Documents reveal Winston Churchill's urgent push for penicillin to treat expected casualties from D-Day amid frustrations about Britain's slow production rates. The prime minister's personal notes indicated deep concern over the UK lagging behind the United States despite penicillin being a British discovery. His frustration was compounded as even minor injuries could be life-threatening without the drug. While UK scientists had developed it, large-scale production was reliant on American companies, leading Churchill to demand proposals for increased UK supplies ahead of the Normandy landings.
Churchill's frustration over Britain's slow penicillin production before D-Day highlights the urgency for improved medical supplies during wartime.
The discovery of penicillin in London was revolutionary, yet the UK struggled to produce it at scale, leading to significant concerns for military casualties.
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