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2. Home Guard (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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   The Home Guard (initially Local Defence Volunteers or LDV) was an unpaid armed citizen militia supporting the 'Home Forces' of the British Army during the Second World War. Operational from 1940 to 1944, the Home Guard comprised more than 1.5 million local volunteers otherwise ineligible for military service, such as those who were too young or ...

3. Auxiliary Units - Wikipedia

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   The Auxiliary Units, Home Guard Shock Squads[1] or GHQ Auxiliary Units were specially trained, highly secret quasi military units created by the British government during the Second World War with the aim of using irregular warfare in response to a possible invasion of the United Kingdom by Nazi Germany. With the advantage of having witnessed ...

4. Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander - Wikipedia

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   A BN-2A-21 with Model B improvements. BN-2B-26 A BN-2A-26 with Model B improvements. BN-2B-27 A BN-2A-27 with Model B improvements. BN-2T Turbine Islander based on BN-2A-26 with two 320 shp (240 kW) Allison 250-B17C turboprops. Seating for up to 9 passengers. Islander CC2 of the RAF Islander AL1

5. Northover Projector - Wikipedia

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   Muzzle velocity. 60m/sec (200ft/sec) Effective firing range. 251 m (274 yd) The Projector, 2.5 inch —more commonly known as the Northover Projector —was an ad hoc anti-tank weapon used by the British Army and Home Guard during the Second World War. With a German invasion of Great Britain seeming likely after the defeat in the Battle of ...

6. Home Guard Command (Denmark) - Wikipedia

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   The Commissioner of the Home Guard is responsible for recruitment and the public support to the Home Guard in Denmark and general defence in the Danish community. In times of tension and war the Danish Defence Command assume command over the activated Home Guard units. Until 2014, the Home Guard Command was located at Generalstok in Kastellet ...

7. Norwegian Home Guard - Wikipedia

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   The Norwegian Home Guard (Norwegian: Heimevernet – "HV") is the rapid mobilization force within the Norwegian armed forces. Its main focus is local defense and civil support, but it can also detach volunteers for international operations. Its main tasks are safeguarding territorial integrity, strengthening military presence, and protecting ...