Home Guard
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- British Home Guard
- Combat Groups of the Working ClassCombat Groups of the Working ClassThe Combat Groups of the Working Class was a paramilitary organization in East Germany, founded in 1953 and abolished in 1990. It numbered about 400,000 volunteers for much of its existence.-History:...
(German: Kampfgruppen der Arbeiterklasse, KdA) - Confederate Home GuardConfederate Home GuardThe Confederate Home Guard was a somewhat loosely organized militia that was under the direction and authority of the Confederate States of America, working in coordination with the Confederate Army, and was tasked with both the defense of the Confederate home front during the American Civil War,...
, during the American Civil War - Croatian Home GuardCroatian Home GuardCroatian Home Guard or also, known as the "Homeland Defenders," was the name used for the armed forces of the Independent State of Croatia which existed during World War II.- Formation :...
and Imperial Croatian Home Guard - Danish Home GuardDanish Home GuardThe Danish Home Guard is the fourth service of the Danish military, formerly concerned only with the defence of Danish territory, but since 2008, it has also participated in forward operating base guard duties in Afghanistan. Service is voluntary and unpaid, except that the most basic expenses...
- OmakaitseOmakaitseThe Omakaitse was a militia organisation in Estonia. It was founded in 1917 following the Russian Revolution. On the eve of the Occupation of Estonia by the German Empire the Omakaitse units took over major towns in the country allowing the Salvation Committee of the Estonian Provincial Assembly...
, Estonian Home Guard in WW II. - Kaitseliit, Estonian Defence League. Active.
- Landstorm, Male conscripts over 32 years old of the European legal class in the Royal Dutch East Indies Army (KNIL) of the Dutch East IndiesDutch East IndiesThe Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Netherlands government in 1800....
. - Local Defence troops (Finland)Local Defence troops (Finland)Local Defence troops, or Local Defence units and Volunteer reserve units are local troops of Finnish Defence Forces composed of volunteer reservists and other volunteers who have pledged to act within troops during a crisis...
- Home Guard (Unionist), during the American Civil War
- Indian Home GuardIndian Home GuardThe Indian Home Guard is an Indian paramilitary force which is tasked as an auxiliary to the Indian Police.The Home Guards Organization was reorganised in India in 1962 after the Sino-Indian War with the People's Republic of China, though it existed in smaller units individually in some...
. - ZemessardzeZemessardzeThe National Guard is a part of National Armed Forces. NG is a basic land component, consisting of volunteers who perform traditional national guard duties such as crisis response and support for military operations. It consists of 3 regions of National Guard...
, Latvian National Guard. Active. - Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force (1944)Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force (1944)The Lithuanian Territorial Defense Force or LTDF was a short-lived Lithuanian volunteer armed force created and disbanded in 1944 during the German occupation of Lithuania. It was subordinate to the authorities of Nazi Germany...
- MilitiaMilitiaThe term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. It is a polyseme with...
- National Guard of the United States
- Norwegian Home GuardNorwegian Home GuardThe Norwegian Home Guard , is a rapid mobilisation force in the Norwegian military. Founded 6 December 1946, it is the youngest branch in the Norwegian forces.-Organization:...
- Polish Home Army or Armia Krajowa.
- Slovene Home Guard.
- Sri Lankan Home Guard
- State Defense ForcesState Defense ForcesState defense forces in the United States are military units that operate under the sole authority of a state government; they are partially regulated by the National Guard Bureau but they are not a part of the Army National Guard of the United States...
of the various United States of America - Swedish Home GuardSwedish Home GuardThe Swedish Home Guard is a part of the Swedish Armed Forces. The Home Guard consists of local defence units under the leadership of the armed forces, as well as 23 national auxiliary defence organizations.-History:...
- Territorial Army, British reserve forces
- Territorial Defense Forces (Yugoslavia)Territorial Defense Forces (Yugoslavia)The Territorial Defense Forces were a separate part of the armed forces of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The forces acted as a Home Guard which roughly corresponded to a military reserve force or an official governmental paramilitary...
- VolkssturmVolkssturmThe Volkssturm was a German national militia of the last months of World War II. It was founded on Adolf Hitler's orders on October 18, 1944 and conscripted males between the ages of 16 to 60 years who were not already serving in some military unit as part of a German Home Guard.-Origins and...
, German Home Guard (Second World War) - Volunteer Defence CorpsVolunteer Defence CorpsVolunteer Defence Corps may refer to:*Volunteer Defence Corps in Australia*Volunteer Defence Corps in Hong Kong*Shanghai Volunteer Corps...
- Volunteer Fighting Corps - Japan (Second World War)
- WachdienstWachdienstThe Wachdienst was an auxiliary organisation erected by the Third Reich in Germany during the last months of World War II, in 1945. The service was created to assist local authorities in rural areas, among other things, and elderly men in Germany, mostly farmers and other rural labourers, were...
, an auxiliary organisation erected by the Third Reich in Germany during the last months of World War II.
Other
- The Old Home GuardThe Old Home Guard"The Old Home Guard" is a song written by Robert and Richard Sherman for the 1971, Walt Disney musical film production Bedknobs and Broomsticks. It is sung by the members of the Home Guard as they swear to defend England's shores...
, a song in the movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks - Home Guard (Shannara), in Terry BrooksTerry BrooksTerence Dean "Terry" Brooks is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two movie novelizations. He has written 23 New York Times bestsellers during his writing career, and has over 21 million copies of his books in print...
' novel seriesShannaraShannara is an epic fantasy series of novels written by Terry Brooks, beginning with The Sword of Shannara in 1977 and continuing through Bearers of the Black Staff which was released on August 24, 2010, as well as a prequel, First King of Shannara... - Civil GuardCivil GuardThe Civil Guard , often abbreviated in Hebrew to Mash'az is a volunteer organization of Israeli citizens which assists in daily police work. It is a subdivision of the Israel Police.-Organization:...