The real 'Dads Army'

10th May 1942: Hit and run 'nuisance raider' kills civilians in a small home town

During an exercise involving the local Home Guard, ARP personnel and the Police in Northen Command, 'enemy' forces succeeded in taking a town after a bitter struggle but were later overpowered. Photograph shows the Home Guard firing at the 'enemy' in the street behind the cover of a post-box.

In Britain the Home Guard were a volunteer force of part time …