The "V" sign with the back of the hand has been a profane gesture for more than 100 years in England meaning essentially "up yours" which gives a slightly different view of those pictures of Winston Churchill making such a gesture.
During WWII the meaning of the gesture changed. A Belgian politician, Victor de Laveleye who went to England when the Nazis took over his country and directed radio broadcasts for the BBC suggested listeners in Europe use the letter "V" as a symbol of resistance. In French the V stands for "victoire" translated "victory" and in Dutch it stands for "vrjheid" for translated "freedom". In the United States it means "peace" which does not make sense. To have peace you have to have victory. With victory we have vrjheid.
As for me I like to think Churchill intended the original meaning.
Thanks, John Jenkins
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