King George VI's Empire Day Address
5/24/1940
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This recording of King George VI's Empire Day address was broadcast from London. In it he says: "It is not mere territorial conquest the enemy is seeking. It is the overthrow, complete and final, of the Empire and of everything for which it stands, and after that the conquest of the world." You can also listen to it in our main National Archives online catalog.
This primary source comes from the Collection CBS: Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., Collection.
National Archives Identifier: 2173225
Full Citation: Motion Picture 200.39; King George VI's Empire Day Address; 5/24/1940; Sound Recordings Relating to World War II and the Postwar Era, ca. 1937 - ca. 1954; Collection CBS: Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., Collection; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/king-george-vi-empire-day-address, June 4, 2023]Rights: Copyright Not Evaluated Learn more on our privacy and legal page.