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Evacuation means leaving a place. During the Second World War, many children living in big cities and towns were moved temporarily from their homes to places considered safer, usually out in the countryside.
It was dangerous living in a big city during the war. Cities were the target of enemy aircraft that flew over at night and dropped bombs.
At 4:56pm on 7 September 1940, the air raid sirens wailed as the German Air Force, the luftwaffe, launched a massive raid on London. Over 350 bombers flew across the Channel from airfields in France and dropped 300 tonnes of bombs on the docks and streets of the East End of London.
After World War One ended in 1918, Germany had to give up land and was banned from having armed forces. Poland was invaded by Germany in an unprovoked attack so war was declared in 1939.
On 6 June 1944, British,American, and Canadian troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France. It marked the turning point in World War II when the Allied forces began to win their fight against the Axis powers.