In May 1940, as World War II began to rage across Europe, Nazi Germany invaded Belgium and the Netherlands, while the British-French allies were losing ground on many fronts. At this time, the British Parliament believed that the incumbent Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was too weak in defending the country, forcing him to resign and find a successor. Winston Churchill, the Lord Chancellor of the Admiralty, was immediately chosen by the British Parliament and the Royal Family to protect the fate of the foggy country.