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Winston Churchill wins vote of ‘Confidence’

January 29, 2012 in 1942, Churchill, January 1942 by Editor

Winston Churchill, pictured later in 1942, makes a radio address from his desk at 10 Downing Street wearing his 'siren suit'.

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British face up to more bad war news

January 27, 2012 in 1942, Churchill, January 1942 by Editor

Ground staff prepare a No 233 Squadron Hudson for flight in freezing conditions at Thorney Island, 19 January 1942. The 'hot air van' has been brought in to warm up the engines and de-ice the cockpit windscreen.

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Churchill returns to Britain by air

January 16, 2012 in 1942, Churchill, January 1942 by Editor

The Prime Minister, Mr Winston Churchill, smoking a cigar whilst at the controls of a Boeing 314 Flying Boat 'Berwick' (piloted by Commander Kelly Rogers OBE) during his return flight from the USA to Bermuda in January 1942. This flight occurred at the conclusion of the Prime Minister's visit to the USA, and prior to his Trans-Atlantic flight to Great Britain.

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New Year celebrations in the Desert

January 1, 2012 in 1942, Churchill, January 1942, Roosevelt by Editor

German transport column on the Agheila-Agedabia road, south of Benghazi, under cannon attack from Bristol Blenheim of No. 113 Squadron RAF. The first two lorries are running off the road. No. 113 Squadron were transferred to the Far East early in 1942.

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Christmas messages from Goebbels and Churchill

December 24, 2011 in 1941, Churchill, December 1941 by Editor

Joseph Goebbels, the German propaganda minister , was totally devoted to Hitler and like many senior Naz's, anxious for his approval.

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Winston Churchill arrives at the White House

December 22, 2011 in 1941, Churchill, December 1941, Roosevelt by Editor

The battleship HMS Duke of York crashes across the North Atlantic as it conveys Winston Churchill for a conference with Franklin Roosevelt. The journey took ten days.

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Hitler declares war on the USA

December 11, 2011 in 1941, Churchill, December 1941, Hitler by Editor

Adolf Hitler addresses the Reichstag on the 11th December 1941 after declaring war on the United States.

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Churchill – ‘Never give in’

October 29, 2011 in 1941, Churchill, October 1941 by Editor

Winston Churchill made a speech to his old school Harrow, on 29th October 1941.

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28.8.41 [George Orwell]

August 28, 2011 in Caucasus, Churchill, Dnepropetrovsk, Germany, Gomel, Iran, Kherson, Kiev, Middle East, Political, Roosevelt, Russia, Smolensk, Tallinn, U.S.A., U.S.S.R., War-time, bbc, occupation by orwelldiaries

I am now definitely an employee of the B.B.C.

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Churchill – the power of the English speaking peoples

August 24, 2011 in 1941, August 1941, Churchill by Editor

U.S marines had arrived on Iceland to relieve British troops of garrison duties during July 1941.

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Churchill and Roosevelt pray together

August 10, 2011 in 1941, August 1941, Churchill, Roosevelt by Editor

Conference leaders during Church services on the after deck of HMS Prince of Wales, in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, during the Atlantic Charter Conference. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (left) and Prime Minister Winston Churchill are seated in the foreground. Standing directly behind them are Admiral Ernest J. King, USN; General George C. Marshall, U.S. Army; General Sir John Dill, British Army; Admiral Harold R. Stark, USN; and Admiral Sir Dudley Pound, RN. At far left is Harry Hopkins, talking with W. Averell Harriman.

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‘V for Victory’ widespread across Europe

July 20, 2011 in 1941, Churchill, July 1941 by Editor

Churchill enthusiastically adopted the 'V sign' apparently unaware that this version had different connotations to some people.

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6.7.41 [George Orwell]

July 6, 2011 in Beaverbrook, Beresina, Catholic, Churchill, England, Germany, Government, Hitler, Ireland, New York, People's Convention, Political, Pruth, Russia, Truth, U.S.A., U.S.S.R., War-time, air-raids, communists, invasion, neutrality, newspapers, planes, tanks by orwelldiaries

Several of the papers are growing very restive because we are not doing more to help the U.S.S.R. I do not know whether any action, other than air-raids, is really intended, but if nothing is attempted, quite apart from the military and political consequences this may have, it is a disquieting symptom. For if we can’t make a land offensive now, when the Germans have 150 divisions busy in Russia, when the devil shall we be able to? I hear no rumours whatever about movements of troops, so apparently no expedition is being prepared at any rate from England. [1] The only new development is the beginning of Beaverbrook’s big drive for tanks, similar to his drive for planes last year. But this can’t bear fruit for some months, and where these tanks are to be used there is no hint. I can’t believe they want them for use against a German invasion. If the Germans were in a position to bring large numbers of armoured units here, i.e. if they had complete command of the sea and air, we should have lost the war already.

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3.7.41 [George Orwell]

July 3, 2011 in Britain, Churchill, Franco, Mussolini, Political, Popular Front, Pravda, Ribbentrop, Stalin, U.S.A., War-time by orwelldiaries

Stalin’s broadcast speech is a direct return to the Popular Front, defence of democracy line, and in effect a complete contradiction of all that he and his followers have been saying for the past two years. It was nevertheless a magnificent fighting speech, just the right counterpart to Churchill’s, and made it clear that no compromise is intended, at any rate at this moment. Passages in it seemed to imply that a big retreat is contemplated, however. Britain and the U.S.A. referred to in friendly terms and more or less as allies, [1] though apparently no formal alliance exists as yet. Ribbentrop and Co. spoken of as “cannibals”, which Pravda has also been calling them. Apparently one reason for the queer phraseology that translated Russian speeches often have is that Russian contains so large a vocabulary of abusive words that English equivalents do not exist.

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23.6.41 [George Orwell]

June 23, 2011 in Catholics, Churchill, Communism, England, Germany, Hitler, Home Guard, Petain, Political, Russia, Stalin, U.S.A., War-time, blimps, left, nazi, new statesman, speech by orwelldiaries

Churchill’s speech in my opinion very good. It will not please the Left, but they forget that he has to speak to the whole world, e.g. to middle-western Americans, airmen and naval officers, disgruntled shop-keepers and farmers, and also the Russians themselves, as well as to the leftwing political parties. His hostile references to Communism were entirely right and simply emphasised the fact that this offer of help was sincere. One can imagine the squeal that will be raised over these by correspondents in the New Statesman, etc. What sort of impression do they think it would make if Stalin stood up and announced “I have always been a convinced supporter of capitalism”?

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18.5.41 [George Orwell]

May 18, 2011 in America, Canaries, Churchill, Dakar, Darlan, France, Franco, Iraq, Nazis, Parliament, Political, Rashid Ali, Spain, Stalin, Syria, Tangier, War-time, human nature, morocco, newspapers, socialism by orwelldiaries

Irak, Syria, Morocco, Spain, Darlan, Stalin, Raschid Ali, Franco – sensation of utter helplessness.[1] If there is a wrong thing to do, it will be done, infallibly. One has come to believe in that as if it were a law of nature.

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28.4.41 [George Orwell]

April 28, 2011 in Churchill, Home Guard, Libya, Political, War-time, Wavell, oratory by orwelldiaries

Churchill’s speech last night very good, as a speech. But impossible to dig any information out of it. The sole solid fact I could extract was that at the time of his offensive in Libya Wavell could never concentrate more than 2 divisions, say 30,000 men. Heard the speech at the Home Guard post. The men impressed by it, in fact moved. But I think only two of the ones there were men below the £5-a-week level. Churchill’s oratory is really good, in an old-fashioned way, though I don’t like his delivery. What a pity that he either can’t, or doesn’t want, or isn’t allowed ever to say anything definite!

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22.4.41 [George Orwell]

April 22, 2011 in Athens, Australia, Chamberlain, Churchill, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hitler, Iraq, Janina, Mosul, Political, Rumania, Thessaly, Wallington, War-time, blitz, oil wells, potatoesjournalism by orwelldiaries

Have been 2 or 3 days at Wallington. Saturday night’s blitz could easily be heard there – 45 miles distant.

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20.3.41 [George Orwell]

March 20, 2011 in Churchill, France, Greenwich, Home Guard, Political, Tangier, War-time, air raid, arms, barrage balloon, bomb, cheese, food, helplessness by orwelldiaries

Fairly heavy raids last night, but only 1 plane brought down, so no doubt the rumours about a “secret weapon” are all baloney.

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The ‘Battle of the Atlantic’ begins

March 7, 2011 in 1941, Churchill, March 1941 by Editor

A depth charge attack under way in the Atlantic, as seen from one of the destroyers supplied to Britain by the USA.

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