Britain declared war with Germany on 3rd September 1939, 1.5 million women and children left the major cities for the countryside. In the next two days, thousands more departed. The British government ordered the evacuation rd because they thought the cities would be the first target for Hitler’s Luftwaffe, and children would be safer in rural areas. The 1939 evacuation was the biggest movement of people in British history. Taking the train Hundreds of thousands of children left their homes in cities and went by train to stay in small towns and villages in the countryside. The children didn’t know where they were going or when they were coming back – some even thought they were going on holiday. The children often went with their teachers and wore the name of their destination on a sign around their necks. When they arrived in the towns or villages, they went to live with local families and they went to school there. It was a journey which dramatically changed the lives of all the children. Country life Through evacuation, many city children had their first experience of life in the countryside. They played in the woods and learnt that milk came from cows. Some evacuees had very happy times with their host families, but some were not treated well and were very homesick. In fact, the bombing didn’t begin until nearly a year later and some children returned home. When the bombing did begin, the children were evacuated again. By the end of the Second World War in 1945, about 3.5 million people lived the unforgettable experience of evacuation.
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