DAD'S Army is still one of the best loved programmes on television, despite it being almost 50 years since the comedy was first screened.
But the tales of Captain Mainwaring and his platoon of the Home Guard hide the fact that all over the UK the real organisation was worthy of pride for its work and professionalism during the difficult days of the Second World War.
They included this fine gathering of men, seen here on parade in Blythswood Square, Glasgow, on Sunday, February 16, 1941, wearing their service dress and great coats. From battalions including the railway and Corporation battalions, they were taking part in the largest Home Guard parade in the west of Scotland and marched past Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Carrington, General Officer Commanding-in-chief, the Scottish Command.
He expressed his satisfaction with the soldierly bearing of the men, describing them as "a tough lot".
Fortunately, their skills in hand-to-hand fighting should the Nazis invade were not needed ... which is why we can afford to laugh at the antics of the comedy stars in TV's Dad's Army.
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