Home Guard (United Kingdom)
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The Home Guard (United Kingdom) was a volunteer defence force formed during World War II to protect Britain from invasion and support the regular army on the home front.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Home Guard | 1 |
| Home Guard (United Kingdom) canonical | 1 |
| Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military organization
ⓘ
militia ⓘ volunteer defence force ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LDV ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Local Defence Volunteers ⓘ |
| commander |
Alan Brooke
ⓘ
surface form:
General Sir Alan Brooke
General Sir Edmund Ironside ⓘ |
| commandStructure | War Office ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1944 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
men in reserved occupations
ⓘ
men ineligible for regular military service ⓘ men too young or too old for conscription ⓘ |
| equipment |
improvised weapons
ⓘ
rifles ⓘ shotguns ⓘ |
| formed | 1940 ⓘ |
| garrison | Great Britain ⓘ |
| governedBy | Defence Regulations (United Kingdom) ⓘ |
| legalStatus | part-time soldiers under military law ⓘ |
| motto | “We Also Serve” ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
defence preparations against Operation Sea Lion
ⓘ
manning anti-aircraft batteries ⓘ patrolling and observation duties ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | British Army ⓘ |
| partOf | British Armed Forces ⓘ |
| peakStrength | about 1.7 million volunteers ⓘ |
| role |
aircraft observation
ⓘ
anti-invasion duties ⓘ coastal defence ⓘ guarding key points ⓘ home defence ⓘ manpower reserve ⓘ support to regular army ⓘ |
| successor | Home Guard (Cold War revival, 1950s) ⓘ |
| symbol | Home Guard armband ⓘ |
| uniform | khaki battledress ⓘ |
| voluntary | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British Home Guard
this entity surface form:
Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard