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Auxiliary Units: The Home Guard's Special Forces
Auxiliary Units were special units of the Home Guard. These units were to stay behind enemy lines in the event of a German invasion of the UK. They would provide intelligence and harass German rear areas.
Unlike the rest of the Home Guard, they were well armed and equipped. Each patrol had a Browning Automatic Rifle, as well as grenades, incendiary grenades, explosives, detonators, etc.
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08/06/2016 at 09:38
They were called Scallywags, and had arms and ammunition dumps in all sorts of strange places, they get found even now from time to time.
08/06/2016 at 09:50
Scallywags? What a thoroughly British name for a stay-behind unit 🙂
09/06/2016 at 08:52
It is a brilliant term isn’t it.
Hi dear, Germans have invaded so off doing some scallywagging. Gets the kids safe.