AN 80-year-old who was saved from Nazi Germany by the Kindertransport as an infant has cycled 600 miles from Berlin to London.

Paul Alexander was one of about 10,000 children packed on to the Kindertransport to escape Nazi Germany between December 1938 and September 1939.

He was just 18 months old when his mother put him in the arms of a stranger to be brought to safety in Britain to be raised by a foster family.

To mark the 80th anniversary of the arrival of the first Kindertransport train to Harwich Port, Paul and 41 other riders cycled from Berlin to London between Sunday, June 17 and Friday, June 22.

Paul cycled the journey, which covered about 100 miles each day, alongside his son Nadav and 14-year-old grandson Daniel.

He said: "The journey that I’ve completed is a victory over oppression and over everything that I was sent away from.

"I can’t think of a more poignant and meaningful thing than doing this with my son and grandson.

"This is my answer to Adolf Hitler.

"This is my chance to say thank you to World Jewish Relief for orchestrating the Kindertransport."

When the trio arrived in Harwich they cycled to Parkeston Railway Club where there were greeted in a welcoming ceremony by residents.

Charlie Powell, Harwich mayor, said the ceremony went really well and was important for Harwich.

He said: "We met the three at Parkeston Railway Club and it was important because the Paul was one of the children on the Kindertransport and he had his son and grandson cycling with him.

"We presented them with the Harwich Town Council shield.

"They were all really pleased with the reception.

"I don't think they were expecting it.

"Paul was just a young child who came through Harwich and he vaguely remembers it.

"He did an amazing job taking part in the event."