Sir Winston Churchill Sir Winston Churchill

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Sir Winston Churchill

Famous quote

“We (The British) have not journeyed across the centuries, across the oceans,

across the mountains, across the prairies, because we are made of sugar

candy.”

FactsFactsBorn-30 November 1874. Died-24 January 1965

He was Britain's prime minister for most of WW2.

He was famous for his speeches and how he never gave in even when things were going badly.

In 1896 he went to the army collage at sand hurst and this is where his career began.

Contribution to WW1Contribution to WW1He was the first lord of the admiralty which meant he was in charge of the navy and what they did.

He joined the army and commanded a battalion.

Even though he was not prime minister at this time he was still a high ranking officer within the army and navy.

His contribution to WW2His contribution to WW2Churchill's first speech as prime minister was " we shall not lay down our arms till the nazi curse has been lifted from the brow of man kind for ever"

He was a confidence builder to the people of Britain during the war because it was a frightening time for citizens of Britain.

He served as prime minister to Britain during this time and played a large part in helping Britain win the war.

Interesting FactsInteresting FactsWhen Churchill died his funeral was massive- 350 million people watched on television and 112 representatives were sent from different countries! This shows just how important he was and how many people valued him.

Winston Churchill was not a very good or well behaved pupil at school! This is surprising as he came across as a very intelligent man when we was prime minister.

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