peOple’S liFeS dUriNg woRld wAR II
. What was it like to be an evacuee? An Evacuee (children in particicular) would feel confused, because he wouild now where they sending him/her. Depressed, at leaving all their belogings, family and friends. Annoyed at being forced to live their own, home countries for their safety. Scared, because they would know what was going to happen to them next. Hopeful, to get a home and a family who would take care of them and love them.
What was the diet of people like during the war? There was rationing and people had to make the best of what was available. The menu would mainly consist on milk, bread, bacon, cheese, apples, sausages.
. What was it like during the Blitz in 1940?
At 4:56pm on 7 September 1940, the 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.
Heavy and frequent bombing raids carried out over Britain in 1940 and 1941. This was called The Blitz. London was bombed ever day and night, bar one, for 11 weeks.
What does ‘Blitz’ mean?
Blitz is the German word for ‘lightning’.
The bombs destroyed many buildings.
