Churchill flew to Normandy ten days after the landings to see the advance for himself.

Bernard Montgomery reviewed the maps at dawn. The general ordered the advance to begin before first light, and by noon the division had crossed into Normandy.

Le Royaume-Uni résista seul en 1940. Winston Churchill s'adressa à la nation depuis Londres.

The Royal Air Force scrambled every available squadron. RAF pilots over London reported heavy bombing south of the river during the night raids.

Winston Churchill lost the 1945 election to Clement Attlee midway through the Potsdam conference. On his return, the PM faced questions about the occupation zones.

Winston Churchill addressed the Commons on Tuesday. That evening the PM toured the bombed East End of London with air-raid wardens. The Blitz had battered the city for fifty-seven nights.