Rishi Sunak reads out a short address in his contribution to the D-Day commemoration service in Portsmouth. The prime minister delivered an address by Field Marshal Montgomery, which was delivered to the troops ahead of the D-Day landings. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 The time has come to deal the enemy a terrific blow in Western Europe.
00:08 The blow will be struck by the combined sea, land and air forces of the Allies, together
00:16 constituting one great Allied team, under the supreme command of General Eisenhower.
00:25 On the eve of this great adventure, I send my best wishes to every soldier in the Allied
00:32 team.
00:35 To us, it's given the honour of striking a blow for freedom which will live in history.
00:43 And in the better days that lie ahead, men will speak with pride at our doings.
00:51 We have a great and righteous cause.
00:57 Let us pray that the Lord Mighty in battle will go forth with our armies and that his
01:04 special providence will aid us in the struggle.
01:10 I want every soldier to know that I have complete confidence in the successful outcome of the
01:17 operations that we are now about to begin.
01:22 With stout hearts and enthusiasm for the contest, let us go forward to victory.
01:30 And as we enter battle, let us recall the words of a famous soldier spoken many years
01:40 ago.
01:42 He either fears his fate too much or his desserts are small.
01:48 Who dare not put it to the touch to win or lose it all?
01:54 Good luck to each one of you and good hunting on the mainland of Europe.