Summary: The training and duties of the Home Guard at a fairly late stage in the war.
Description: The film has a recruiting purpose, its message being that by taking over more home defence and so freeing the regular army for other duties, the HG is playing a direct role in the Liberation of Europe. After initial 'Flashback' shots of men listening to the first appeals for "the Local Defence Volunteers" and early parades, film shows "modern" Home Guard - new uniform; new training - street fighting and fieldcraft (camouflage, river crossing); new weapons (HGs fire a Blacker Bombard at derelict tank); better control and coordination; new duties - manning coastal guns, and AA gun and rocket batteries.
Alternative Title:
Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:UKY 539
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1944-04
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
British Movietone News (Production company)
Sanger, Gerald (Production individual)
Whale, Peter (Production individual)
Cotter, Jack (Production individual)
Harris, R (Production individual)
Thompson, Graham (Production individual)
Mitchell, Leslie (Production cast)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Home Guard (regiment/service)
Keywords: operations, British military - routine (object name)
recruitment, British: Home Guard (object name)
training, British military (object name)
weapons, British - projector: Blacker Bombard (object name)
propaganda (concept)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 964 ft; Running time: 11 mins
