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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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