Blitz:  German air raids, from a German word 'blitzkrieg' which means 'lightning war'.

concentration camp; Prison where Jews and other prisoners were kept by the Nazis

blackout: Wartime ban on street lights and other lights at night.

evacuee:Someone who was evacuated, moved from a danger area to a safer place.

air raid: An attack by planes dropping bombs.

gas mask: Face mask to protect people against poison gas.

 Frank, Anne: (1929-1945) A German Jewish girl who spent two years hiding from the Nazis in a  house in Holland. Her wartime diary was published after the war.

siren Machine :that made a wailing noise as a warning when enemy planes were seen.

air raid: drill Practice for what to do in air raid, such as going to the shelter.

air raid shelter: A building to protect people from bombs.