Children were massively affected by World War II. Nearly two million children were evacuated from their homes at the start of World War II. They had to endure rationing, gas mask lessons, living with strangers etc.

Sadly, children accounted for one in ten of the deaths during the Blitz of London from 1940 to 1941.
Here is an emotional photo collection that shows everyday life of children during World War II.

Safe at least

 

So long soldier, and good luck

 

Sugar baby – a refugee

 

Theater of rest

 

Travels in style

 

With the greatest of care

 

Yank aids flying bomb victim

 

Young Frenchman finds a friend

 

Youthful refugees

 

A child of war

 

A lucky Kharkov civilian

 

Air conditioning – Chinese style

 

Aussie wives head for U.S.

 

Boy poses for photographing

 

Bringing home American ‘bacon’

 

But it’s still home

 

Children evacuated from London

 

China feeds American warbirds

 

Chinese orphans

 

Chinese boy helps build airfield

 

Danger! Unexploded Bomb

 

Famine in India

 

 

Father and son fight together

 

Fearful eyes of the innocent

 

First aid

 

First milk for Guam child

 

For Jews only

 

French children frolic near invasion craft

 

Going bye-bye

 

Head for Bastille Day Festivities

 

Heading for a new homeland

 

‘Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned’

 

 

Hitch-hiking in the Iceland manner

 

Japan attacks on Philippines

 

Latest Italian drive

 

London children mobilized for evacuation

 

Malta’s children can still smile

 

Mascot of the Yanks

 

Merry Christmas from the yanks

 

Milk for children of Oran

 

Mother’s little helper

 

New deep shelter against ‘Buzz-bombs’

 

Orphans of war

 

Refugee, English style

 

Safe at last!