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Entry Type
Corporate
Corporate Name
Home Guard
Place
United Kingdom
Place
United Kingdom
Epithet
citizen militia
Dates
1940-1944
History
Initially called "Local Defence Volunteers"; a defence organisation of the British Army during the Second World War. Operational from 1940 until 1944, the Home Guard and comprising local volunteers otherwise ineligible for military service, usually owing to age. "Nicknamed Dad's Army".
Authorised Form of Name
United Kingdom; Home Guard; 1940-1944; citizen militia
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