THE REDLINE HOME GUARD

LIVING HISTORY GROUP

THE REDLINE HOME GUARD.

Representing the 1st Berkshire (Abingdon) and 5th Oxfordshire (Henley) Battalions of the Home Guard that defended Stop Line Red.

Our aim is to pay tribute to our brave local Berkshire and Oxfordshire men, who volunteered to defend our homes, factories, infrastructure and countryside from the threat of the expected German invasion in 1940.

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Home Guard Radio and Signalling Training Evening

This week, Redline Home Guard travelled to a new training location at Sparsholt, near Wantage,[…]

Night Patrol Training at Cholsey & Wallingford Railway

This week, Redline Home Guard carried out an evening training exercise at the Cholsey &[…]

Redline Training Evening: Grenades and Infantry Explosives

This week’s Redline Home Guard training evening focused on wartime grenades and infantry explosives, combining[…]