During World War II. Sir Nicholas Winton took the risk (ensure) the safety of 669 children by aiding their escape from countries(occupy) by Nazis. Due to Winton's great efforts, the Jewish children (bring) to England the children were helped to stay temporary homes.
Sir Nicholas Winton kept his entire story(complete) secret, even his wife never knew about it fifty years later. After the war, people remained in the dark about Sir Winton's (achieve). In 1988, his wife discovered Winton's journal, which kept (record) of the names and addresses of all the children. She sent the journal to the Britain television program "That's Life ", which brought his actionsthe public attention and Winton became a(respect) figure around the world.
In 2014, Winton won the Order of the White Lion, the Czech government's highest honour.
