Odd Unit Designations

[simonmark6]

My Grandfather talked about such units. I don't think there were many such units in Wales but Grandad was in the Home Guard and a notorious poacher as well as being a quarry blaster and he was in a group organised to act as guerrillas should the Germans reach as far. He had some chilling tales that included planning to kill the men that recruited them as you mentioned. In fact, his unit would have been busy butchering dozens of locals before they got to any Germans, that included people that might be useful to the enemy even if they were considered totally loyal.

I think it might have been one of Churchill's mistakes if it had happened and might have driven more people to consider the guerrillas as criminals rather than freedom fighters.

One mission he described highlights the cold blooded nature of the concept, a major rail line runs near us and the best place to block it for a long time was overlooked by a primary school. The squad not only planned how to destroy it but decided it would be best done in school time for the following reasons:
1) It would catch a major train carrying steel
2) They could plant secondary bombs to catch the rescuers of the children

Bastards. Necessary for victory perhaps, but bastards none the less.