Sir Nicholas Winton celebrated his 103rd birthday

21.05.2012 / 12:14 | Aktualizováno: 24.07.2014 / 12:16

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On May 19, 2012, Sir Nicholas Winton celebrated his 103rd birthday. Sir Nicholas saved 669 children, most of them Jews, from the Nazis by organising a total of eight trains from Prague to London. He also helped to find foster families for the refugees. In WWII he fought as a RAF officer. Sir Nicholas celebrated his birthday with family, friends and some of the "Winton Children".