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Entry TypeCorporate
Corporate NameHome Guard
PlaceUnited Kingdom
PlaceUnited Kingdom
Epithetcitizen militia
Dates1940-1944
HistoryInitially 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 NameUnited Kingdom; Home Guard; 1940-1944; citizen militia

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