From 1 September 1939, ARP wardens enforced the "blackout". Heavy curtains and shutters were required on all private residences, commercial premises, and factories to prevent light …

In September 1935, four years before WW2 began, British prime minister, Stanley Baldwin, published a circular entitled Air Raid Precautions (ARP) inviting local authorities to make plans …

The Civil Defence Service was a civilian volunteer organisation in Great Britain during World War II. Established by the Home Office in 1935 as Air Raid Precautions (ARP), its name was …

During WWII however, air forces now pose a threat to the American Home Front and the need for a civilian defense force becomes more critical. On May 20, 1941 President FDR signs an …

During the war, every street had its wardens. These were local men who had volunteered for duty as fire or air-raid wardens. The duties were very similar, but fire wardens were usually...

2024年11月19日 · Air raid wardens in the 1940s were ordinary folks who stepped up during extraordinary times in World War II. They oversaw blackout measures, ensuring communities …

Grandfather lived in the end house next to a woodworking shop fitter’s factory, which was soon bombed and left partly derelict. On the corner of this building was the remains of an office, …

2018年7月29日 · The documents, which include testing materials and certificates for successful air raid warden candidates, also reveal the way the belligerents of the second world war …

In September 1935, the British prime minister, Stanley Baldwin, published a circular entitled Air Raid Precautions (ARP) inviting local authorities to make plans to protect their people in event …

ARP wardens were volunteers in part of a wider organisation known as Air Raid Precautions (ARP). Its remit was to protect and support civilians in and in connection with WW2 air raids. …