<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 has so much been owed by so many to so few
who said never has so much been owed by so many to so few
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill