home guard by bryony

medals these are some of the medals you would get in the home guard

facts At the beginning of the Second World War a large number of middle-aged men volunteered for war service. In October 1939, Winston Churchill suggested to Sir John Anderson, the head of Air Raid Precautions (ARP), that a Home Guard of men aged over forty should be formed. The public were invited to give their shotguns and pistols to the Home Guard and within a few months over 20,000 weapons were handed in. There was still not enough guns to go around and LDVs carried pickaxes, crowbars, coshes, spears and dummy rifles on duty. The men were also instructed on how to make Molotov cocktails that could be used against German tanks during the expected invasion. They were also trained in sabotage and the use of high explosives. Uniforms began arriving in the autumn of 1940. Some got khaki serge battledress whereas others had to wear LDV armbands. Later the men were issued with steel helmets, greatcoats and waterproof capes

things on a home guard uniform uniforms there are lots of diffrent things on a home guard uniform Our Home Guard Private returns to duty for an evening patrol wearing his Serge Wool Home Guard Cape and MkII Steel Helmet. The Home Guard Cape offered good protection from wind and cold and the occasional light shower, but was likely to become soaked after a heavy downpour.

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