War - Home Guard in Westmorland silent video

Home Guard Westmorland silent video

Silent video from home movie taken during World War 2 in Westmorland (now part of Cumbria). Home Guard practice using local transport to set up an ambush in the fells in Cumbria. Camouflage their car. Cycle patrols and motor cycle communication teams. Night exercise with soft shoes and blackened faces following each other by touch. Home Guard practice house to house fighting very realistically with Nazi actors. Inspection, field exercises, hand to hand combat, parade. Award of medals.

This oral history was recorded for the Voices of Cumbria Millennium Project in 2000 commissioned by Cumbria Archives and was illustrated by Peter Nicholson using various images from various collections in Cumbria. Please re-use freely.