Kindertransports
In December 1938 the Kindertransports began, carrying Jewish children to safety in Britain
Witness History: World War Two history · BBC World Service
December 3, 20109m 6s
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Show Notes
The first trains full of Jewish children left Berlin in early December - heading for sanctuary in Britain. The Kindertransports only stopped with the outbreak of war in September 1939. They helped thousands of children from all over Nazi occupied Europe to escape the Holocaust.
Children arriving at Liverpool Street station. Getty images.