Skip to content ↓

History

History KS2 | World War Two | Britain declares war on Germany | BBC Teach

This short film offers an overview of the events that led to Britain declaring war on Germany in 1939. We hear from an eye-witness called Moya, who recalls practicing being evacuated and being issued with a gas mask the year before war was declared.

You have not allowed cookies and this content may contain cookies.

If you would like to view this content please

Ruth's story: Ecaping the Nazis as war began | BBC Teach

As a child, Ruth Rogoff escaped from Germany and arrived in Britain on the day that war started - 3 September 1939. In this film, she relates her childhood experiences and talks of her mother's remarkable courage. She begins by explaining how the German occupation of the Sudetenland led to her family fleeing Germany to the relative safety of Prague, Czechoslovakia.

You have not allowed cookies and this content may contain cookies.

If you would like to view this content please

Living through air raids | History - Children of World War Two

We meet Alan and his grand-daughter Isabel. Alan lived in north London during the Second World War and was in his home when the neighbour's house suffered a direct hit. Subscribe for more History clips from BBC Teach on Thursdays when we have them in: http://bit.ly/BBCSubscribeTeach If you found this video helpful, give it a like.

You have not allowed cookies and this content may contain cookies.

If you would like to view this content please