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Home Guard

1940-1944 British Army auxiliary defence force
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Home Guard

Summary

Home Guard is a military unit[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (997 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Home Guard is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Home Guard's instance of is recorded as military unit[4].
  • Home Guard's military branch is recorded as British Army[5].
  • Home Guard's Commons category is recorded as Home Guard (United Kingdom)[6].
  • May 14, 1940 marks the founding of Home Guard[7].
  • Home Guard was dissolved in December 31, 1945[8].
  • Home Guard was part of the conflict World War II[9].

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Founding

May 14, 1940 marks the founding of Home Guard[7].

Dissolution

Home Guard was dissolved in December 31, 1945[8].

Why It Matters

Home Guard ranks in the top 1% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (997 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Christopher Lee United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . BBC Online. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · הנדב הנכון · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
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    Military branch → British Army
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1705]]: Home Guard"
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