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Children from British cities were sent to the countryside during World War II to keep them safe from anticipated bombing.
In England, it was feared that major cities such as London would be bombed by the German Air Force (Luffwaffe). Therefore, many children were evacuated to the countryside for their own safety - it was believed that the countryside was safer and that the children would avoid the horrors of war and the dangers of the bombing campaigns.
Any time between the start of the war until March 1946
The most reported example of this was during The Blitz, the German bombings of Britain and Northern Ireland, when the children were sent to the countryside, where it was much safer than in the cities. There were many examples of this, all over Europe, including targets of the Israelite Holocaust, that were, by comparison, under reported.
they would be safer in the countryside
Evacuation was introduced by the government to move people out of dangerous situations to safer places.Evacuation was introduced by the government to move people out of dangerous situations to safer places.
Into the countryside
Children from British cities were sent to the countryside during World War II to keep them safe from anticipated bombing.
Evacuated to the countryside
Children were evacuated during the war so that they were not hurt if a bomb was to land where they lived so they sent them off to the countryside to live while the war was on. They sent them to the countryside as there wasn't all the lights from peoples houses like there was in the city.
The Pevensies went to live with the Scrubbs because their parents thought it would be safer for them during World War II. Mrs. Scrubb was a good friend of their mother and the Scrubbs lived in the countryside, away from the bombing raids in London.
I went to the countryside during the vacation
London was a safer place in World War I due to its distance from the Western Front. In contrast, Paris was not very far frm the chaos of the war.
During the Blitz in World War II, children were evacuated from urban areas to the countryside or other safer locations to protect them from bombing raids. They were often sent to live with host families or in group shelters to ensure their safety. This evacuation effort aimed to reduce the risk of harm to children during the intense bombing raids on cities.
Children were evacuated because cities were being bombed. In the countryside it was a lot safer, so the children were sent there to stop them being killed in bomb blasts.
In England, it was feared that major cities such as London would be bombed by the German Air Force (Luffwaffe). Therefore, many children were evacuated to the countryside for their own safety - it was believed that the countryside was safer and that the children would avoid the horrors of war and the dangers of the bombing campaigns.