The Government Evacuation Scheme was developed during the summer of 1938 by the Anderson Committee and implemented by the Ministry of Health. The country was … See more

A second evacuation effort started during and after the fall of France. From 13 to 18 June 1940, around 100,000 children were evacuated (and in many cases re-evacuated). Efforts were made to remove the vulnerable from coastal towns in southern See more

The movement of urban children of all classes to unfamiliar rural locations, without their parents, had a major impact. The Evacuees … See more

• Baumel, Judith Tydor. "Twice a Refugee: The Jewish Refugee Children in Great Britain during Evacuation, 1939--1943" Jewish Social … See more

Almost 3.75 million people were displaced, with around a third of the entire population experiencing some effects of the evacuation. In the first three days of official evacuation, 1.5 … See more

Even at the time, there were some that had grave concerns about the psychological effect on especially the younger children, and wondered whether they would be better … See more

• London in World War II
• Battle of Britain
• British anti-invasion preparations of the Second World War
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