And those who were very young then, and are very old now, will never forget the announcement of Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain, made from the Cabinet Room in Downing Street.
On that date Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain delivered news of the declaration of war against Nazi Germany to the nation via a BBC radio broadcast.
3rd September 1939: British Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain (1869 - 1940) in a BBC studio announcing the declaration of war
A STATUE for
Neville Chamberlain (Mercury, August 18)?
DEAR Editor, In an almost throwaway line at the end of his piece on
Neville Chamberlain, Jonathan Walker (Post, August 15) mentions credit to Chamberlain for war preparations.
Doctors could decide who is treated on the basis of answering questions such as 'where is the hypothalamus and what does it do?' In many ways that is what
Neville Chamberlain did, saying Czechoslovakia was "a long way away about which we know very little".
1940:
Neville Chamberlain resigned as prime minister and Winston Churchill formed a coalition wartime government, saying: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."
Of those who lived through the times, none could ever forget where they were when
Neville Chamberlain announced Britain was at war with Germany.
Premier
Neville Chamberlain mistakenly declared the deal meant "peace for our time" when he returned home with it.
The Prime Minister has proved to be Britain's worst negotiator since
Neville Chamberlain on the eve of the Second World War.
1940:
Neville Chamberlain died just months after resigning as Britain's wartime prime minister.
Mr Hamilton, who now leads Ukip in Wales, said the Prime Minister had chosen "the path of
Neville Chamberlain", the day after her attempts to do a Brexit deal with the EU stalled in Salzburg.
Neville Chamberlain - British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940)