On May 10th 1940 Germany invaded Belgium, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; Winston Churchill became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom upon the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. The United Kingdom invaded Iceland and Belgium declared a state of emergency.

As the new prime minister, Churchill was called on to form a wartime coalition government.

On May 13, 1940 Winston Churchill gave his First Speech as Prime Minister to the House of Commons.

Hi I’m jack.

I decided to practice my oratory muscles by recording myself speaking out loud. And since I”m doing that, I decided to put it out there.

Today I will share what Churchill said on that day...