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UK / United Kingdom: 'Never was so much owed by so many to so few', A poster quoting Churchill's words on the pilots of the Battle of Britain, c. 1941

UK / United Kingdom: 'Never was so much owed by so many to so few', A poster quoting Churchill's words on the pilots of the Battle of Britain, c. 1941

'Never was so much owed by so many to so few' was a wartime speech made by the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on 20 August 1940.

The name stems from the specific line in the speech referring to the ongoing efforts of the Royal Air Force crews who were at the time fighting the Battle of Britain, the pivotal air battle with the German Luftwaffe with Britain expecting a German invasion, as well as starting the dangerous bombing campaign over Germany.

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