Military Training Act 1939
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The Military Training Act 1939 was a British law that introduced peacetime conscription for young men on the eve of the Second World War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
→
United Kingdom legislation → |
| ageRange | 20–21 → |
| appliesToDemographic |
male British subjects
→
young men → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
→
Great Britain → Scotland → Wales → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| dateEnacted | 1939-05-26 → |
| endTime | 1939 → |
| exemptionCategory |
conscientious objectors
→
medical unfitness → reserved occupations → |
| followedBy | full wartime conscription → |
| hasEffect |
introduced peacetime conscription
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required compulsory military training → |
| hasTitle |
Military Training Act 1939
→
surface form: "Military Training Act, 1939"
|
| historicalPeriod | prelude to the Second World War → |
| introducedBy |
Chamberlain government
→
surface form: "Neville Chamberlain government"
UK government →
surface form: "United Kingdom government"
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| legalStatus | repealed → |
| legislativeBody |
British Parliament
→
surface form: "Parliament of the United Kingdom"
|
| locationOfEnactment |
London, England
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surface form: "London"
|
| maximumAge | 21 → |
| minimumAge | 20 → |
| notableFor | first peacetime conscription law in British history → |
| partOf | United Kingdom military legislation → |
| precededBy | voluntary recruitment system → |
| reasonForEnactment |
growing threat from Nazi Germany
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preparation for possible war in Europe → |
| relatedTo |
British defence policy
→
National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939 → World War II →
surface form: "Second World War"
|
| repealedBy | National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939 → |
| royalAssent | 1939-05-26 → |
| serviceBranch |
British Army
→
Territorial Army → |
| serviceRequirement | 6 months military training → |
| shortDescription | British law introducing peacetime conscription for young men in 1939 → |
| startTime | 1939 → |
| subjectOf | conscription in the United Kingdom → |
| temporalContext | eve of the Second World War → |
| typeOfConscription | peacetime conscription → |
| yearOfAct | 1939 → |
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this entity surface form: "Military Training Act, 1939"