.000 French fought against 160.000 Germans to protect the perimeter and allow the British to evacuate.They sacrificed themselves", explains Dominique Lormier, historian specialist of the period and author of The Battle of Dunkirk.
Francis perilhou and Eileen Pollock, these are really lovely comments, just because we are from different nations we are still united as the human race
Sir Winston Churchill. You were a 'master human being'. We need your spirit all over the world today. As an African American male, your spirit is a gift to the world. A pure spiritual gift to all of us.
My dads died from his injuries from Dunkirk. my uncle Howard willis died on the carrier Dasher. Mr Churchil was indeed the Greatest English man. Thank you Sir for all you did.
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” He even thanked the fighter pilots, Bomber Crews and every military personnel whatever branch they served in...this just melts my heart
My father, a WW2 Burma Veteran, in his last days looked out of his window and said "I gave six years of my life for this country; I lost some good friends and look what successive governments have done with what they were given.........." We need politicians like Mr Churchill, those that have served their country in the forces, done a proper job. Not these mamby-pamby soft palmed, self promoting and know all idiots we have today.
Bertie Windsor your father was a very brave and wise man we thank him sincerely for his service to our country and it’s people. My father to fought in Burma he never spoke about it all he said was the Germans were bad but the Japanese were b@&/@&ds. He never was one for swearing that’s the one and only time he’d did. May God Bless them both
My 8th Army Veteran Grandfather told me that he didn’t know why he bothered fighting away for 6 years when looking at this country And that was in the early 90s I’m just glad he’s not here now.
When an older person like me reads comments from much younger Brits', comments laced with such cynicism and utter contempt about something they know nothing about, I feel saddened. I was born in the second world war. I remember the ration books, queuing with my mother for two fresh eggs, and two bananas that had come through on the first fruit shipment from the Caribbean at the end of the war. I remember Atlee and Churchill, the Queen's coronation, the coming of black and white television and helping our neighbours grind in the engine valves on their thirty year old bangers (those who were lucky to have a car)while my mates played in the cobbled streets - jam and bread for breakfast, jam and bread for lunch and jam and bread for tea. holidays in Blackpool or Weymouth if you was lucky! I remember cold harsh winters with no coal, my father making a fire out of paper, old shoes and old wood found in woods - just so the family could all have a hot bath. We did not consider ourselves poor - just that there was very little in the shops for the ordinary people to buy! Everyone was in the same boat - that's what made the difference! Street parties were common place. we all felt optimistic for a better future. And, by golly, look what we enjoy today! The standards of living for the ordinary Brits' are a galaxy away from that enjoyed back in the 1950's. The ordinary people of today enjoy a standard of living that even the so called middle and upper classes could only dream of back then. What our parents and grand parents fought for was for freedom and liberty - yes! But, more to the truth, it was for a better world for their grand-children, and their children too! So, that's where we are today! It was Winston Churchill who invited peoples from the colonial countries to come and live in Great Britain, saying that those who had fought for the British cause, no matter from whence they came would be welcome to come and set up a new life on British shores. If Churchill and his contemporaries could come back to see what life was like today - they would shake their heads - amazed on the advances in social welfare, harmony and personal wealth. As a child, through to my mid twenties, my parents lived in rented accommodation, like most people - then, in the social revolution of the 1960's life changed for the better. People were working, on good wages, for the first time in British history the working people had the opportunity to buy their own homes. Sadly, for today's youth, cynicism and lack of understanding what role they should play in society is, perhaps, not their fault - more likely to be too much of a good thing, not knowing what is truly a bad thing - poverty.
They have no idea mate, in fact I get the impression a fair few of them really despise the older generation, it's like everything has been turned on it's head. A lack of respect for elders, a lack of patriotism and a lack of preservation of culture.
Patriotism is a mental illness. It is pure chance where one is born - the lesson of war is surely that we are all human and have a small planet to share so let's learn our lesson!
Wishful thinking, too many idiots and bad people in the world Arthur. And in that case Patriotism (not to be confused with conquering, warmongering ,supremacy) is a strength.
Thanks . Canada mobilised 1,1 million men and women . It did produce the 6th largest production of planes and cannons, the 5th for ships and tanks and the second for trucks . It produced more trucks than Japan, Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union altogether ! Facts ! When the war ended it had the 4th largest air force , the 3rd largest fleet(some sources say 5th) and took part to the a-bomb researches . In 1945 the population was just under 12 millions.
vic smith: How different from Roosevelt who replied to Churchill's early requests `I could never persuade the American people to enter the war on Britain's side' . It took Pearl Harbour and the axis powers declaration of war against America for her eventually to join two years late. Naturally her endeavours thereafter were unstinting and due for our utmost gratitude, at least but for the huge post war debt for armaments provided before their participation, which we continued to pay until 2006 - America never loses sight of its Capitalist principles.
An old myth asserts that in times of great peril King Arthur and his knights would arise from their graves and come to England's defense. They did. Churchill and the pilots, of many nationalities, of the RAF. Lionhearts.
we in holland must never forget that thanks to england and this great men we are still free and we overcome the second war thank you thank you with al my heart.
Luister meneer, you do forget it is BRITAIN, not England to whom you refer. Many were Scots, Welsh and Irish. Would you like to be referred to as a Belg? Further, instead of wallowing in sentimental crap why don't we celebrate the help from the Soviet Union, who after all bore the vast brunt of the German war effort and lost over 20 million citizens? Let's get Churchill in context. He was a known warmongerer for empire who was first to use chemical weapons in the world in the middle east, the first to use concentration camps in Zuid Afrika - which should rankle a Dutchman, and was keen on introducing arial bombing of civilian areas.He was loathed at home for using troops to break strikes and detested as a racist bigot. History has already been far to kind to him.
I really think, despite current politics, that there is a deep mutual respect in Europe for everything we sacrificed for great nations like the Netherlands. I used to work in thr Hague, you Dutch are a great people, and we will always be your friends - Brexit or no Brexit.
@@arthurschopenhauer2026: And you do forget it's the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rather than 'Britain'. The Soviet Union only entered the Second World War because it was attacked in June 1941. Until then, the tyrant Stalin had been quite content to remain in the same bed he and Adolf Hitler had been occupying since 1939; and whilst Germany was rampaging throughout parts of Europe, from 1939 Stalin was only too happy to illegally invade, occupy and even annex some of his neighbours (Poland, Latvia, Lithuanua, Estonia, Finland, Romania) and Germany content for that to happen. Even annexed part of Czechoslovakia in 1945. If the Soviet Union had not been invaded in 1941 then Stalin would have been just as happy to sit on the fence and continue to do more unmolested mopping-up of his neighbours and so don't let's have any of this rubbish about the allies couldn't have won the war without the Soviet Union: the Soviets were forced into the war, not having entered it on any high, moral principle. Incidentally, Stalin killed more of his own people during his reign of terror than ever died during the war.
@@anghinetti No doubt Stalin was a monster, but that doesn't change the facts. If the Soviets hadn't entered the war - for whatever reason - there would have been little chance of the UK winning or liberating anyone. Don't forget our great friends the USA were equally happy to sit around until attacked by Japan- hardly a high moral principle either.They were indeed happy to supply Stalin with arms through the lend-lease scheme. We were quite happy to turn a blind eye to Stalin's crimes - so long as he was helping us out. As soon as he was no longer needed he - and the Soviet Union - suddenly became our bitter enemies! One final point. Your ranting about Stalin illegally invading other countries is utterly hypocritical. What on Earth was the beloved British Empire? We could have taught Stalin a thing or two about the rape and pillaging of defenceless nations. Churchill was a main player in that criminal enterprise too. How selective your history seems to be.
Hey Newton, I think that our present PM has got it, he knows how we people think and he is our best hope! all we need to do is keep his feet to the fire! our people, our blood kept these Islands free, our people are the common sense in these Islands!
Reunite and build the commonwealth like never before. Its the only union that is based on good in the world. Your comment almost brings a tear to my eye.
The hairs stand up when I listen to this. I think of that my grandparents generation who lived and fought through the war! So proud to be an Englishman !!
Union Jack Jackson So sad. A courageous 'gene pool' of the Best was destroyed in WW's1, & 2. Now SEE the current "product" that's running England Today. DIVERSITY... "in a pig's whistle"; as my grand pop used to say.Thank you Academia;(spit). Indoctrination vice Education. "The Frankfurt School" in America and Oxford/Cambridge bunch in England. 'George Smiley' knew. So did James Forrestal.They've succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. . . to Date. It remains to be 'seen' "how it all shakes out."
And you should be. I am an American, and proudly so. My family left England and Ireland, almost 400 years ago. My father was a bombardier on a B-17, flying out of England, and was shot down over France in 1944, he survived and with the help of French partisans was returned to the English, and eventually home to America. He was burned over 50% of his body and spent over 2 years recovering from his injuries.You have a great Nation, don't loose it.
This sends a shiver down my spine. A beautiful piece of poignant music and the wonderful tribute speech by Winston Churchill. We owe them so very much, the amazing wartime generation. Cant wait to pay tribute to them on May 8th, VE Day 75. God bless them all.
I'm a Brazilian history teacher and I keep teaching my students about how important Churchill and the British people were during the ww2, how strong and United they were against the nazi's rules and its devil armies.
Hey and thanks to the people in the Republic who despite being neutral helped us up here in the North. They sent fire engines and doctors to Belfast after the blitz. I wish this British/Irish antigonism was gone. I see myself as both.
This music must have been made for Churchill it fits him like a glove, when he say's "We shall never surrender" you know he was born just for this moment.
Vincent, as an older Brit I just felt a need to assure our Canadian friends that some of us understand and are eternally grateful for the considerable sacrifices made by Canada. There is between us a bond that time will never weaken.
One of the top 3 persons of the 20th Century. We, who are old enough to remember him, were fortunate to have such a man as Churchill at the helm. May Almighty God Bless him and all such as him.
I renounced my british nationality as this country is now a third rate SHIT HOLE, but hearing this makes my heart swell with pride, pride for what we once were when our leaders had morality and HONOUR. Something the current one's know nothing about, and never will.
So moving to hear the voice of such an amazing man. It touches me so much to hear him, knowing that through such a dark sad time, he kept up the fight and led his country to victory. Amazing that millions of men from across the world fought bravely for what we have today. Thank to all. Never should we take democracy for granted.
I am proud to have been born in the time of Winston I am proud to remember the world Atlass showing the sun never sets on our Empire I am sad to know we have half the population now who want to surrender to a foreign power
Preserve our values against German Nazi invaders. That was the fight in those years.Now we are called Nazi for defending our values.I am Chinese born in British Hong Kong. God Save Our Queen.
We live on the shoulders of giants, whose sacrifice is a debt we can never repay. Be proud to be British and strive every day to never squander the freedom and opportunity you have been afforded by heroes that gave their all, for us all.
Irrespective of the varied comments below am English,British and proud to be so>I have,long ago, served the Queen & this country for 21 years-against crime and terrorism>yet still this lifts my heart and soul and makes me resolute again to fear nothing and to be so proud of this Nation!
June 23rd 2016 was such a time, when without a bullet fired, we have freed ourselves from a German led EU autocracy, a demi-democracy, so called, now, we are free again, to go our own, democratically elected own way! so, May might win the next Generall Election, but, the great thing is, if she or the Tories don't deliver, we the People will get a Party in that will! (UKIP)
I hope we do for our Childrens sake. They shall always have a home in Britain, what our grandparents fought to defend and die for our beautiful island.
Lord General, take heart, this stands true still!............"England has saved herself by her exertions, and will, as I trust, save Europe by her example. " - William Pitt the Younger.
No matter what country you are from and no matter what year or even century you have been born, when mr Churchill speaks, he speaks not only to that brave british of the 40's, he speaks to the heart of every men and every women who wants to see a new dawn to their country, who wants to see your country free of tirany, with the people united around their national heritage and heroes, mr churchill speaks to every one who wants a better and fair future. This words and speech are timeless and universal, god bless mr churchill.
FUCK CHURCHILL! ! ! This pig sold Poland, Hungary, Romania, and Czechoslovakia to Communists after WWII. Now Communists are destroying you. The UK and the West loved Communism and Nazism www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/03/23/day-englands-footballers-gave-the-nazi-salute.html. Hitler was a British darling and Lenin's campaign was funded by the West.
+ dan16000 He didn't sell them out. Churchill drew up plans for "Operation Unthinkable" for the allied forces to fight against the Russians after defeating the Germans but it never went ahead, more details here: www.rbth.com/blogs/2013/06/13/operation_unthinkable_churchills_plan_to_start_world_war_iii_26091
TTAYLOR I respect the speech, but NOT the music used for background. It is titled 'Nimrod'. He was a Nephalin King of Ur, in Mesopotamia. PART human, and PART Fallen Angel. This means that he was a Hybrid.
I'm only 55 but I am ENGLISH BRITISH and I WILL give my life for my Country.....IF A DOG IS BORN IN A BARN ITS NOT A DONKEY...WILL ALL DOGS DIE FOR THERE COUNTRY....DONT THINK SO... ...long live are friends from the USA....CANADA..AUSTRALIA XXX
Proud to say i payed my respect at the Abbey as he laid in state and my father was one of the guards of honour, where are you winnie now that we need you again.
A very proud moment for you and your Father. If only we had someone like him now, the takeover by these muslims would not be happening. It's up to those of us who Love Our Country to keep that fight going to preserve this Land of us, and not let it become what these extremists want. Take care.
My father remembered hearing this speech on the radio during the war and he insisted that I watch with him Churchill’s funeral, broadcast live on television in my native Finland. I can still remember the cranes on the banks of the Thames bring lowered as the barge carrying Churchill’s coffin passed. I was four.
I am English and through study understand the context of the speech at the time it was made. I am an emotionally hardened man who spent 32 years in front line policing yet without ant shame I can say it makes me cry like a baby with pride every time I hear this fantastic elderly 65-year-old man speak. He had almost nothing to fight with and Britain was written off by the rest of the world yet with this great man at the helm he inspired the British and commonwealth to chase what was a lost cause and assistance of many other heroic nations especially the Russians together were able to triumph over evil against overwhelming odds and make much of the world free again.
jack56794 Yeah mate. He's probably one of the only priministers to be conservative and liberal.... Two opposite ends of the scale. He came here to Burnley after the war and was heckled for being a tory (Then), Burnley is a proper working mans town but I'm still ashamed they booed him, and he lost that election, but was priminister again after that.....We wouldn't of got through the war without the great man. The U.K. fought on it's own for over a year before anyone else came to help. Every other country just gave in...... Where you from pal? I'm not assuming your from Liverpool just from the badge??
This reminds me of Nolan's 'Dunkirk' as this music was in the movie and the 'We shall fight on the beaches' speech was read out at the end of the movie. I'm not British but I wish to be one, God save the Queen and rule Britannia! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
As a German I would like to state „What a great man“. After his speech, Germany had lost the war psychologically. Against this man and his followers, no evil had a real chance anymore. And although my country suffered bitterly, I am happy he succeeded in inspiring resistance and triggered confidence in dark times. How good it would be to have politicians like him around nowadays. But wherever you look, especially in Germany, not even lower average quality. Despite the Brexit drama, I like the British and I am happy we have them as friends around in Europe. Cheers.
Lees Friend.... No Dramas. We're leaving the EU only, not Europe. No animosity towards the people of Europe, we're just done with Brussels. Our friendships should go on into the future unchanged. (& we too had great losses in & to our country, you brought us to our knees. It took many decades to rebuild. Did you know if the war hadn't ended when it did we only had six weeks worth of food to feed the nation? It was a very close call & had it gone the other way the world would be looking very different today! Thank god for our strong prime minister, Churchill. Please permit us this decision, this freedom of choice. Looking forward to a new future 🙏).
God bless you. We appreciate that. Thank you. 😊
He never was a politician, not in his late days, he was a statesman
@@lauramacgillefhinnein5106 Dear God do not tell this lass anything in secret she will give everything away for a sob story God save our Queen
@@gillianwignall5397.... You know that the war ended a while ago now & that there's no need for animosity towards others? You think a German can't watch the same TV programme about Britain in the war as I did? Its not like Churchill himself told me state secrets... Common knowledge!! Look it up! 🤦♀️
Your country needs a man like you in 2023, rest in peace sir. and thank you for your service..
What a wonderful piece of music. Very emotional. Churchill was a master orator. A wonderful leader. We need a leader today like him today. Not the spinless career politicians that we have. RIP her Majesty the Queen. Long live the King.
How desperately we need a Sir Winston Churchill now. I love England the Country of my birth, but I weep for it right now. I was born after the War, my late Husband served in the RAF during the Burma Campaign. So very sad to see England and whats being done to her. God Bless England.
TAKE YOUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY BACK AS WINSTON CHURCHILL SAID TOMMY ROBINSON NIGEL FARAGE AMD MR LAURENCE FOX ANNE MARIE WATERS ARE THERE TOGETHER GET RID OF THE INVADERS AND THE TRAITORS IN YOUR LOVELY ISLAND KINGDOM
I'm an American and he still made me shed a tear. Truly a master of the English language.
It was said of him “ he mobilised the English language and took it into battle”
Thank you 🙏 🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸
Thank you 🙏
Well said pal
Churchill was half American..?!
This makes me feel so patriotic for my country England. Even though all around this Nation there are those so intent on destroying it and our culture.
Englands finest, there will never be another Churchill, he will always be a hero, his speeches & courage will be remebered for many generations
I'm English and so very proud to have been born in the same country as this gentleman, Sir Winston Churchill, England's most famous son - God Bless you Winston, may you rest in peace
Just remember that while you praise "England" the Union Flag carries the blue of Scotland as well
@@mm3yhaofcaithness220: And just remember that whilst you praise 'Scotland', the Union Flag contains also the red saltire of Saint Patrick - and has done since 1801. Incidentally, steve FromEngland merely was pointing-out that, as with him, Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was born in England. That's a fact and so no need for you to get all huffy puffy.
Get a grip all Celts ,Welsh Scots Irish are the true Brits ,English are french at the end of the day!new boys on the block !we should reclaim most of England back only to stop them whining on all the time God they have bored the world as brexit has showed the world lol
@@mm3yhaofcaithness220 you're right of course, but remember it was with the real English, the people, it carries the Red of England
@@bakewell7284 The REAL English? Please explain.
RIP, Uncle Phil, died in his Spitfire as one of "The Few". I never met you, but I will always miss you.
I'm French, but when I listen to Sir Winston Churchill, I'm British,
What a great man! You can be proud of him.
I'm American, but when I listen to Sir Winston Churchill, I, too, am British.
Francis Perilhou and thank you for the French forces at Dunkirk for taking the rear guard action which allowed our men to escape and fight another day . Merci beaucoup .
Thank you and congratulations for your historical knowledge.
After defeat, humiliation, many French people have forgotten that:
"40.000 French fought against 160.000 Germans to protect the perimeter and allow the British to evacuate.They sacrificed themselves", explains Dominique Lormier, historian specialist of the period and author of The Battle of Dunkirk.
Francis perilhou and Eileen Pollock, these are really lovely comments, just because we are from different nations we are still united as the human race
Lest not forgot the brave french that stayed behind so that we could eascqpe and one day free France them men who stayed behind were true heroes
Damn we need Winston now. A REAL PM. A true patriot.
Sir Winston Churchill. You were a 'master human being'. We need your spirit all over the world today. As an African American male, your spirit is a gift to the world. A pure spiritual gift to all of us.
My dads died from his injuries from Dunkirk. my uncle Howard willis died on the carrier Dasher. Mr Churchil was indeed the Greatest English man. Thank you Sir for all you did.
Sir Winston Churchill, you were never needed more than today
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” He even thanked the fighter pilots, Bomber Crews and every military personnel whatever branch they served in...this just melts my heart
God bless Churchill and a whole generation across the globe that stood against evil! Do not forget our history or it will be repeated!
My father, a WW2 Burma Veteran, in his last days looked out of his window and said "I gave six years of my life for this country; I lost some good friends and look what successive governments have done with what they were given.........."
We need politicians like Mr Churchill, those that have served their country in the forces, done a proper job. Not these mamby-pamby soft palmed, self promoting and know all idiots we have today.
Jolly Well said
Bertie Windsor your father was a very brave and wise man we thank him sincerely for his service to our country and it’s people. My father to fought in Burma he never spoke about it all he said was the Germans were bad but the Japanese were b@&/@&ds. He never was one for swearing that’s the one and only time he’d did. May God Bless them both
Well said that man!
Yes
My Dad in Burma too and bombed twice out of a plane and he’d do it again if he were still here
Looks what’s happening now
My 8th Army Veteran Grandfather told me that he didn’t know why he bothered fighting away for 6 years when looking at this country
And that was in the early 90s
I’m just glad he’s not here now.
Not many better than this man have graced this planet !
What a man, What a leader!
( An American, speaking here)….. Sir Winston was clearly the Man of the Century !
If it was not for this man the world would be a different place! God bless you Sir Winston Churchill your country needs you again.
Read a book called The Darkest Days about the immediate run up to 1914
It may change your mind
ALLOW ME TO PAINT A PICTURE-----'IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELL ON EARTH'.
@seanmoran6510 refrain from making such farciful comments
Oh how this country needs someone like Winston now.
También mi país,
Are we at war?
Not only UK, but the whole world needs leadership from a statesman like Sir Winston Churchill.
AMEN TO THAT.
It’s alright mate. Jacob Rees Mogg is on his way.
When an older person like me reads comments from much younger Brits', comments laced with such cynicism and utter contempt about something they know nothing about, I feel saddened. I was born in the second world war. I remember the ration books, queuing with my mother for two fresh eggs, and two bananas that had come through on the first fruit shipment from the Caribbean at the end of the war. I remember Atlee and Churchill, the Queen's coronation, the coming of black and white television and helping our neighbours grind in the engine valves on their thirty year old bangers (those who were lucky to have a car)while my mates played in the cobbled streets - jam and bread for breakfast, jam and bread for lunch and jam and bread for tea. holidays in Blackpool or Weymouth if you was lucky! I remember cold harsh winters with no coal, my father making a fire out of paper, old shoes and old wood found in woods - just so the family could all have a hot bath. We did not consider ourselves poor - just that there was very little in the shops for the ordinary people to buy! Everyone was in the same boat - that's what made the difference! Street parties were common place. we all felt optimistic for a better future. And, by golly, look what we enjoy today! The standards of living for the ordinary Brits' are a galaxy away from that enjoyed back in the 1950's. The ordinary people of today enjoy a standard of living that even the so called middle and upper classes could only dream of back then. What our parents and grand parents fought for was for freedom and liberty - yes! But, more to the truth, it was for a better world for their grand-children, and their children too! So, that's where we are today! It was Winston Churchill who invited peoples from the colonial countries to come and live in Great Britain, saying that those who had fought for the British cause, no matter from whence they came would be welcome to come and set up a new life on British shores. If Churchill and his contemporaries could come back to see what life was like today - they would shake their heads - amazed on the advances in social welfare, harmony and personal wealth. As a child, through to my mid twenties, my parents lived in rented accommodation, like most people - then, in the social revolution of the 1960's life changed for the better. People were working, on good wages, for the first time in British history the working people had the opportunity to buy their own homes. Sadly, for today's youth, cynicism and lack of understanding what role they should play in society is, perhaps, not their fault - more likely to be too much of a good thing, not knowing what is truly a bad thing - poverty.
William Rance Very well said !
Well said bill the young nowdays have no idea the torture of wars and famine they live in a world of i want and want it now god help us .
They have no idea mate, in fact I get the impression a fair few of them really despise the older generation, it's like everything has been turned on it's head. A lack of respect for elders, a lack of patriotism and a lack of preservation of culture.
Patriotism is a mental illness. It is pure chance where one is born - the lesson of war is surely that we are all human and have a small planet to share so let's learn our lesson!
Wishful thinking, too many idiots and bad people in the world Arthur. And in that case Patriotism (not to be confused with conquering, warmongering ,supremacy) is a strength.
We will never forget the words of the Canadian Prime Minister when we asked for their help "No price too high" Thank you Canada.
Thanks . Canada mobilised 1,1 million men and women . It did produce the 6th largest production of planes and cannons, the 5th for ships and tanks and the second for trucks . It produced more trucks than Japan, Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union altogether ! Facts ! When the war ended it had the 4th largest air force , the 3rd largest fleet(some sources say 5th) and took part to the a-bomb researches . In 1945 the population was just under 12 millions.
vic smith: How different from Roosevelt who replied to Churchill's early requests `I could never persuade the American people to enter the war on Britain's side' . It took Pearl Harbour and the axis powers declaration of war against America for her eventually to join two years late. Naturally her endeavours thereafter were unstinting and due for our utmost gratitude, at least but for the huge post war debt for armaments provided before their participation, which we continued to pay until 2006 - America never loses sight of its Capitalist principles.
@@portly2496. We don't forget that either!!
An old myth asserts that in times of great peril King Arthur and his knights would arise from their graves and come to England's defense. They did. Churchill and the pilots, of many nationalities, of the RAF. Lionhearts.
Do you realise king Arthur was a Celt that fought the English (Saxons)?
"We shall defend our island home, whatever the cost may be"... Yes, Winston.
we in holland must never forget that thanks to england and this great men we are still free and we overcome
the second war thank you thank you with al my heart.
Luister meneer, you do forget it is BRITAIN, not England to whom you refer. Many were Scots, Welsh and Irish. Would you like to be referred to as a Belg? Further, instead of wallowing in sentimental crap why don't we celebrate the help from the Soviet Union, who after all bore the vast brunt of the German war effort and lost over 20 million citizens? Let's get Churchill in context. He was a known warmongerer for empire who was first to use chemical weapons in the world in the middle east, the first to use concentration camps in Zuid Afrika - which should rankle a Dutchman, and was keen on introducing arial bombing of civilian areas.He was loathed at home for using troops to break strikes and detested as a racist bigot. History has already been far to kind to him.
I really think, despite current politics, that there is a deep mutual respect in Europe for everything we sacrificed for great nations like the Netherlands. I used to work in thr Hague, you Dutch are a great people, and we will always be your friends - Brexit or no Brexit.
@@arthurschopenhauer2026: And you do forget it's the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rather than 'Britain'. The Soviet Union only entered the Second World War because it was attacked in June 1941. Until then, the tyrant Stalin had been quite content to remain in the same bed he and Adolf Hitler had been occupying since 1939; and whilst Germany was rampaging throughout parts of Europe, from 1939 Stalin was only too happy to illegally invade, occupy and even annex some of his neighbours (Poland, Latvia, Lithuanua, Estonia, Finland, Romania) and Germany content for that to happen. Even annexed part of Czechoslovakia in 1945. If the Soviet Union had not been invaded in 1941 then Stalin would have been just as happy to sit on the fence and continue to do more unmolested mopping-up of his neighbours and so don't let's have any of this rubbish about the allies couldn't have won the war without the Soviet Union: the Soviets were forced into the war, not having entered it on any high, moral principle. Incidentally, Stalin killed more of his own people during his reign of terror than ever died during the war.
@@anghinetti No doubt Stalin was a monster, but that doesn't change the facts. If the Soviets hadn't entered the war - for whatever reason - there would have been little chance of the UK winning or liberating anyone. Don't forget our great friends the USA were equally happy to sit around until attacked by Japan- hardly a high moral principle either.They were indeed happy to supply Stalin with arms through the lend-lease scheme. We were quite happy to turn a blind eye to Stalin's crimes - so long as he was helping us out. As soon as he was no longer needed he - and the Soviet Union - suddenly became our bitter enemies! One final point. Your ranting about Stalin illegally invading other countries is utterly hypocritical. What on Earth was the beloved British Empire? We could have taught Stalin a thing or two about the rape and pillaging of defenceless nations. Churchill was a main player in that criminal enterprise too. How selective your history seems to be.
Thank you. God bless you for your kind words.
I am old enough to remember you sir and for all said about you youre country came first.todays generation could learn a lot
Oh how Britain needs a man like this now in 2019,
We may just have one!
Newton or an FDR in America...
Hey Newton, I think that our present PM has got it, he knows how we people think and he is our best hope! all we need to do is keep his feet to the fire! our people, our blood kept these Islands free, our people are the common sense in these Islands!
@@JACK-jd1tb We have a good one in Boris cometh the hour cometh the man and an expert on Churchill as well
I just sung land of hope on glory and posted on Face book for all the Anti british losers to see . I am a young man who will die for this country
Mr churchill you give me so much pride when i hear you speak thank you we shall never surrender
Thank you sir, on your 144th birthday, for all you did for your country and its people.
I listen to this every week for absolute inspiration. Poetry!!
You just do not hear such 'cadences' anymore. His command of words was poetic, powerful and inspiring. Touched by St Michael, the ArchAngel.
Thank you, sir, for everything you did for us.
Canada will always stand at your side.
Reunite and build the commonwealth like never before. Its the only union that is based on good in the world. Your comment almost brings a tear to my eye.
mr james It's true. Canada is stronger than ever, and we remember our friends.
mr james the only ? One of the few.
LOL! No more alas! You really think the Islamist will fight for Canada???
Thank you, although you have a left wing poof PM.
50 years today. We could use you back, sir.
We sure could !
Oh how we need a leader like this now!
The hairs stand up when I listen to this. I think of that my grandparents generation who lived and fought through the war! So proud to be an Englishman !!
Damn straight, it’s sad but maybe we need another world war not nuclear to weed out the cowards and those who secretly harm our country.
Union Jack Jackson
So sad. A courageous 'gene pool' of the Best was destroyed in WW's1, & 2. Now SEE the current "product" that's running England Today. DIVERSITY... "in a pig's whistle"; as my grand pop used to say.Thank you Academia;(spit).
Indoctrination vice Education.
"The Frankfurt School" in America and Oxford/Cambridge bunch in England.
'George Smiley' knew. So did James Forrestal.They've succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. . . to Date. It remains to be 'seen' "how it all shakes out."
Enoch Powell was right! So many quietly nodded in agreement but could not come out loud and say what they felt.
Agreed Spot on !
And you should be. I am an American, and proudly so. My family left England and Ireland, almost 400 years ago. My father was a bombardier on a B-17, flying out of England, and was shot down over France in 1944, he survived and with the help of French partisans was returned to the English, and eventually home to America. He was burned over 50% of his body and spent over 2 years recovering from his injuries.You have a great Nation, don't loose it.
Oh Sir Winston
Churchill we need you now, Such a great man!
Without a shred of doubt the most important icon of the 20th century. Thanks Sir Winston Churchill.🇬🇧👍😀
This sends a shiver down my spine. A beautiful piece of poignant music and the wonderful tribute speech by Winston Churchill. We owe them so very much, the amazing wartime generation. Cant wait to pay tribute to them on May 8th, VE Day 75. God bless them all.
I'm a Brazilian history teacher and I keep teaching my students about how important Churchill and the British people were during the ww2, how strong and United they were against the nazi's rules and its devil armies.
Never forget to tell them how Brazil got involved as well many people forget how Brazil joined and sent thousand of troops to join the war effort 🇧🇷
What a brilliant man.. & I’m an Irish man☘️🇨🇮
Hey and thanks to the people in the Republic who despite being neutral helped us up here in the North. They sent fire engines and doctors to Belfast after the blitz. I wish this British/Irish antigonism was gone. I see myself as both.
A brave man the British nation needed in hard times!❤
Greatest Englishman of all time
Agreed
If this does not make you proud of being british nothing ever will
I pity you your ignorance.
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I want to be british. They are the great.
@@irissmith2981 twat!!
@@irissmith2981 Karen
We shall never forget!!!
This music must have been made for Churchill it fits him like a glove, when he say's "We shall never surrender" you know he was born just for this moment.
Vincent, as an older Brit I just felt a need to assure our Canadian friends that some of us understand and are eternally grateful for the considerable sacrifices made by Canada. There is between us a bond that time will never weaken.
What a powerful speech, accompanied by Nimrod. Very moving.
My family lived, fought and died for our tiny island. I’m so proud to be English. Imagine hearing that speech over the wireless.
One of the top 3 persons of the 20th Century. We, who are old enough to remember him, were fortunate to have such a man as Churchill at the helm. May Almighty God Bless him and all such as him.
Makes me proud to be british. And a tear to my eye. Long live the people of great britain. I salute you all.
Yes....I agree.....
Back at you
I renounced my british nationality as this country is now a third rate SHIT HOLE, but hearing this makes my heart swell with pride, pride for what we once were when our leaders had morality and HONOUR. Something the current one's know nothing about, and never will.
proud of wat its become ?
@@siliquaesid703 The politicians we have today are traitorous barstards
truly inspirational
Total respect for you, Sir
God Bless UK God bless HK
Greetings from Taiwan
What a man. RIP Sir.
An amazing speech from a great man.
WHAT
A Combination Edward Elgarr & Winston Spencer Churchill.
Unforgettable BEAUTY.
Shivers down my spine every time I hear these speeches with this music.
No matter what the jealous low life’s and and say, Sir Winston Churchill was the best Prime minister we have ever had.
So moving to hear the voice of such an amazing man. It touches me so much to hear him, knowing that through such a dark sad time, he kept up the fight and led his country to victory. Amazing that millions of men from across the world fought bravely for what we have today. Thank to all. Never should we take democracy for granted.
What giant OF MIND and Man was this good fellow ...
Churchill is an inspiration
This brings a tear to my eye & a shiver to my spine. Thanks for posting!
What a Man,R I P Sir Winston
A brilliant, giant man; never will be forgot! God loved him so much!
I am proud to have been born in the time of Winston
I am proud to remember the world Atlass showing the sun never sets on our Empire
I am sad to know we have half the population now who want to surrender to a foreign power
This guy must be spinning in his grave now to see what Britain has allowed itself to become after his valiant fight to preserve our values.
+kar2ouche watch it or you will be accused of being a racist ! like you i find it very sad that we have now lost our identity
Preserve our values against German Nazi invaders. That was the fight in those years.Now we are called Nazi for defending our values.I am Chinese born in British Hong Kong. God Save Our Queen.
kar2ouche , I brlieve you are correct!
UK he Knew isn't dead, it was just sleeping and now is awakening.
+bolton3131 I don't think that was his intent he means that every one young white, black or Asian are losing the values of what makes them British.
We live on the shoulders of giants, whose sacrifice is a debt we can never repay. Be proud to be British and strive every day to never squander the freedom and opportunity you have been afforded by heroes that gave their all, for us all.
He was an exceptional man leading an exceptional generation that this nation will never see again.
We have lost the cohesion of a shared 1000+ year past and a mutual vision of the future. But we 'embrace diversity' now....
@@abcbcde9985 Yes, God help us!!
What a speech , just think what this man faced ! Bravo , we shall never forget !
Irrespective of the varied comments below am English,British and proud to be so>I have,long ago, served the Queen & this country for 21 years-against crime and terrorism>yet still this lifts my heart and soul and makes me resolute again to fear nothing and to be so proud of this Nation!
This was Britain in the 40s, the only time in our long history that all the people pulled together as one, I don't think we shall ever see this again.
June 23rd 2016 was such a time, when without a bullet fired, we have freed ourselves from a German led EU autocracy, a demi-democracy, so called, now, we are free again, to go our own, democratically elected own way! so, May might win the next Generall Election, but, the great thing is, if she or the Tories don't deliver, we the People will get a Party in that will! (UKIP)
This means Britain will have eternal peace.
It's a bit sad that only war seems get people in a country to stand together
I hope we do for our Childrens sake. They shall always have a home in Britain, what our grandparents fought to defend and die for our beautiful island.
Lord General, take heart, this stands true still!............"England has saved herself by her exertions, and will, as I trust, save Europe by her example. " - William Pitt the Younger.
If this doesn’t make you proud to be british, nothing will!
Britain. The greatest fighting nation on earth and in the history of mankind.
Immense pride.
No matter what country you are from and no matter what year or even century you have been born, when mr Churchill speaks, he speaks not only to that brave british of the 40's, he speaks to the heart of every men and every women who wants to see a new dawn to their country, who wants to see your country free of tirany, with the people united around their national heritage and heroes, mr churchill speaks to every one who wants a better and fair future.
This words and speech are timeless and universal, god bless mr churchill.
A powerful reminder of a great warrior and statesman
the greatest piece of music ever written , absolutely iconic of the sacrifices given in the two world wars.
We will remember them. Forever grateful.
...you will always be a source of inspiration. Thank you Mr. Churchill.
FUCK CHURCHILL! ! ! This pig sold Poland, Hungary, Romania, and Czechoslovakia to Communists after WWII. Now Communists are destroying you. The UK and the West loved Communism and Nazism www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/03/23/day-englands-footballers-gave-the-nazi-salute.html. Hitler was a British darling and Lenin's campaign was funded by the West.
+ dan16000 He didn't sell them out. Churchill drew up plans for "Operation Unthinkable" for the allied forces to fight against the Russians after defeating the Germans but it never went ahead, more details here:
www.rbth.com/blogs/2013/06/13/operation_unthinkable_churchills_plan_to_start_world_war_iii_26091
TTAYLOR
I respect the speech, but NOT the music used for background. It is titled 'Nimrod'. He was a Nephalin
King of Ur, in Mesopotamia. PART human, and PART Fallen Angel. This means that he was a Hybrid.
dan16000 Educate yourself
Kartik Sharma good, they deserved it
I'm only 55 but I am ENGLISH BRITISH and I WILL give my life for my Country.....IF A DOG IS BORN IN A BARN ITS NOT A DONKEY...WILL ALL DOGS DIE FOR THERE COUNTRY....DONT THINK SO... ...long live are friends from the USA....CANADA..AUSTRALIA XXX
There will never be Another Churchill again early in our memories great man great music makes you proud to be British
what would have we done without this great man?
Proud to say i payed my respect at the Abbey as he laid in state and my father was one of the guards of honour, where are you winnie now that we need you again.
Winston was laying in state at Westminster Hall ! sorry
Nitpicking i was 12 yrs old God bless him, and my Father was awarded with a medal for policing the crowds.
If she was as great as my mum you are very lucky. Thank you for your comment.
A very proud moment for you and your Father. If only we had someone like him now, the takeover by these muslims would not be happening. It's up to those of us who Love Our Country to keep that fight going to preserve this Land of us, and not let it become what these extremists want. Take care.
Thank you for your comment.
I love this Guy he says it as it is. I have every respect for him.
Makes me cry so proud to be British
Juste un mot d'admiration pour le grand peuple et ses grands hommes éternels !
A powerful speech by a powerful man....
The greatest words spoken by the greatest Englishman.
My father remembered hearing this speech on the radio during the war and he insisted that I watch with him Churchill’s funeral, broadcast live on television in my native Finland. I can still remember the cranes on the banks of the Thames bring lowered as the barge carrying Churchill’s coffin passed. I was four.
Cometh-the-hour-cometh-the-man. God's country will deliver its heroes when the time is upon us.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💙🇬🇧
The GIANT of the 20th century. Thanks, Winston, for helping save the world from an unthinkable fate.
You make so proud to be British thankyou winston you are my hero 🏴👌
I am English and through study understand the context of the speech at the time it was made. I am an emotionally hardened man who spent 32 years in front line policing yet without ant shame I can say it makes me cry like a baby with pride every time I hear this fantastic elderly 65-year-old man speak. He had almost nothing to fight with and Britain was written off by the rest of the world yet with this great man at the helm he inspired the British and commonwealth to chase what was a lost cause and assistance of many other heroic nations especially the Russians together were able to triumph over evil against overwhelming odds and make much of the world free again.
The greatest priminister ever!
Agreed this country is failing now Thanks to David Cameron why can't Churchill be still hear :(
jack56794 Yeah mate. He's probably one of the only priministers to be conservative and liberal.... Two opposite ends of the scale. He came here to Burnley after the war and was heckled for being a tory (Then), Burnley is a proper working mans town but I'm still ashamed they booed him, and he lost that election, but was priminister again after that.....We wouldn't of got through the war without the great man. The U.K. fought on it's own for over a year before anyone else came to help. Every other country just gave in...... Where you from pal? I'm not assuming your from Liverpool just from the badge??
Dan Pearce Rightfully restored to his place of prominence and prestige in the White House again upon the order of President Trump. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
This reminds me of Nolan's 'Dunkirk' as this music was in the movie and the 'We shall fight on the beaches' speech was read out at the end of the movie.
I'm not British but I wish to be one, God save the Queen and rule Britannia! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
You are British, it's a state of mind and a set of values, not where you're born. You are probably more British than many here. God bless.
@@CDStoner Thanks a lot, God bless you too. 🙂
No Surrender 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🤚🏻
@Anglo Commando I do know that 🇬🇧🤚🏻🇬🇧
"Winnie" you were one of our finest. Britain always seem to find someone in times of need that stands out above the rest,so proud to be British.
jenny last: Is that someone now Boris Johnson - he shows great resolution in pursuing Brexit.