Kindertransport

Identifier
002891
Dates
1938-1939
Type of Entity
Corporate Body

History

The Kindertransport was a rescue mission of nearly 10 000 predominantly Jewish children from Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria and Poland. It started nine months before the outbreak of the Second World War. The children were taken to the United Kingdom.

Places

  • The United Kingdom, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Poland

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0

Sources