Editing Greatest Generation (section)

===Britain===
{{Main|Britain in World War II}}

In Britain, this generation came of age, like most of the western world, during a period of economic hardship as a result of the [[Great Depression in the United Kingdom|Great Depression]]. When the war in Europe began, millions of British citizens joined the war effort at home and abroad. Over 6 million members of this generation served in the war, and there were 384,000 casualties.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Fallen |url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/olympic-britain/crime-and-defence/the-fallen/#:~:text=In%20WWII%20there%20were%20384%2C000,half%20of%20them%20in%20London. |website=parliament.uk |access-date=January 8, 2021 |archive-date=January 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110202412/https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/olympic-britain/crime-and-defence/the-fallen/#:~:text=In%20WWII%20there%20were%20384%2C000,half%20of%20them%20in%20London. |url-status=live }}</ref> At home, [[the Blitz]] claimed the lives of thousands and destroyed entire British cities. The men and women of this generation continue to be honored in the U.K., particularly on [[V-E Day]]. In 2020, [[British Prime Minister]] [[Boris Johnson]] compared this generation to current generations and indicated his desire for them to show the "same spirit of national endeavour", in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Macer |title=Boris Johnson hails Britain's 'greatest generation' as he thanks WWII veterans on VE Day |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1279389/ve-day-boris-johnson-world-war-2-veterans-message-greatest-generation |access-date=January 8, 2021 |agency=Express |date=May 8, 2020 |archive-date=October 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026021324/https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1279389/ve-day-boris-johnson-world-war-2-veterans-message-greatest-generation |url-status=live }}</ref>