Churchill Society of Pennsylvania

06/18/2026

06/16/2026

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Space is LIMITED! The International Churchill Society's forty-third conference will be held from October 15 to 17, 2026. Get your ticket today! https://winstonchurchill.org/2026-international-churchill-conference/

This year, we recognize the 250th Anniversary of America and commemorate the strong ties and connections of Sir Winston Churchill to the United States. The birthplace of liberty, Philadelphia, is an ideal venue for discussing Winston Churchill's American roots, inspiration he drew from the founding fathers, and the lessons of leadership that our nation’s birth and Sir Winston’s example serve for today

06/15/2026

In response to the recent attention to a 2025 exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London—which alleges that Winston Churchill willfully starved the population of India during the Bengal famine—we refer you to an excerpt by Professor Nigel Biggar in Issue 208 (Winter 2025 ) of the International Churchill Society’s journal, Finest Hour:

In early October, 1943, Churchill told the war cabinet that one of the new viceroy’s first duties was to see to it “that famine and food difficulties were dealt with.” He wrote to Wavell the next day: “Every effort must be made, even by the diversion of shipping urgently needed for war purposes, to deal with local shortages.” Churchill refused a Canadian offer of 100,000 tons of food aid for Bengal because it would have taken two months to arrive, but the same war cabinet meeting resolved to seek Australian supplies instead.

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06/08/2026

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06/07/2026

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One June 5th, 1944, Winston Churchill reluctantly took a backseat as millions of men, hundreds of thousands of tons of supplies, and an armada of ships and aircraft were assembled to cross the channel the next day. The outcome of years of planning would all be decided in the next 48 hours.

On that day, Churchill telegraphed Stalin, "Tonight we go. We are using 5,000 ships and have available 11,000 aircraft." As the initial stages of the invasion made their way towards Normandy, Churchill worried about the casualties, perhaps recalling the disastrous Gallipoli campaign in World War I.

He told his wife the night of June 5th, "Do you realise that by the time you wake up in the morning, 20,000 men may have been killed." All Churchill could do was wait for news from the beaches.

Learn about Churchill and D-day more here: https://winstonchurchill.org/publications/finest-hour/finest-hour-122/cover-story-churchill-and-d-day/

06/06/2026

May we never forget what they did to save freedom and Western Civilization. ✌️❤️

On 6 June 1944, Allied forces launched Operation Overlord, the long-awaited invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe. British, American, Canadian, Free French, and other Allied troops came ashore in Normandy by sea and air in one of the most complex military operations in history.

Speaking to the House of Commons that day, Winston Churchill reported that “So far the Commanders who are engaged report that everything is proceeding according to plan. And what a plan!” It was not a declaration of easy victory. It was a sober recognition that the liberation of Europe had begun, and that the cost would be immense.

Today we remember the courage of those who landed, those who flew, those who sailed, and those who never came home.

https://winstonchurchill.org/the-life-of-churchill/war-leader/d-day-6-june-1944/

06/04/2026

On this day in 1940, Churchill locks in and delivers one of the most historic and consequential speeches of all time; inspiring his nation and the world to ✌️🎩

05/29/2026

The three greatest statesmen of the past 300 years come together for this panel! ✌️