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World Service,2 mins

"V for Victory" campaign 1941

War And Words

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Morale mattered in the war effort, and the BBC was a crucial weapon, as illustrated by the V for Victory Campaign. The V-sign became a rallying emblem for the Allies, as presenter David Dimbleby explains. (Photo: Aug. 27, 1941. The British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gives his famous " V for Victory Salute".) (Credit: AP)

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