Origin Of V For Victory Sign. This is because the ‘v sign’ was first used by english longbowmen in the 1415 battle of agincourt to mock the defeated. Churchill started using it as a morale booster for the british people and allied forces.

It’s also worth noting, in passing, that employing the “v” sign as a gesture of defiance and solidarity was first suggested in january 1941 by the liberal belgian. The british and irish (and australian and new zealand), twin fingers, the v sign insult.