669 children from saved from the horrors of WWII

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Today I think of a great man, Nicholas Winton. 80 years ago today the first Czech Kindertransport train set off towards London from Prague’s main railway station. This journey saved 669 children from the horrors of WWII. Today, we should all honor Nicholas Winton, the man who made it possible. You can Google for more information and facts about this, just Google Search “Nicholas Winton”.

This statue can be found at Platform 1a, Prague Main Railway Station, Hlavní nádraží Statue of Sir Nicholas Winton

Statue of Sir Nicholas Winton
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I didn’t know, shame on me ! Thank you for passing this information.

Best regards,

Alain

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Very good story to understand the current events

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@TheEagleEye さん、こんばんわ。

歴史上、忘れてはいけない事実を教えて頂き、感謝いたします。

戦争を二度と起こさないために我々は学び、分かち合い、許し合い、慰め合い、成長していくことを感じました。

669人の子供を救出したお話を知り、深く考えさせられました。

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Thank you @955HIRO , your words are very true. Thanks for your comment. I hope there is world peace from here forward.

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¡Bless!

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Hello @TheEagleEye Beautiful post

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Hi @TheEagleEye ,

Thank you for sharing this amazing story with us. I personally didn’t knew about him and I was really touched when I googled the name of this hero.

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You’re welcome @Sorbe . It is good to acknowledge the good people have done in history. Everything everyone does changes history, hopefully for the good.

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Fully agree with you @TheEagleEye ,

In Italy we had many examples of people like the one you mentioned. If you are interested in the topic related I will suggest you either to watch one movie from Spike Lee called “Miracle in S. Anna”, which is based on true facts happened in a little village in Tuscany during the Second World War period, or to check on Google the figure of Salvo D’Acquisto, that with his sacrifice saved the life of many people.

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Thanks @Sorbe yes my wife and I do like movies like that. I will find it, thanks very much.

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I didn’t know either even if I visited Prague more than 10 days! what a shame… but next time I certainly pay a visit. Thanks.

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Nice story Thank you :tulip:

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Hi @Sorbe I watched Miracle at St. Anna movie. Thanks for letting me know about it as I really enjoyed it. It had a good story line and was quite moving.

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I am really glad you have enjoyed it @TheEagleEye ,

It was a really touching movie for me , as I have visited the place and had the chance to talk to people that lived and survived to that nightmare.

If one day you will have the chance to visit Tuscany I advised you to visit the village not only for his historic importance, but for the beauty that surrounds it.

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Hi @Sorbe I’ve been to Tuscany several times but will be back. I will make sure I visit that town next time. My wife also enjoyed the movie and she doesn’t normally like that kind of movie. Thanks again.

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@TheEagleEye Very interesting and painful story… Thanks for sharing it with us. We have heard so many stories that happened during the wars, and they are really too much. But when these stories are honored with a monument, a song, a book or even just with a flower or by remembering some times … all those stories become immortal and exceptional. Thanks

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So touching true story. Thanks for educating me.

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@TheEagleEye @Sorbe The Tuscan hills are another captivating and fascinating things to visit…Apart history and culture there is the frame of Tuscany…the hills…the cypresses, the flowered fields, the olive trees, the horse stables … worth surely to visit…

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Hello, @TheEagleEye I agree with you. Let’s step forward~

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