<P> `` Never was so much owed by so many to so few '' was a wartime speech made by the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on 20 August 1940 . The name stems from the specific line in the speech , Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few , referring to the ongoing efforts of the Royal Air Force crews who were at the time fighting the Battle of Britain , the pivotal air battle with the German Luftwaffe with Britain expecting an invasion . Pilots who fought in the battle have been known as The Few ever since ; at times being specially commemorated on 15 September , `` Battle of Britain Day '' . </P>
<P> `` Never was so much owed by so many to so few '' was a wartime speech made by the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on 20 August 1940 . The name stems from the specific line in the speech , Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few , referring to the ongoing efforts of the Royal Air Force crews who were at the time fighting the Battle of Britain , the pivotal air battle with the German Luftwaffe with Britain expecting an invasion . Pilots who fought in the battle have been known as The Few ever since ; at times being specially commemorated on 15 September , `` Battle of Britain Day '' . </P>
who said never was so much owed to so many by so few
who said never was so much owed to so many by so few
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill