#242 | Operation Pied Piper: The Evacuation of British Cities in World War II
English Learning for Curious Minds
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The Battle of Britain During the Second World War
Operation pied piper was one of the most extensive mass migrations in british history. It is somewhat ironic that the sh government used the name of a character from a german fairy tale to name the military style operation of removing children from its own cities. But the significance is clear nowadays. When we see old photographs from wold war to or movies recreating those tear jerking scenes, we see swathes. That's lots of children going off on trains or being billeted, so being put up in their new homes in the country side. And this is exactly what happened. However, what many do not know is that it was not just children who were evacuated.
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