What did Chamberlain say in his speech declaring war?

Answer 1

The declaration of war by Britain in 1939 was made through diplomatic channels, not in some great speech. Neville Chamberlain did broadcast to the nation 15 minutes after the outbreak of war and said, 'We face evil men and evil times'.

Answer 2

This morning the British Ambassador in Berlin handed the German Government a final note, stating that, unless we heard from them by 11 o'clock that they were prepared at once to withdraw their troops from Poland, a state of war would exist between us. I have to tell you now that no such undertaking has been received and that consequently this country is at war with Germany

Answer 3

Churchill did not declare war on Germany. Nevil Chamberlain was still Prime Minister when Britain and France declared war on Germany.

On 3 September 1929, two days after German troops advanced into Poland, British Ambassador to Germany Sir Neville Henderson delivered Britian's ultimatum to begin withdrawing from Poland within two hours (11 AM) or face war with Britain. At 11:15, when no answer was received, PM Neville Chamberlain spoke over radio to the nation. The transcript of that broadcast is below:
I am speaking to you from the cabinet room at 10 Downing Street. This morning the British ambassador in Berlin handed the German government a final note stating that unless we heard from them by 11 o'clock that they were prepared at once to withdraw their troops from Poland, a state of war would exist between us. I have to tell you now that no such undertaking has been received, and that consequently this country is at war with Germany.

You can imagine what a bitter blow it is to me that all my long struggle to win peace has failed. Yet I cannot believe that there is anything more, or anything different, that I could have done and that would have been more successful. Up to the very last it would have been quite possible to have arranged a peaceful and honourable settlement between Germany and Poland. But Hitler would not have it. He had evidently made up his mind to attack Poland whatever happened, and although he now says he put forward reasonable proposals which were rejected by the Poles, that is not a true statement. The proposals were never shown to the Poles, nor to us, and though they were announced in the German broadcast on Thursday night, Hitler did not wait to hear comments on them, but ordered his troops to cross the Polish frontier the next morning.

His action shows convincingly that there is no chance of expecting that this man will ever give up his practice of using force to gain his will. He can only be stopped by force.

We have a clear conscience. We have done all that any country could do to establish peace. But the situation in which no word given by Germany's ruler could be trusted, and no people or country could feel itself safe, had become intolerable. And now that we have resolved to finish it, I know that you will all play your part with calmness and courage.

Answer 4

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