The Plight of Belgian Children: The Allied Interest in the Child Evacuation Scheme to Switzerland, 1942-1945

Chelsea Sambells

The Plight of Belgian Children: The Allied Interest in the Child Evacuation Scheme to Switzerland, 1942-1945

Chelsea Sambells

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Abstract

In June 1942, the Allied governments investigated whether they could support and enlarge an ongoing Swiss-led humanitarian mission to evacuate 100,000 Belgian, French and Yugoslav children from their war-torn countries and send them to neutral Switzerland. The logistics of these plans involved gaining the consent of the German government, the participation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and its national branches, the approval of the Swiss government, the financial support of the British government, and the promise of provisions from the United States and Canada.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Children and War Past and Present II
Editors	Grazia Prontera, Wolfgang Aschauer, John Buckley, Helga Embachler, Albert Lichtblau, Johannes-Dieter Steinert
Publisher	Helion & Co.
Chapter	9
Pages	149-158
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9781911096917
Publication status	Published - 15 Jan 2017
Externally published	Yes

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The Plight of Belgian Children : The Allied Interest in the Child Evacuation Scheme to Switzerland, 1942-1945. / Sambells, Chelsea.

Children and War Past and Present II. ed. / Grazia Prontera; Wolfgang Aschauer; John Buckley; Helga Embachler; Albert Lichtblau; Johannes-Dieter Steinert. Helion & Co., 2017. p. 149-158.

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