On this day in 1938, the Kindertransport arrived in the UK. Three weeks prior, Kristallnacht saw the SA vandalize Jewish businesses and synagogues in Nazi-controlled areas. Acting quickly, the British Parliament authorized some 10,000 German, Polish, Czech, and Austrian Jews under 17 years of age to enter the country.

You can read about the experiences of George Jaeger, one of the children who escaped via the Kindertransport and later became a Foreign officer, at the link.