CORB
Corb or CORB may refer to: Figures in Irish mythology and legendary history: *Corb (mythology), a Fomorian *Mug Corb, sometimes called Mac Corb, a High King *Fer Corb, a High King, son of Mug Corb Others: *Corb (river), a river in Catalonia, Spain * Children's Overseas Reception Board (CORB), a British child-welfare organisation active in 1940 *Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans, a Canadian country music band, formerly known as the Corb Lund Band *Morty Corb (1917–1996), an American jazz double-bassist *Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 188727 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier ( , , ), was a Swiss-French architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture. He was ...

Children's Overseas Reception Board
The Children's Overseas Reception Board (CORB) was a British government sponsored organisation. The CORB evacuated 2,664 British children from England, so that they would escape the imminent threat of German invasion and the risk of enemy bombing in World War II. This was during a critical period in British history, between July and September 1940, when the Battle of Britain was raging, and German invasion forces were being amassed across the English Channel. The children were sent mainly to the four Dominion countries, Canada 1,532 (in nine parties), Australia 577 (three parties), New Zealand 202 (two parties), and South Africa 353 (two parties), and 838 to the USA under the United States Committee for the Care of European Children programme. In the first few months over 211,000 childrenCalder p129 were registered with the scheme. A further 24,000 children had been approved for sailing in that time and over 1,000 volunteer escorts, including doctors and nurses, enrolled. It ...
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