Winston Churchill holding a Thompson Submachine Gun and smoking a cigar- 1940

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image showing Winston Churchill holding a Thompson Submachine Gun and smoking a cigar- 1940

Trans_Europe_Express on April 20th, 2017 at 13:25 UTC »

The soldier to the right was completely unaware that Mr. Churchill was already half a bottle of brandy into his day.

TheRageDragon on April 20th, 2017 at 14:44 UTC »

Nyah seee, we're gonna show 'em who's boss, seee

Sianoq on April 20th, 2017 at 14:55 UTC »

If I remember correctly, the Germans tried to spread this photos among allied cities, trying to paint Churchill as a violent gangster.

The Germans stopped this propaganda campaign when it turned out the photo was actually improving Churchill's approval among allies.