Churchill was voted out of office before World War II’s end

Given that Churchill is frequently mentioned as one of the "Best Britons" or when people discuss how he was Britain's greatest wartime commander ever. One of the interesting facts about Winston Churchill that could surprise some people is Churchill was voted out of office before World War II’s end. Britain held its first general election in nearly a decade in July 1945, two months after Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender while the Pacific War was still raging. General elections typically take place every four to five years. After Germany had submitted but not Japan, Britain conducted its first general election in ten years in July 1945.

To many people's amazement, Churchill lost to Clement Attlee in a massive surprise landslide because of the opposition Labour Party's efforts to portray Churchill's Conservative Party as anti-worker and anti-welfare. Despite this, he handled everything admirably, declaring: "They have a legitimate right to kick us out, upon learning the news. Democracy is that. That is what our battle has been about." In 1951, he won the position of premier once more, and he held it for three and a half years before being forced to step down due to poor health.