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Feb 17, 2011 · The evacuation of Britain's cities at the start of World War Two was the biggest and most concentrated mass movement of people in Britain's history. In the first four days of September 1939...
May 3, 2013 · Here are some facts about the evacuation of children and mothers from cities to the countryside which took place in Britain during World War 2. The evacuation of children from cities to the countryside in order to keep them safe from air raids began in September 1939.
The evacuation of civilians in Britain during the Second World War was designed to defend individuals, especially children, from the risks associated with aerial bombing of cities by moving them to areas thought to be less at risk.
The first wave of Second World War evacuees in Britain left their urban homes on the 1st of September 1939, before Britain had declared war with Germany, the fear that cities would be bombed prompted many parents to enrol their children in the voluntary scheme to remove them from danger.
Learn how the British government sought to protect its citizens during World War 2 through the mass evacuation of children from cities.
Children were evacuated from cities across Britain. The children in this photograph are evacuees from Bristol, who have arrived at Brent railway station near Kingsbridge in Devon, 1940. Parents were issued with a list detailing what their children should take with them when evacuated.
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