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Churchill visits the front line

Churchill visits the front line

11th July 1940: Churchill inspects the defences at Dover in the hope that the Luftwaffe will mount another big raid

Jul 11, 2025
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Churchill looks out over the Channel from the subterranean defences built inside the cliff at Dover Castle, during a later visit in 1940.

Throughout the war Churchill was always keen to get close to the action. On D-Day in 1944 he had to ordered by the King not to view the landings from one of the ships offshore. The Battle of Britain was no different. I…

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