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This was their finest hour" was a speech delivered by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 18 June 1940, just over a month after he took over as Prime Minister at the head of an all-party coalition government.
Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, “This was their finest hour.” For more on Churchill the War Leader, visit this section.
Jun 18, 2014 · Since no one has uploaded the full Finest Hour speech, here is the entire 30 minute long speech. Well worth a listen.
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Jun 16, 2017 · "This was their finest hour" or "Their finest hour" is a famous historic speech delivered by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom on June...
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May 31, 2024 · 1940: Winston Churchill Broadcast - Finest Hour Speech. In one of his most famous broadcasts to the nation, Prime Minister Winston Churchill outlines the seriousness of the situation after...
The day after France fell to the Germans, Churchill made perhaps his finest speech of this period – commonly known now by its most famous phrase, ‘This was their Finest Hour’ – which was delivered to the House of Commons on 18 June and broadcast by the BBC to the nation later that evening.
Churchill concluded his speech with his now celebrated final point, ‘Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty and so bear ourselves that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth lasts for a thousand years men will still say, “This was their finest hour”’.
