Dad's Army
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Topic: Dad's Army
Posted By: Nick1986
Subject: Dad's Army
Date Posted: 08-Nov-2012 at 08:32
 Sadly Clive Dunn (Corporal Jones) died yesterday at the age of 90. He starred in a popular TV show about the WWII Home Guard tasked with defending Britain from Nazi invasion with obsolete or improvised weapons. Recruits included men who were disabled, too old or too young to enlist in the regular army, and workers in reserved occupations. ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
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Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 10-Nov-2012 at 11:46
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A selection of Home Guard weapons. The sticky bomb was designed to be slapped onto the side of a German tank, but was badly designed and often fell off the handle and stuck to the soldier's feet http://%20www.home-guard.org.uk/hg/spec.html - http://www.home-guard.org.uk/hg/spec.html ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 11-Nov-2012 at 13:31
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[TUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBSHjH7p-qA&feature=related[/TUBE]
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Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 12-Nov-2012 at 08:00
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In the early years of the war there weren't enough rifles to go round. Many home guard personnel armed themselves with shotguns, pitchforks, golf clubs, and broom handles
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Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 13-Nov-2012 at 08:53
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Short range spigot mortar designed to destroy enemy armor http://www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk/spigotmortarpage.htm - http://www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk/spigotmortarpage.htm ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 15-Nov-2012 at 08:29
 Home Guard with WWI era Maxim Gun ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 18-Nov-2012 at 10:22
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The government even issued Home Guard personnel with pikes in 1942: steel tubes with sword bayonets attached http://www.home-guard.org.uk/hg/unorth.html - http://www.home-guard.org.uk/hg/unorth.html ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Kevinmeath
Date Posted: 04-Jan-2013 at 16:31
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My Grandad was in the 'Homeguard' and loved 'Dads Army' and thought 'many a true word in jest'.
One day on a walk with the dog --- a beautiful Staffie named Tessie-- I talked to my Grandmother about it and she said oh yes but she also remembers the night that word came that 'It' was happening.
He picked his shot gun and catridges "Well this is it old gal" kissed her and took the dog -- a feking huge Staffie called Cambo--- and with his best friend and next door neighbour marched off to meet the Nazi invader.
He was of the opinion he stood no chance but he wasn't going to give in.
My Grandmother spent the longest night of her life clutchering her children and he butchers knife.
She hid under the stairs ------------- cymru am byth |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 18-Jan-2013 at 13:25
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Home Guard museum in Thetford, the original filming location for the Dad's Army TV series http://www.dadsarmythetford.org.uk/museum.htm - http://www.dadsarmythetford.org.uk/museum.htm ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 20-Jan-2013 at 17:14
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Home guard training manual http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gYySBcQvoCEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=home+guard&hl=en&sa=X&ei=I2z8UIalC9KW0QXOp4GADQ&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false - http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gYySBcQvoCEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=home+guard&hl=en&sa=X&ei=I2z8UIalC9KW0QXOp4GADQ&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |