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LOND NS P E C I A L 7 2 N D A N N I V E R S A RY O F WO R L D WA R 1 1 E D I T I O N TIMESOPERATION PIED PIPER:1939A N E VAC UAT I O N O F L O N D O N ’ S C H I L D R E N D U R I N G T H E S E C O N D WO R L D WA RO BY: DWIGHT JON ZIMMERMANNperation Pied Piper, millions of people, most of them children, statement indelibly etched in countless children’s memories. Givenwere shipped to rural areas in Britain as well as overseas to the large numbers and different social classes involved, individualCanada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. experiences ran the gamut from excellent to terrible.Almost 3 million people were evacuated during the first four days of On Dec. 6, 1941, Anna Freud, the daughter of Sigmund Freud, reportedthe operation, making it the biggest and most concentrated population the results of a 12-month study she had authorized. Its conclusion wasmovement in British history. that “separation from their parents is a worse shock for children than aPlans for such a move began during the summer of 1938, in which the bombing.” In the 2003 BBC Radio 4 documentary, “Evacuation: Thecountrywasdividedintoriskzonesidentifiedas“evacuation,”“neutral,” True Story,” Steve Davis, a clinical psychologist specializing in theor reception” and lists of available housing were compiled. study of war trauma, stated that in the worst cases, “It was little moreDuring the summer of 1939, the London County Council began than a pedophile’s charter.”requisitioning buses and trains. As the prospect of war became more Though the big children evacuation story occurred in England, itlikely, London’s mayor, Herbert wasn’t the only one. British womenMorrison, a Laborite, wanted to and children in Singapore beganbegin the evacuation process in MORE THAN to be evacuated shortly after JapanAugust, but was rebuffed by the launched its attack on the colony.government led by Prime Minister 3.5 MILLION PEOPLE After a harrowing experience on theirNeville Chamberlain, which was WERE RELOCATED. ship, one group eventually reachedconcerned that such a move would Australia in early January 1942.cause a general panic. YouTube features a number of videosIn London and other major cities, about the evacuation. One such videoadults saw long files of children led is a mixture of posters, photographs,by teachers or other officials walk and Imperial War Museum footage.toward bus or railroad stations for their journey to different parts of the Another video features a young schoolgirl interviewing hercountry. Each child carried around his neck a small square cardboard grandmother about her evacuation experience, part of a class project.box containing a gas mask, and on the lapel of each child’s coat was In it the grandmother states that her host family “was not very nice.”pinned a name card. Brothers and sisters held each other’s hands “like Overall, the operation was created to evacate the children and womengrim death, and refused to be parted.” of London from danger. It dislocated over 3.5 million children and women all over the world. From Canada to New Zealand, thePERSONAL ACCOUNTS ON THE EVACUATIONS displacement was massive. The British government believed thatOne mother in London, after watching her own two children march Operation Pied Piper was best but over the past 72 years, we, theoff, saw two tots leave a line and rush up to a policemen standing in public continue to hear many people and stories of their displacement.the middle of the intersection, holding traffic until the children had Now that we know stories of their past. We should learn from our pastpassed. “Bye-bye, Daddy,” they said. The policeman looked down, and not continue to make such operation where families are torn apartsmiled, and said, “Now be good, kiddies.” The children then got . Instead look closely on the situation. That is the theme I would likeback in line. As they did so, the mother saw tears rolling down the depict throughout my newspaper.policeman’s cheeks. Top Right Top LeftAs a rule, billeting officials would line the newly arrived children up Children of a London Suburb are looking Children Evacuees in Bristol, Englandagainst a wall or on a stage in the village hall, and invite potential at the remains of there home after an Axis carrying the essentials like suitcases, gashosts to take their pick. The phrase, “I’ll take that one” became a power attack on September 1940. masks and waving good bye to their loved at the Brent Station, London, England in 1940.OPERATION PIED PIPER: JOURNEY TO SAFETY WORLD WAR II POSTER 72YEARS SINCE WORLD WAR IIThe Evacuation of London’s Children London’s Childen to Safety Operation Pied PiperOperation Pied Piper is an military strategy Infographic to show the comparisons of This Poster commemorates Operationto move 3.5 million people outside the city the Evacuations with the Night of The Pied piper and the impact that it had onof London. London Blitz. the city of London. PAGE 1 PAGE 2–3 PAGE 4

80ºW 60ºW 50ºW 40ºW 20ºW 0º 20ºE OPERATION PIED PIPER: LOND CHILDREN’S JOURNEY TO SAFETY On 1 September 1939 operation was designe people. It was created Kingdom specifically Lo but some of the allied States. Read Counter-Clockwise 00:00 34 Canada 6:00 7,532 Children 122:00 United States 5,000 Children Highest Concentration of British Children Evacutees New Zealand 3,000Australia South Africa Canada United States Lowest

40ºE 60ºE 80ºE 100ºE 120ºE 140ºEDON 1939 Children and women moved hundred of miles away from there families that might have been worse than the actual bombings they could have encountered in the 9, the British Government began Operation Pied Piper. This bombs in London. The time stamps represent the time of the day on September ed and excuted to offically relocated more than 3.5 million 7th, 1940 Night 1 of the London Blitz. to move children and women out major cities in the United ondon. Many people moved within the country to rural areas forces accepted refugees into their countries like the United10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 18:00 305 Number of Bombs Dropped on London 121 New Zealand 202 ChildrenSouth Africa Australia353 Children 577 Children Distance From London (km)6,000 9,000 12,000 15,000 18,000 21,000

WORLD WAR 11 POSTERThis poster is to commerate OperationPied Piper and how the city of London wasaffected by the military activity.