Wednesday, July 26, 2006
This Day in History
On this day in 1945, Winston Churchill resigned as Prime Minister having had his conservative party lose badly in elections held just prior. Talk about an ungrateful nation. Churchill had left the Potsdam Conference to stand for election and Clement Atlee, his replacement as Prime Minister, returned to the house that looks like a face west of Berlin. Eastern Europe suffered a lot for the decision of the British people.
Because Potsdam was in East Germany and, in fact, was in the Commies idea of an urban preservation zone, many houses in that suburb still show evidence of fierce firefights from Spring, 1945.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 7:27 AM 
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Churchill is well revered here in the Czech Republic. There are several statues, one much larger than life in the middle of a square that bears his name (Czech Style).
"Namesti Winstone Churchilla"
One of the last great leaders.
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"Namesti Winstone Churchilla"
One of the last great leaders.
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