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By *teveanddebs OP   Couple
over a year ago

Norwich

I'm not talking about the nutters with the website with that name but the organisation started by Churchill in case of a German invasion.

I'd never heard of them until I watched the Remembrance service at the Cenotaph on Sunday but it's been fascinating to read about them.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow


"I'm not talking about the nutters with the website with that name but the organisation started by Churchill in case of a German invasion.

I'd never heard of them until I watched the Remembrance service at the Cenotaph on Sunday but it's been fascinating to read about them."

There was a Time Team programme (Shooters Hill?) where they 'discovered' a brick structure hidden in a garden.

On inspection it had far too much in the way of lighting and comms to be a simple air raid shelter and the conclusion was that it was meant to have been a resistance centre in the event of a German invasion.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm not talking about the nutters with the website with that name but the organisation started by Churchill in case of a German invasion.

I'd never heard of them until I watched the Remembrance service at the Cenotaph on Sunday but it's been fascinating to read about them.

Apparently the first person they had to dispose of was their commanding officer as he to much information to aid the Germans if he was captured

There was a Time Team programme (Shooters Hill?) where they 'discovered' a brick structure hidden in a garden.

On inspection it had far too much in the way of lighting and comms to be a simple air raid shelter and the conclusion was that it was meant to have been a resistance centre in the event of a German invasion."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Very interesting, this. It was basically a suicide mission, and anyone who was brave enough to volunteer for it is in my eyes a hero.

Thankfully they never had to go into action against an occupying German army.

Many who very involved never said a word about it, and took it to their graves with them.

About time there was some recognition.

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By *anfiona2Couple
over a year ago

ramsgate

There are bunkers of this type all over south east England

In fact there's supposed to be a huge one in ashford, as big as an airship underground!

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By *anfiona2Couple
over a year ago

ramsgate

There's a very good book about British resistance called Frontline Kent

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By *rumCoupleCouple
over a year ago

birmingham

It's been alleged that the first job of a member would be to assassinate the person who recruited them. They were given sealed orders, and I am sure there was a Harry Hill program where they discussed this.

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By *ollie_JCouple
over a year ago

London

Great website on it with photos of the small bunkers

google

Coleshill OB

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Great website on it with photos of the small bunkers

google

Coleshill OB"

excellent post ...fascinating stuff

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By *hite SnakeMan
over a year ago

leeds


"It's been alleged that the first job of a member would be to assassinate the person who recruited them. They were given sealed orders, and I am sure there was a Harry Hill program where they discussed this."

That would seem pointless what incentive would anyone have to recruit someone.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's been alleged that the first job of a member would be to assassinate the person who recruited them. They were given sealed orders, and I am sure there was a Harry Hill program where they discussed this.

That would seem pointless what incentive would anyone have to recruit someone."

Apparently true as the CO would have all the information as to whereabouts of men under his command

May well of been in sealed orders given to his men

Really tough at the top

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By *ucsparkMan
over a year ago

dudley


"It's been alleged that the first job of a member would be to assassinate the person who recruited them. They were given sealed orders, and I am sure there was a Harry Hill program where they discussed this.

That would seem pointless what incentive would anyone have to recruit someone.

Apparently true as the CO would have all the information as to whereabouts of men under his command

May well of been in sealed orders given to his men

Really tough at the top"

Resistant cells work as a small group with no knowledge of other groups so if caught they only know what they have done

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By *rumCoupleCouple
over a year ago

birmingham


"It's been alleged that the first job of a member would be to assassinate the person who recruited them. They were given sealed orders, and I am sure there was a Harry Hill program where they discussed this.

That would seem pointless what incentive would anyone have to recruit someone."

I don't think they would have known. From memory it tended to be policemen that were tasked with recruiting members. There is a logic in assassinating policemen in the event of a foreign occupation as they are likely to have specialist knowledge that would be useful to the enemy. In this case they would know who they recruited, so would have been a pressing security risk.

Given the atrocities committed in occupied Europe (Oradur sur Glane, Lidice) we can all thank our lucky stars that we were able to fend odd the Nazis - something worth remembering, especially at this time of year.

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By *teveanddebs OP   Couple
over a year ago

Norwich


"Great website on it with photos of the small bunkers

google

Coleshill OB"

That was the first website I found

I feel a visit to the museum at Parham Airfield coming on.

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

Their first targets were all the chief constables (they know who they were), and then know nazi sympathizers in their area.

They were issued with special .22 suppressed snipers rifles to do their sniping with.

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