Video : First Use of 'V for Victory'

14-Jan-1941
Germany
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World War II
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The British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is one of the first people to have used the V sign. (1943) It is often interpreted as indicating the word "victory" which was widely used when the Allies won World War II.
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| Artist: Unknown authorUnknown author | Credit: This photograph HU 55521 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Part of: Ministry of Information Second World War Press Agency Print Collection
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