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50+ Heartwarming Photos Of Children During World War II

Children were massively affected by wars and conflicts. When World War II started, millions of children were evacuated from their homes. They had to separate from their families and live with strangers to survive. Countless children were affected by World War II atrocities; children accounted for one in ten of the deaths during the Blitz of London from 1940 to 1941. An estimated 200,000 Polish children were kidnapped during World War II. As many as 75 percent of these children never made it back to their families in Poland. Have a look at these heartbreaking photos compiled by Bygonely of children during WWII.

#1 A horde of children wearing gas masks carry out a practice evacuation of a school in Kingston, Greater London, after a canister of tear gas was discharged. 1941.

A horde of children wearing gas masks carry out a practice evacuation of a school in Kingston, Greater London, after a canister of tear gas was discharged. 1941.

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#2 A group of London children inspect bomb damage outside their front door, 1944.

A group of London children inspect bomb damage outside their front door, 1944.

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#3 Merry Christmas from the yanks

Merry Christmas from the yanks

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#4 An elderly woman and several children walk to the gas chambers of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Poland. 1944.

An elderly woman and several children walk to the gas chambers of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Poland. 1944.

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#5 Jewish children, survivors of Auschwitz, stand with a nurse behind a barbed wire fence. Poland, 1945.

Jewish children, survivors of Auschwitz, stand with a nurse behind a barbed wire fence. Poland, 1945.

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#6 Mothers and their children step out of the train at Auschwitz concentration camp. Poland.

Mothers and their children step out of the train at Auschwitz concentration camp. Poland.

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#7 A boy retrieves an item from a rubble-strewn street after German bombing raids in the first month of the Blitz in England, 1940.

A boy retrieves an item from a rubble-strewn street after German bombing raids in the first month of the Blitz in England, 1940.

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#8 A young refugee hangs onto his dog’s leash whilst awaiting wartime evacuation, 1940.

A young refugee hangs onto his dog's leash whilst awaiting wartime evacuation, 1940.

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#9 Some of the first children to be evacuated from London under a new law.

Some of the first children to be evacuated from London under a new law.

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#10 Child survivors of the Auschwitz concentration camp stand near the fence , 1945.

Child survivors of the Auschwitz concentration camp stand near the fence , 1945.

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#11 A porter pushes the luggage of evacuees bound for Wales on a trolley at a London railway station, with a young boy perched on top of the suitcases, 1940.

A porter pushes the luggage of evacuees bound for Wales on a trolley at a London railway station, with a young boy perched on top of the suitcases, 1940.

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#12 Young boys swing from a lamp post in the midst of rubble left by a bombing raid on London during the Blitz, 1940.

Young boys swing from a lamp post in the midst of rubble left by a bombing raid on London during the Blitz, 1940.

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#13 A young “Sergeant Major” inspects some British schoolboys who have been evacuated to Kent at the start of the war, 1939.

A young "Sergeant Major" inspects some British schoolboys who have been evacuated to Kent at the start of the war, 1939.

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#14 Little evacuee wearing mask and taking a closer look at the eagle, 1941.

Little evacuee wearing mask and taking a closer look at the eagle, 1941.

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#15 Father Christmas hands out toys and games, including a set of building bricks, to children at a home for evacuees in Henley-on-Thames, England, 1941.

Father Christmas hands out toys and games, including a set of building bricks, to children at a home for evacuees in Henley-on-Thames, England, 1941.

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#16 A woman fits a child with a gas mask at school. England, 1940.

A woman fits a child with a gas mask at school. England, 1940.

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#17 Safe at least.

Safe at least.

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#18 So long soldier, and good luck

So long soldier, and good luck

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#19 Sugar baby – a refugee

Sugar baby - a refugee

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#20 Theater of rest

Theater of rest

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#21 Travels in style

Travels in style

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#22 With the greatest of care

With the greatest of care

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#23 Yank aids flying bomb victim

Yank aids flying bomb victim

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#24 Young Frenchman finds a friend

Young Frenchman finds a friend

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#25 Youthful refugees

Youthful refugees

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#26 A lucky Kharkov civilian

A lucky Kharkov civilian

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#27 Aussie wives head for U.S.

Aussie wives head for U.S.

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#28 But it’s still home

But it’s still home

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#29 Children evacuated from London

Children evacuated from London

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#30 China feeds American warbirds

China feeds American warbirds

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#31 Chinese boy helps build airfield

Chinese boy helps build airfield

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#32 Famine in India

Famine in India

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#33 Father and son fight together

Father and son fight together

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#34 Fearful eyes of the innocent

Fearful eyes of the innocent

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#35 French children frolic near invasion craft

French children frolic near invasion craft

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#36 Going bye-bye

Going bye-bye

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#37 Head for Bastille Day Festivities

Head for Bastille Day Festivities

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#38 Hitch-hiking in the Iceland manner

Hitch-hiking in the Iceland manner

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#39 London children mobilized for evacuation

London children mobilized for evacuation

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#40 Malta’s children can still smile

Malta’s children can still smile

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#41 Mascot of the Yanks

Mascot of the Yanks

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#42 Mother’s little helper

Mother's little helper

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#43 A little girl holds her doll in the rubble of her bomb-damaged home. England. 1940.

A little girl holds her doll in the rubble of her bomb-damaged home. England. 1940.

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#44 A Jewish boy raises his hands at gunpoint after Nazi SS soldiers forcibly removed him and other ghetto residents from the bunker, 1943.

A Jewish boy raises his hands at gunpoint after Nazi SS soldiers forcibly removed him and other ghetto residents from the bunker, 1943.

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#45 London children wear their gas masks as they skip in the park at their temporary homes on the south coast of England. 1940.

London children wear their gas masks as they skip in the park at their temporary homes on the south coast of England. 1940.

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#46 A young child named Freddie Somer cries upon arriving at King’s Cross Station in London for wartime relocation. 1939.

A young child named Freddie Somer cries upon arriving at King's Cross Station in London for wartime relocation. 1939.

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#47 Children play on the bomb sites and wrecked tanks in Berlin in the aftermath of the fighting there. 1945.

Children play on the bomb sites and wrecked tanks in Berlin in the aftermath of the fighting there. 1945.

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#48 A group of child survivors stand behind a barbed wire fence at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in southern Poland, 1945.

A group of child survivors stand behind a barbed wire fence at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in southern Poland, 1945.

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#49 Children perch on a tree near the Brandenburg Gate to watch a U.S. cargo plane arrive during the Berlin Airlift. June 24, 1948.

Children perch on a tree near the Brandenburg Gate to watch a U.S. cargo plane arrive during the Berlin Airlift. June 24, 1948.

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#50 Three young evacuees sit on their suitcases ready for their journey away from the danger of the city. England. 1940.

Three young evacuees sit on their suitcases ready for their journey away from the danger of the city. England. 1940.

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#51 Children of an eastern suburb of London, who have been made homeless by the random bombs of the Nazi night raiders, 1940.

Children of an eastern suburb of London, who have been made homeless by the random bombs of the Nazi night raiders, 1940.

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#52 A mother and child wear gas masks during a tear gas exercise in Kingston-On-Thames, England, 1941.

A mother and child wear gas masks during a tear gas exercise in Kingston-On-Thames, England, 1941.

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#53 Evacuee children sent away from London greet their parents during a special one-day reunion, 1939.

Evacuee children sent away from London greet their parents during a special one-day reunion, 1939.

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#54 Two little girls read a board advertising carrots instead of ice pops, 1941.

Two little girls read a board advertising carrots instead of ice pops, 1941.

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#55 London schoolchildren try on their gas masks, 1941.

London schoolchildren try on their gas masks, 1941.

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#56 American Supply Sergeant Ralph Gordon kneels in a street to give a piece of gum to a barefoot German girl, 1945.

American Supply Sergeant Ralph Gordon kneels in a street to give a piece of gum to a barefoot German girl, 1945.

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#57 An abandoned boy holds a stuffed toy animal amid ruins following a German aerial bombing of London, 1940.

An abandoned boy holds a stuffed toy animal amid ruins following a German aerial bombing of London, 1940.

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#58 A homeless boy points out his bedroom to his friends after his home had been wrecked during a random bombing raid in an eastern suburb of London, 1940.

A homeless boy points out his bedroom to his friends after his home had been wrecked during a random bombing raid in an eastern suburb of London, 1940.

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#59 A little girl waits nervously with her doll and luggage before leaving London for her billet, 1940.

A little girl waits nervously with her doll and luggage before leaving London for her billet, 1940.

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#60 Children play in a bomb-damaged area of London, 1946.

Children play in a bomb-damaged area of London, 1946.

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