The evacuation of civilians in Britain during the Second World War was designed to save civilians in Britain, particularly children, from the risk of the aerial bombing of cities, by moving them to areas thought to be less at risk.
The evacuation of civilians in Britain during the Second World War was designed to save the population of children in built up areas areas in the United Kingdom from aerial bombing of cities and military targets such as docks. Civilians, particularly children, were moved to areas thought to be less at risk.