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    Watch the BBC first on iPlayer 👉 bbc.in/iPlayer-Home Extracts of Winston Churchill's VE Day speech have been broadcast to the nation, as part of the commemorations for the 75th anniversary.
    Britain's wartime leader spoke about a "brief period of rejoicing" amid "toils and efforts" in the replayed speech.
    Earlier, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall led a two-minute silence, and later the Queen will address a nation still in lockdown.
    Boris Johnson expressed "eternal" gratitude to the wartime generation.
    Victory in Europe Day marks the day in 1945 when Britain and its allies accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany, bringing the war in Europe to an end.This year's celebration is limited as the lockdown prompted by the coronavirus pandemic means there will be no large-scale street parties or parades.
    But at 15:00 BST, the same time that Winston Churchill addressed the House of Commons on 8 May 1945, BBC One broadcast his words: "We may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing, but let us not forget for a moment the toils and efforts that lie ahead."
    The commemorations began with a flypast over London by the Royal Air Force display team the Red Arrows, while RAF Typhoon jets flew over Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast.
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  • @Daone24
    @Daone24 Před 4 lety +826

    We will never forget what this generation did for us all. Proud to be a Brit 🇬🇧🇬🇧

    • @credstarkatie8441
      @credstarkatie8441 Před 4 lety +30

      @@hamdunnazar5339 Where are you from ? LMAO Hamdum

    • @epicfrog1235
      @epicfrog1235 Před 4 lety +11

      Hamdun nazar HOW CAN U SAY THAT your probably a German

    • @darthpepe2994
      @darthpepe2994 Před 4 lety +23

      @@hamdunnazar5339 Then don't live here

    • @dann756
      @dann756 Před 4 lety +6

      Hamdum is just upset. We all feel hate somewhere.

    • @kennyken4461
      @kennyken4461 Před 4 lety +2

      It was mostly asians that did the fighting why do you think Pakistanis are the largest ethnic minority in the UK! Think about it.. Pakistani's are natural fighters and that's a Fact!

  • @charliepannell2542
    @charliepannell2542 Před 4 lety +999

    And now people ruin his statue after he dragged us through the worst period in our history. They have no idea what this man did for us.

    • @kylerrrr
      @kylerrrr Před 4 lety +122

      They're too stupid and naive I'm afraid

    • @user-mv6cl5yn4v
      @user-mv6cl5yn4v Před 4 lety +96

      These traitors should be charged for treason!

    • @aliditta7768
      @aliditta7768 Před 4 lety +4

      @@red_amoguss
      100% RACIST BECAUSE HE DID SOME GOOD THAT MAKES IT FINE?
      Do you know he starved the Indians to death and stole their resources.

    • @hejmonika1001
      @hejmonika1001 Před 4 lety +61

      Ali Ditta that’s not racism that’s war. Hard decisions have to be made, much harder than anyone would want to have to make. It’s weighing up loses. How many people would have died if Hitler had won? It would be worse than Mao, hundreds of millions, including many more in India than actually died.

    • @supermariogaming9857
      @supermariogaming9857 Před 3 lety +6

      @@red_amoguss and also he created the first idea of a 'master race' which gave dolfy lots of ideas

  • @sp9459
    @sp9459 Před 4 lety +595

    I’m German and I got goosebumps from this video. We are very grateful for your fights against the Nazis. Thank you Great Britain. Hugs from Germany

    • @jozefhatert6231
      @jozefhatert6231 Před 4 lety +13

      I love germany love german people👍👍👍👍

    • @bfcclarets4694
      @bfcclarets4694 Před 4 lety +43

      Brits and Germans have more in common than most other places in Europe

    • @elliewilson9699
      @elliewilson9699 Před 4 lety +12

      Thank You So Much. And It's Not Just The UK. The Soviet Union And United States Also Won The War. USSR Pushed To Berlin. And Canada , USA , UK Pushed Into The Country As Well. We Are Still The 3 Super Powers. And I Hope Germany Have Learned Their Lesson Over The Years And Join The Allied Powers When WW3 Comes Around. Against Iran , North Korea , Russia , Syria , Pakistan , Etc. We All Learned That Land Will NOT Give You Happiness. That Attack On Poland In 1939 Was In Fact Devastating. And Your German Leader Or Chancellor Is Amazing. She Is A Great Leader And Leads Germany The Right Way. I Hope There Will Be No More Evil And Furious Leaders Of Germany. And We Will Be The Greatest Friends. We Are All On This World Together And We Need The Same Credit. Have A Good Day, Hugs From Great Britain.

    • @adaomaokonkwo6357
      @adaomaokonkwo6357 Před 4 lety +2

      Germany is just as racist now as it was back then, I've been there.

    • @therickdog7651
      @therickdog7651 Před 4 lety +9

      @@adaomaokonkwo6357 but you don't live there so how would you k ow for sure

  • @arthurlaneyhubbard3297
    @arthurlaneyhubbard3297 Před 4 lety +469

    Who else got goosebumps watching this ?

    • @zephyr755
      @zephyr755 Před 4 lety +15

      unashamed . . . I did!

    • @charlier4282
      @charlier4282 Před 4 lety +1

      Daniel Penny 🤣your joking surely, is that why Churchill starved 1 million people in India to death

    • @PaulV3D
      @PaulV3D Před 4 lety +3

      I did, absolutely! Really puts it all in perspective. Seeing the b&w videos of the peace signing while Churchill spoke over the radio.

    • @badfairy9554
      @badfairy9554 Před 4 lety +2

      I cried.

    • @blissy1
      @blissy1 Před 4 lety +1

      Daniel Penny Well maybe then but not now, England has lost its culture, due to massive immigration,I was born in the UK but have a problem with ‘ innit ‘ WTF what does that mean, it’s pidgin English. Speak properly. Glad I don’t live there now

  • @ryanschrum9872
    @ryanschrum9872 Před 4 lety +446

    As an American I have so much respect for the British. I’m so glad we are allies 🇺🇸🇬🇧

  • @kurtduvel4345
    @kurtduvel4345 Před 4 lety +166

    When the Red Arrows do a flyover of his statue in Parliament Square and that war memorial - it's like a one-two punch to the tear-ducts

    • @edgarjackson562
      @edgarjackson562 Před 4 lety +20

      Not as difficult as spelling the word ‘plane’ it seems

    • @kurtduvel4345
      @kurtduvel4345 Před 4 lety +7

      I suppose the symbolism of that footage - overlaid with audio of the victory speech given by the very man in whose honour that statue was made - flew right over you.

    • @jamesosborne7782
      @jamesosborne7782 Před 4 lety +2

      Watson Clerk You realise groups like the red arrows use some of the best pilots out there right?

    • @oasis4life014
      @oasis4life014 Před 3 lety

      Bomber command, sir winston Churchill and Lord admiral nelson and then Buckingham palace 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

  • @rjboxing460
    @rjboxing460 Před 3 lety +47

    “Never surrender” RIP Sir winston Churchill

    • @avtarsingh4355
      @avtarsingh4355 Před 6 měsíci

      Surrendered indian colony to indians 😂😂😂

    • @nill_jen_2019
      @nill_jen_2019 Před měsícem

      ​@@avtarsingh4355Lord Mountbatten actually gave India back

    • @TheSouledCommunity
      @TheSouledCommunity Před měsícem

      ​@@avtarsingh4355if u don't know, then don't say anything 😒

  • @josephrichards1396
    @josephrichards1396 Před 4 lety +357

    I don’t care what people say I’ll always be proud to be British 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    • @kennyken4461
      @kennyken4461 Před 4 lety +1

      Go back to your own country

    • @mr.muffins2953
      @mr.muffins2953 Před 3 lety +6

      same here mate

    • @georgea7022
      @georgea7022 Před 3 lety +16

      Rule Britannia 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

    • @hlog3902
      @hlog3902 Před 3 lety +7

      Joseph Richards as we all are 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧.

    • @SandyPete448
      @SandyPete448 Před 3 lety +12

      I share your pride. 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @CNunes57
    @CNunes57 Před rokem +15

    As portuguese and remembering our oldest friendship I want to express the depp admiration i have for British people, British history. And you’re warmth. I recently went to uk and you guys have always a smile on your face and a sincere desire to help.
    See you soon ❤xxx

    • @MarkHarrison733
      @MarkHarrison733 Před rokem

      I'm so glad Salazar supplied all of the wolfram used by Germany during World War II.

    • @CNunes57
      @CNunes57 Před rokem +3

      @@MarkHarrison733 as you should know , Salazar was a nationalist dictator. He tried to supply both sides in order to increase Portugal economy. It was not a Portuguese people’s decision, it was not our choice.

    • @oasis4life014
      @oasis4life014 Před měsícem +2

      🇬🇧🇵🇹 brothers in arms ❤

  • @chrish2359
    @chrish2359 Před 4 lety +116

    He introduced a raft of social reforms, prepared the navy for ww1, warned against appeasement before anyone else, alerted the country against the communist threat and was crucial to our morale in winning ww2. The greatest ever Briton, may he rest in peace forever.

    • @arjunghanekar6140
      @arjunghanekar6140 Před 2 lety

      Funny how britain france and russia couldn't defeat germany in ww1 they needed america

    • @kincaidwolf5184
      @kincaidwolf5184 Před 2 lety +6

      @@arjunghanekar6140 Actually, the war ended not because of a military defeat but because the Royal Navy blockaded Germany from getting food imported which led to the population revolting and the Kaiser abdicating. So yes Germany was defeated irrespective of the US contribution.

    • @arjunghanekar6140
      @arjunghanekar6140 Před 2 lety

      @@kincaidwolf5184 but weren't they getting pushed back from France with the help of American troops obviously the blockade helped as well

    • @WanD1007
      @WanD1007 Před 2 lety

      @@arjunghanekar6140 because British is too busy handling Africa and middle east

    • @arfgrogue5735
      @arfgrogue5735 Před 2 lety +1

      @@arjunghanekar6140 Either way, both times America didn't join just because Britain wanted them to... you sound like the Allies asked them to join🤣
      WW1, the main reasons why they joined was because of U Boats attacking and sinking merchant and civilian ships, along with a transmission from Germany to Mexico asking them to invade America, I don't see Britain asking for help there??
      WW2, well..... Pearl Harbour... Number one main reason why America declared war on Japan was because of that, they only joined the war on Europe because Hitler was that stupid he decided to declare war on them when he shouldn't have..
      So tell me, where in any of these scenarios is Britain asking for help??? Enlighten, because both times they joined was due to the opposition committing military aggression towards America, and in order to protect your interests, you have to declare war, which is what they did.

  • @StephenRBeet
    @StephenRBeet Před 4 lety +65

    What a man with words, and every word written by himself

    • @highlyfavored2434
      @highlyfavored2434 Před 4 lety +3

      I am reading about this remarkable man and I cant keep the book down. Churchill ,walking with destiny by Andrew Roberts.

    • @highlyfavored2434
      @highlyfavored2434 Před 3 lety +1

      @Mr Spoon he also knew about the tyrant Hitler and about Russian threats after world war II. Credit where it's due for an imperfect leader

    • @highlyfavored2434
      @highlyfavored2434 Před 3 lety

      @Mr Spoon because of the famine in India ? Bombing Germany? What evil deeds?

    • @highlyfavored2434
      @highlyfavored2434 Před 3 lety

      @Mr Spoon hmm conspiracy theories have been around for a long time. In fact some actually believe coronavirus is a hoax. Personally I believe God has true authority over the earth so whatever happens He will always be in control :)

    • @highlyfavored2434
      @highlyfavored2434 Před 3 lety

      @Mr Spoon I see. For such a confident man who was unafraid of controversy something definitely turned. He faced a lot of criticism in parliament for advocating for Jews during the war, I think something about immigration etc. What's your background (career, studies)?! You seem well versed in history

  • @marcglover3669
    @marcglover3669 Před 4 lety +122

    Thank you to all of you that gave their lives. USA. Britain and Russia x thank you

    • @BlueLightGymBro
      @BlueLightGymBro Před 4 lety +25

      Marc Glover and not forgetting Poland who played a huge part

    • @MidgeCat
      @MidgeCat Před 4 lety +4

      @@thatsmadcrazy8953 Polish intelligence cracked the engima code which was a key part of the Allied success. The fighters which fled before Poland capitulated also played a huge part in the battle for Britain and the battle of France. Don't disrespect the Poles which gave their lives fighting

    • @thatsmadcrazy8953
      @thatsmadcrazy8953 Před 4 lety +4

      @@MidgeCat that ain't true it was British people who cracked the enigma code instead it was broke in 1942
      The lead was a guy called Alan turning he was the one who made the machine which could break the codes not Poland the help Poland gave helped but was useless hence why they couldn't break it in 1939
      The planes Poland gave didn't really help to win as they were mostly using hurricanes and spitfires
      Poland was occupied incredibly quickly and they lost the war I don't know how they can be considered winners when their country got captured and occupied
      But Polish people did go to Britain and France it wasn't in high numbers as obviously they had border control
      The Polish defence though although they fell quickly it was because they were between 2 strong powers and they didn't go down without a fight
      Edit: my opinions over the last 1month have changed massively Poland never stopped fighting in World war Two they wouldn't of agreed to peace if they wasn't forced too even though they agreed to peace and occupation (because they were forced too) they never stopped fighting and I have a lot of respect for the Polish if they weren't inbetween 2 super powers who hated eachother, had a higher population and better war equipment they wouldn't of surrendered I'm not going to delete the comment because it shows how people most of the time only remember the Soviet Union, United Kingdom and the United States war effort

    • @thatsmadcrazy8953
      @thatsmadcrazy8953 Před 4 lety +1

      @@louisemitchell3418 since last month I've actually looked in to Polish, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, China etc and I take back some stuff what I said about Poland
      I still stand by what I said about the German code as although Poland were the first ones to crack it Alan Turing was the first one to break the improved version and any updates do the code
      Poland's defeat was a guarantee they were in the middle of 2 super powers who hated each other
      However the Polish never fully surrendered it was the Polish Government which had no choice but to surrender the people never stopped fighting going to allied countries and fighting in Poland
      I wouldn't say Poland was a main power in World War Two like the Soviet Union, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, India, Australia, New Zealand etc however if they had better equipment and a higher population they would of been
      But you're right it isn't a competition we shouldn't forget the main nations war effort however World War Two was won by the allies not a single nation

    • @Hk-hu1ky
      @Hk-hu1ky Před 3 lety

      Canada france poland are some u forgot about

  • @pooppoop6546
    @pooppoop6546 Před 4 lety +60

    The British empire empire may not have lasted 1000 years but this truly was our finest hour

    • @kennyken4461
      @kennyken4461 Před 4 lety +4

      Now the children of the British Empire (British Pakistani's) will take over! The slaves will become the Masters and the Masters will become the slaves.. How ironic..

    • @Tom-uc9jv
      @Tom-uc9jv Před 4 lety +5

      Kenny Ken what a depressing view

    • @pooppoop6546
      @pooppoop6546 Před 4 lety

      @Watson Clerk yeah

    • @pooppoop6546
      @pooppoop6546 Před 4 lety +4

      @@kennyken4461 so you are saying Pakistan is gonna take over the UK?

    • @oasis4life014
      @oasis4life014 Před 2 lety +1

      Doubt that mate rule britiannia 🇬🇧🇬🇧

  • @InspireMeSports
    @InspireMeSports Před 4 lety +78

    Wow how proud do the Red Arrows make you feel being British!

    • @anguswilliams8585
      @anguswilliams8585 Před 4 lety +3

      Ray Newland so true!

    • @adaomaokonkwo6357
      @adaomaokonkwo6357 Před 4 lety +1

      Nope. Still not proud to be British 🤦🏿‍♀️

    • @dash5727
      @dash5727 Před 4 lety +1

      Adaoma Okonkwo then move 🤦‍♂️

    • @patrickirish9427
      @patrickirish9427 Před 3 lety +1

      @@adaomaokonkwo6357 you have more in common with various whale species than the british.

    • @anna-if8fi
      @anna-if8fi Před 3 lety +1

      @@adaomaokonkwo6357 well judging by your name you probably aren't genetically british so it doesn't apply to you

  • @matthewhalloran2069
    @matthewhalloran2069 Před 4 lety +34

    You will allways be Remembered. Churchill

  • @heidistinton5801
    @heidistinton5801 Před 4 lety +108

    On 've day just one word to all veterans and the many who never came back,fighting a war so we could be free and getting rid of Hitler.thankyou.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    • @rbgerald2469
      @rbgerald2469 Před 4 lety

      @Rudi Eva & The Baron. How is Zionism real? When people hear News about the Middle East and everything Else; they Instantly point their Fingers to Israel and America! Why?!?
      If you mention anti-Zionism, It's a mask of Anti-Semitisim! The latter being a FRAUD!
      As said by Erich von dem Bach-Zewlewsky; a Nazi leader:
      "I am the only living witness but I must say the truth. Contrary to the opinion of the National Socialists, that the Jews were a highly organized group, the appalling fact was that they had no organization whatsoever. The mass of the Jewish people were taken complete by surprise. They did not know at all what to do; they had no directives or slogans as to how they should act. This is the greatest lie of anti-Semitism because it gives the lie to that old slogan that the Jews are conspiring to dominate the world and that they are so highly organized. In reality, they had no organization of their own at all, not even an information service. If they had had some sort of organization, these people could have been saved by the millions, but instead, they were taken completely by surprise. Never before has a people gone as unsuspectingly to its disaster. Nothing was prepared. Absolutely nothing."

    • @hlog3902
      @hlog3902 Před 3 lety

      Heidi Stinton god bless the old Britain 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

  • @originalhistory4446
    @originalhistory4446 Před 3 lety +37

    A great day. We shall never forget. God bless the UK and the British people! From your ally across the Atlantic. 🇬🇧🇺🇸

  • @edwardough07
    @edwardough07 Před 3 lety +32

    The Greatest Prime Minister in the history of Britain. He is the man who I’ve really admired.

    • @kernowpictures2002
      @kernowpictures2002 Před rokem

      Except for Margaret Thatcher even though she was highly controversial

  • @itnoone9121
    @itnoone9121 Před 4 lety +94

    Churchill makes me proud to be british🇬🇧

    • @Captain_Dough
      @Captain_Dough Před 3 lety

      @Jason Craddock bragging idiot who loves TikTok and hates racism cuz its trending what a fool

    • @leftymeltdownisfun.2110
      @leftymeltdownisfun.2110 Před 3 lety

      @Jason Craddock hello Nazi vermin .

  • @dredge9520
    @dredge9520 Před 4 lety +20

    He is a truly a hero of Britain winston Churchill 🇬🇧 an we shall never forget the generation who saved millions of our generations

  • @cymaratechoverdragon
    @cymaratechoverdragon Před 4 lety +326

    One of the greatest men this country has ever seen and likely will ever see again. They don't make them like him any more, when the entire parliament wanted to strike a deal of surrender with the Nazis he was the only one who dared fight back, if anyone else had been in charge we'd be under Nazi rule right now. A hero in every sense, we salute you Winston.

    • @TheWeepingDalek
      @TheWeepingDalek Před 4 lety +15

      yet he striked a deal with a man far worse the hitler could ever hope to be. Joseph Stalin.

    • @TheWeepingDalek
      @TheWeepingDalek Před 4 lety +18

      not to mention the bengal famine. that was his fault.

    • @Randomstuffs261
      @Randomstuffs261 Před 4 lety +12

      Gallipoli too, oof...
      we need to recognise bull-headedness as a strength only under certain circumstances
      The real greatest men that ever lived were the ones doing the dirty work, the calm headed, intelligent, hard-working sacrificial men who put everything at risk to fight on the frontlines

    • @cymaratechoverdragon
      @cymaratechoverdragon Před 4 lety +32

      Well now we have moronic college kids who idolise Stalin, who no doubt will pop up their ungrateful hateful little minds in these comments eventually, so looks like we'd end up in the same situation either way. War is not black and white, you take losses with the win, the British Empire began to be broken up to help subsidise the economic damage the war took on us. Fact is nobody other than him could have guided us to victory in that war because nobody but him wanted to win that war. And I'd rather a famine than be under Nazi rule, consequences of war are real. There's a reason the entire country voted him in unanimously, him and the soldiers who fought for him are the reason we're all alive today.

    • @jervoise
      @jervoise Před 4 lety +2

      @@TheWeepingDalek you realise he planned an invasion of ussr right?

  • @patrickdoolet6942
    @patrickdoolet6942 Před 4 lety +51

    Absolute goosebumps and teary eyed. What a generation we are loosing.

    • @adaomaokonkwo6357
      @adaomaokonkwo6357 Před 4 lety +1

      Racist generation of whtie ppl who voted brexit. Glad to lose them

    • @oasis4life014
      @oasis4life014 Před 2 lety

      What was Hitler then a gays rights advocate

    • @kernowpictures2002
      @kernowpictures2002 Před rokem

      What do you mean?” we are losing a generation”?

    • @charliereader3462
      @charliereader3462 Před 8 měsíci

      @@kernowpictures2002the generation who fought and lived through the war, Her late Majesty amongst them, are becoming fewer every year

  • @mozzi0493
    @mozzi0493 Před 3 lety +114

    The amount of disrespect this man gets for saving the world

    • @kenzier1788
      @kenzier1788 Před 3 lety +20

      Absolutely disgraceful. Such a great man being destroyed by leftists. Once more our nations history has been struck and we are being told to apologise for it. Utter filth

    • @bitchfacehopkins9094
      @bitchfacehopkins9094 Před 3 lety +5

      My thoughts exactly!

    • @krystoph4420
      @krystoph4420 Před 2 lety +10

      Modern day youth for you, they seem to think everything comes from nothing

    • @Iamkrogan07
      @Iamkrogan07 Před 2 lety +3

      @@krystoph4420 I’m part of the youth and I don’t disrespect him

    • @vitorpereira9515
      @vitorpereira9515 Před 2 lety

      @SHANESE You are no saint. he did more than you.

  • @epicfrog1235
    @epicfrog1235 Před 4 lety +49

    We All Probably Wouldn’t be Alive if it wasn’t for Churchill and the men in the army.
    Imagine Waking up in the middle of the night and having to go underground or to bomb shelter!
    Or being in a army plane and crashing down to the ground!
    I’m crying of happiness and pride.

    • @nettysneds
      @nettysneds Před 4 lety +4

      Downstomp gamer it wasn’t just the army, the RAF and the navy played their very big part in the war as well.
      I salute them all

    • @creamycookie4030
      @creamycookie4030 Před 4 lety

      ❤️

    • @kieranhurst8543
      @kieranhurst8543 Před 4 lety +1

      *Cough* Soviet Union *Cough*

    • @kenzier1788
      @kenzier1788 Před 4 lety +1

      @@kieranhurst8543 cough they were with the nazis for half the war cough

    • @mysteriousmuffin6017
      @mysteriousmuffin6017 Před 4 lety

      @@kenzier1788 Well maybe the Soviets wouldn't have had to sign peace with the Nazis if Britain and France had accepted Stalin's offer of an alliance.

  • @EmeryBall
    @EmeryBall Před 4 lety +148

    What a great prime minister

    • @scotlandforever6032
      @scotlandforever6032 Před 4 lety +15

      Ashy OG the PRO buy far the best bes hat that the UK has ever had

    • @thom_w
      @thom_w Před 4 lety +5

      Ehh, he was a colonialist, causing the Bengal famine and some other atrocities. There are probably better.

    • @stuartsimister5042
      @stuartsimister5042 Před 4 lety +20

      @@thom_w bet you vote labour.

    • @peterbarton9856
      @peterbarton9856 Před 4 lety +1

      @@stuartsimister5042 All the way from India? I bet you voted for Trump!

    • @thatsmadcrazy8953
      @thatsmadcrazy8953 Před 4 lety +1

      @@thom_w it was a natural event he just refused to help as the resources were needed

  • @fairywhore
    @fairywhore Před 4 lety +50

    I think that was the first time I shed a tear with pride

    • @fairywhore
      @fairywhore Před 4 lety

      @Watson Clerk eh?

    • @darthpepe2994
      @darthpepe2994 Před 4 lety +1

      @@hamdunnazar5339 because "cowards" win wars apparently....

  • @OwenRPursey
    @OwenRPursey Před 4 lety +47

    🇬🇧❤️I'm so glad to be British! ❤️🇬🇧

    • @shanjanusman9974
      @shanjanusman9974 Před 4 lety +14

      Same here I'm so proud of this country. I know my dad chose the right country Great Britain when he came to Southcoast England from Pakistan in The 1950s. I read The Koran this morning and watched the speeches this afternoon and am wearing a union jack flag on the streets of Bradford, West Yorkshire at the local takeaway educating the young who don't even understand this VE day.

    • @AlanWattResistance
      @AlanWattResistance Před 4 lety

      Racist.

    • @remusmonte
      @remusmonte Před 4 lety +2

      AWResistance How?

    • @CR-og5ho
      @CR-og5ho Před 4 lety +9

      Greatest country in the world

    • @hlog3902
      @hlog3902 Před 3 lety +3

      Shanjan Usman thank you. I’m a Jain of Indian origin and I’m so happy to find someone of Pakistani origin whose family moved here in the old days and is proud to be British. God bless 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧.

  • @EdwienGusmantara
    @EdwienGusmantara Před 3 lety +10

    The Greatest Man of 20th Century

  • @brikfiend
    @brikfiend Před 4 lety +20

    The most magnificent act of selflessness from those WW II heroes , many of whom lost everything to forge a safe and prosperous future for us all ! THANK YOU . We will Never Forget .

  • @JAYMES2568
    @JAYMES2568 Před 4 lety +36

    I bet that social distancing with the band was spot on!!!

    • @icantfinkofname
      @icantfinkofname Před 4 lety +2

      The Red Arrows were doing good at social distance

  • @JynxedKoma
    @JynxedKoma Před 4 lety +69

    Forever are you forgiven, Finland. We understand your plight with the Russians during the war. UK & Finland forever!

    • @687gaming9
      @687gaming9 Před 4 lety +5

      Finland is good country 👌

  • @AngelShona1
    @AngelShona1 Před 4 lety +12

    Much respect Winston our friend. And bless ALL that lost their lives in the great atrocities in ALL WARS . BRAVE WERE THEY. SO MANY. NO WE SHALL NEVER EVER FORGET THEM. 💟💜🌹✌👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @pauladail2778
    @pauladail2778 Před 4 lety +12

    As an American living in a deeply divided nation lacking in cohesive leadership, this brought tears to my eyes. I am envious of the national pride and unity that underscored British life during WW II and continues today. If America was able to achieve something even close to this, we'd be much better citizens of the world and friends to each other.

    • @alexl5949
      @alexl5949 Před 4 lety +3

      Omar 11112, Britain never would of been invaded but theirs no doubt America did their part and did it well

    • @pauladail2778
      @pauladail2778 Před 4 lety +1

      We had phenomenal leadership during WW II, under Roosevelt. Unfortunately, that is no longer true today, and both America and the world are worse because of it. I can remember when I was proud to be an American - and I'm not anymore. It's been a sad loss.

    • @EricChongHY
      @EricChongHY Před 3 lety +1

      The US is an equally great country but I have to suggest that UK’s unity may be attributable to the fact that its constitutional monarchy allows the country to stay loyal to HM the Queen and what she represents no matter how politics has changed. Sir Winston is HM the Queen’s first PM and BJ the 14th. At the end of the day, the British spirits lie in the cause of freedom and democracy and this is something above party politics.

    • @kernowpictures2002
      @kernowpictures2002 Před rokem

      Well Franklin Roosevelt was truly selfless considering he still led his nation whilst dying from polio, and MLK Junior was the face of the civil rights movement who delivered the famous “I have a dream” speech

  • @zuzuribeiro7576
    @zuzuribeiro7576 Před 4 lety +58

    Imagine the amount of stress that this man had to deal?!?!

    • @charlier4282
      @charlier4282 Před 4 lety +2

      Zuzu Ribeiro He spent most of the war hiding in a converted toilet in a bunker crying on the phone to the American president

    • @gazza2933
      @gazza2933 Před 4 lety

      @@charlier4282
      Yes and that was a bloody waste of time!!

    • @gazza2933
      @gazza2933 Před 4 lety

      @Watson Clerk Are you complaining??

    • @Bopsterboy
      @Bopsterboy Před 4 lety +7

      @@charlier4282 Really? You really are deluded.

    • @Bopsterboy
      @Bopsterboy Před 4 lety

      @Watson Clerk Whisky, not whiskey. What type of uneducated buffoon are you?

  • @halethewhale
    @halethewhale Před 4 lety +34

    One of the greatest speeches the world has ever heard. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

  • @janelondon6791
    @janelondon6791 Před 3 lety +5

    I grew up listening to these things, watching on the newsreels at the pictures and so on. I was born a few weeks before VE day. Post war England was MY England. I wish in many ways it was still like that. Not the damage of course but the people all so friendly, pulling together, so close. It's simply not the same anymore as I found out when I went back there in 2014. I never dreamt it could come down to what it has now. We need Churchill back so much.

  • @pmarsh3700
    @pmarsh3700 Před 4 lety +26

    On celebrating the 75th anniversary of VE day, I thank the greatest generation who sacrificed their day for ours. God bless them all.

  • @duxberry1958
    @duxberry1958 Před 4 lety +10

    i have tears ...

  • @charlottetownson2896
    @charlottetownson2896 Před 4 lety +25

    Love Great Britain 🤩💖♥️

    • @adaomaokonkwo6357
      @adaomaokonkwo6357 Před 4 lety +1

      Why? I've lived here all my life, full of white ppl for a start, no culture.

    • @patrickirish9427
      @patrickirish9427 Před 3 lety +3

      @@adaomaokonkwo6357 you should move then and stop whining you sound like a weak culture less person yourself.

    • @daisy-ee8ki
      @daisy-ee8ki Před 3 lety +1

      @@adaomaokonkwo6357 you’re not actually British mate. Stop complaining and leave if you don’t like it

    • @ben.p.c9560
      @ben.p.c9560 Před 3 lety

      @@adaomaokonkwo6357 why are you here then? im sure our culture is far more prideful than yours

  • @xcelfo4614
    @xcelfo4614 Před 4 lety +34

    If you could revive one person, who would it be? Mine would be this man.

    • @harpy5677
      @harpy5677 Před 4 lety +2

      microscopic Hornet yes I agree, Winston Churchill was one of the greatest brits of the time but people would tarnish his name

  • @Elizabeth-lg6zb
    @Elizabeth-lg6zb Před 4 lety +5

    Thank you so much for posting this. In 2020, it lends the needed perspective and strength. 🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧

  • @jobarry8227
    @jobarry8227 Před 4 lety +73

    God save the Queen!

    • @strogarth6752
      @strogarth6752 Před 4 lety

      NO MORE BROTHER WARS

    • @BigAidsIII
      @BigAidsIII Před 4 lety +6

      @Pat Fry It's off to the Tower with you

    • @badfairy9554
      @badfairy9554 Před 4 lety

      I love her.

    • @adaomaokonkwo6357
      @adaomaokonkwo6357 Před 4 lety +1

      F the queen and f britian
      This country deserves what it's about to get in the next few decades 🤣👌🏿

    • @stingy8029
      @stingy8029 Před 4 lety +1

      Adaoma Okonkwo Britain will never go through any thing, we are strong, we have the strongest allies

  • @robertw9677
    @robertw9677 Před 4 lety +18

    Churchill one of the greats of this century

    • @jamesriches36
      @jamesriches36 Před 3 lety +1

      I totally agree except it was the last century 🇬🇧

    • @gutsjoestar7450
      @gutsjoestar7450 Před 3 lety

      Churchill was one of the great of the great
      he wouldntlet britian fall under communist or antifa hands
      under no circonstance
      he didn't led Nazi rule Britain
      he wouldn't let them

  • @AFGuidesHD
    @AFGuidesHD Před 4 lety +16

    We did it Stalin! We saved Poland!

    • @Tob1Kadach1
      @Tob1Kadach1 Před 4 lety +1

      @James Henderson 90% of Polish people live in the UK now anyway

  • @FernandoMartinez-ho3dz
    @FernandoMartinez-ho3dz Před 2 lety +10

    Winston Churchill and King George VI will always have a special place in my heart for winning the war for the British

  • @johnmckenna1823
    @johnmckenna1823 Před 2 lety +3

    Can you just imagine sitting at home and listening to Churchill after enduring 6 years of war ? You can understand people going mad with joy ! By the way will people for goodness sake stop trying to bismurch his reputation. We all might not be here but for him

  • @TheModphil
    @TheModphil Před 4 lety +26

    WE ARE THE GREATEST NATION IN THE WORLD ! PROUD TO BE BRITISH !!

    • @e-tardationidk6880
      @e-tardationidk6880 Před 4 lety +6

      @Pat Fry we're just proud of our country calm down

    • @barratt5795
      @barratt5795 Před 4 lety

      Calm down princess. No need to get all excited pat. Keyboard warrior of the day. I presume you're female? either that or your parents wanted a girl

    • @futuregirl8803
      @futuregirl8803 Před 4 lety +5

      @Pat Fry 🤣🤣🤣 tea is just for weekdays come the weekend we get hammerd!! 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

    • @darthpepe2994
      @darthpepe2994 Před 4 lety +5

      @Pat Fry Name another country or civilisation who's had a greater impact on world history and human civilisation than Britain? Do a google search of what's been created, invented or pioneered in Britain down the years lmao. Only Ancient Rome comes close to what we've contributed to the world!
      Oh and wimps? We're a tiny island in the North Atlantic with a small population and next to no natural resources, and there's virtually not a country in the world who we haven't been at war with or invaded and pissed off... and yet the last people to invade us where the Normans a thousand years ago! We destroyed the Spanish Armada, we beat Napoleon, we were the only country who stood against Hitler from the start and remained standing victorious at the end, and we punch well above our weight as one of the most powerful countries on Earth today. Not bad for a tiny island, wouldn't you say?

    • @masonbrady1695
      @masonbrady1695 Před 4 lety +1

      Pat Fry Imagin being called Pat 🤣🤣🤣 obviously why your so salty

  • @SG-xe1mv
    @SG-xe1mv Před 4 lety +11

    Our greatest generation ❤️

    • @adaomaokonkwo6357
      @adaomaokonkwo6357 Před 4 lety +2

      Racist white ppl who voted for brexit... definitely not our greatest generation.

    • @stingy8029
      @stingy8029 Před 4 lety

      Adaoma Okonkwo wdym?

  • @Pedro8k
    @Pedro8k Před 4 lety +3

    Superb programmes and coverage on 75 VE Day
    well done BBC

  • @chao7514
    @chao7514 Před 4 lety +5

    It was your Finest hour...... Thank you Britain. :)

  • @brookewilliams2812
    @brookewilliams2812 Před 4 lety +42

    🇬🇧❤🤍💙Proud to be British!!!!!!💙❤🤍🇬🇧

    • @naelair
      @naelair Před 4 lety +2

      Queen Elizabeth, the Great!

    • @jacquelinebataille8106
      @jacquelinebataille8106 Před 4 lety +6

      You are right to be proud, what you did during WWII saved the whole world. Thank you.

    • @Kratos-005
      @Kratos-005 Před 4 lety +7

      Brooke Williams I’m British also. And i think every state has the right to be proud of their country. Whether you’re french, german, Spanish, Italian etc etc. Not nasty nationalism, but a nationalism that lets you freely feel pride in your country. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

    • @brookewilliams2812
      @brookewilliams2812 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Kratos-005 my nana was a second ww2 baby xx

    • @crystalmethking
      @crystalmethking Před 4 lety +4

      We British certainly won the lottery in life!

  • @iandeeley9033
    @iandeeley9033 Před 4 lety +5

    This WAS our finest hour! Full Stop!

  • @theotmt7906
    @theotmt7906 Před 3 lety +3

    It's 8 May where I live, What a day to celebrate

  • @WilliamAndScout
    @WilliamAndScout Před měsícem +1

    Bravo. A lesson won hard and needing to be remembered.

  • @phillymouse2033
    @phillymouse2033 Před 4 lety +14

    Seeing the Red Arrows brought chills and feeling of immense gratitude to all those who served and made the ultimate sacrifice for protect our shared values of freedom, democracy, and peace.

  • @millie3799
    @millie3799 Před 4 lety +6

    This video makes me proud to be British. What a great tribute

  • @tinyfriends9103
    @tinyfriends9103 Před 3 lety +9

    Your greatest most courageous prime minister 😍

  • @dredge9520
    @dredge9520 Před 3 lety +6

    We shall honour him forever as he was a hero to the world 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

  • @marlowc2324
    @marlowc2324 Před rokem +2

    Happy VE Day!

  • @oasis4life014
    @oasis4life014 Před 2 lety +3

    Admiral Lord nelson
    Sir Winston Churchill
    Bomber command
    🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

  • @ib66
    @ib66 Před 4 lety +12

    Best thing I've seen on bbc since I cancelled my tv licence ✌

    • @peterbarton9856
      @peterbarton9856 Před 4 lety

      How can you cancel the TV licence when you are not from the UK?

  • @definitelynotdwaynejohnson1749

    I’m proud to be a British colony (Australia)

    • @willgirvan2491
      @willgirvan2491 Před 4 lety +9

      More than just a colony! The Commonwealth of Nations!

    • @definitelynotdwaynejohnson1749
      @definitelynotdwaynejohnson1749 Před 4 lety +5

      Will Girvan indeed good sir

    • @JordanHerrera
      @JordanHerrera Před 4 lety +5

      @James Henderson Yes but our cultures share so much

    • @definitelynotdwaynejohnson1749
      @definitelynotdwaynejohnson1749 Před 4 lety +5

      James Henderson both Australia and Great Britain have the same system of government. The Westminster system so technically we still are a British colony just independent

    • @WhiteCamry
      @WhiteCamry Před 4 lety

      @James Henderson en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Westminster_1931

  • @karlgemmell
    @karlgemmell Před 3 lety +2

    Talk about emotional. 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 makes you proud to be from nation.

  • @MichaelSPN
    @MichaelSPN Před 4 lety +5

    Love him ❤ thank you for everything Mr Churchill you hero.

  • @jozefhatert6231
    @jozefhatert6231 Před 4 lety +5

    Name a politician these days who can speech like that? I bet no one come close to churchill

  • @mitch190
    @mitch190 Před měsícem

    Very emotional. Peace and love will prevail

  • @funkyboy6270
    @funkyboy6270 Před 2 lety +2

    Real heroes 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇷🇺 respect from sri lanka 🇱🇰💪💪

  • @gustavovolpato9465
    @gustavovolpato9465 Před 4 lety +5

    we shall never surrender. hugs of brazil and god save the queen.

  • @jamesosborne7782
    @jamesosborne7782 Před 4 lety +5

    I may not be very patriotic but hearing this music over a video of the red arrows made me just a lil’ proud of my heritage.

  • @MrHarmonica1989
    @MrHarmonica1989 Před 4 lety +7

    What an amazing man and leader Churchill was.

  • @garethdavies3921
    @garethdavies3921 Před 4 lety

    Viewing from Dubai UAE, I feel so proud to be British and so grateful to all those people who made sacrifices during WW2 and now during our war against Covid-19

  • @asb358
    @asb358 Před 4 lety +3

    Fantastic broadcasting from the BBC! This is what public service broadcasting looks like.

  • @shanjanusman9974
    @shanjanusman9974 Před 4 lety +3

    Great speech 💓🐾🤗🇬🇧🌍

  • @sarahparsons5355
    @sarahparsons5355 Před 4 lety

    Well done it was very sad my happy to are hear free.

  • @TheCoomer
    @TheCoomer Před 4 lety +2

    Land of hope and glory, or Pomp and circumstance by Elgar. Such a fantastic melody

  • @bhaskarbharali5853
    @bhaskarbharali5853 Před 4 lety +3

    Happy Victory Day everyone.

  • @LegendaryKazooMann1936
    @LegendaryKazooMann1936 Před 4 lety +4

    Never forget the brave men and women who fought for a freer world!!!!
    Long live freedom, Democracy and love!! Down with fascism, hatred and fear!!

  • @markhannam7144
    @markhannam7144 Před 4 lety +2

    I noticed the red arrows flew past the Belfast, grandfather won the DSM on B turret against the Scharnhorst. Immense pride!

  • @AmazinglyGayPhil
    @AmazinglyGayPhil Před 3 lety

    Beautiful.

  • @davidbrooks187
    @davidbrooks187 Před 3 lety +4

    Wonderful speech from the great man himself. God Save the Queen 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @TheBloxGamer3
    @TheBloxGamer3 Před 3 lety +3

    Today is the anniversary of VE day!!!

  • @christopherbatty5567
    @christopherbatty5567 Před 4 lety +1

    Fantastic simple fantastic

  • @helenlegh
    @helenlegh Před 3 lety

    the cool thing about living where i do is that we saw the red arrows as captain tom lives in the next town on from us. proud to be a brit

  • @aricketts1084
    @aricketts1084 Před 3 lety +7

    Proud to be british 🇬🇧

  • @MacClashy
    @MacClashy Před 4 lety +4

    Beautiful and a very fitting remembrance to all who sacrificed 1939 - 1945, may it never happen again.....

  • @danieltodd1750
    @danieltodd1750 Před 6 měsíci

    In all our long history, there has never been a moment greater than this!

  • @sadikahmed1982
    @sadikahmed1982 Před 3 lety +2

    British is the grate nation all over the world... love from Bangladesh.. ancient British India

  • @kianmacca3274
    @kianmacca3274 Před 3 lety +4

    LONG LIVE BRITANNIA

  • @dylanwright8528
    @dylanwright8528 Před 4 lety +21

    God save our world

  • @chrislye8912
    @chrislye8912 Před 4 lety +1

    Cometh the hour cometh the man; one of our greatest warriors.

  • @missb9473
    @missb9473 Před 4 lety

    A very good band! Thank you for the music.

  • @FappUccino-nh1lt
    @FappUccino-nh1lt Před 4 lety +9

    God save the Queen 🇬🇧

  • @abukenzah
    @abukenzah Před 4 lety +8

    6:03 ICONIC shot

  • @greyic
    @greyic Před 4 měsíci

    I wish we remembered and enjoined in peace and dignity for all.

  • @lukeframpton3671
    @lukeframpton3671 Před 4 lety

    May we be one

  • @leesmyth385
    @leesmyth385 Před 4 lety +9

    Does anyone know what the music is playing in the background of his speech? Feel like I have heard it in a movie but I can't think where.

    • @harpy5677
      @harpy5677 Před 4 lety +1

      I think it is hail Britannia not sure though

    • @maxpower1550
      @maxpower1550 Před 4 lety +3

      Land of hope and glory

  • @Mrswedish10
    @Mrswedish10 Před 4 lety +3

    Proud to say I am part British!

  • @dannjp75
    @dannjp75 Před 8 měsíci

    1:03 my home..❤❤

  • @vivianebeget
    @vivianebeget Před 4 lety +1

    was great men. made great speech

  • @hlog3902
    @hlog3902 Před 3 lety +3

    God bless England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

    • @kenzier1788
      @kenzier1788 Před 3 lety

      @Jason Craddock where may you be from, hm?

    • @hlog3902
      @hlog3902 Před 3 lety +1

      Jason Craddock Just jealous your own country is nothing to be proud of mate.

    • @kenzier1788
      @kenzier1788 Před 3 lety

      @@hlog3902 haha exactly