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London schoolchildren being evacuated, Euston Station, World War II, 6 July 1944. In the early stages of the war, the British government ordered the evacuation of children from cities to the countryside as massive air attacks on cities were feared. Another wave of evacuations occurred in London in 1944 as it began to come under attack from V-1 flying bombs. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/KEYSTONE ARCHIVES)