Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (30 November 1874 24 January 1965) was a British politician, army officer, and writer, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. As Prime Minister, Churchill led Britain to victory in the Second World War. During the 1930s, Churchill took the lead in calling for British rearmament to counter the growing threat from Nazi Germany. At the outbreak of the Second World War, he was re-appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. Following Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's resignation in 1940, Churchill replaced him. Churchill oversaw British involvement in the Allied war effort, resulting in victory in 1945 Wikipedia contributors. (2018, November 12). Winston Churchill. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08:41, November 12, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Winston_Churchill&oldid=868414411 Note - All quotes have been collated from third party sources. If you dispute the authenticity of a quote, or quotes referenced, please get in touch with us and we will investigate, edit, or suppress the disputed material as relevant