Raid Precautions Flashcards
(13 cards)
What does ARP (wardens) stand for
Air Raid Precaution Wardens
How many ARP wardens were there
1.5 million
What did ARP wardens do
Supervised during blackouts, put sandbags around buildings, inflated barrage balloons and set off air raid sirens
What shelters were there
Tube station shelters, trench shelters, anderson shelters, basements, surface shelters
Which shelters were private
Anderson shelters, domestic surface shelters and basements which the land was owned by
Which shelters were public
Tube station, public surface shelters, trench shelters and public basements
What does LDF stand for and who were they
Local Defence Force, People who were not fit enough to provide in war
What did the LDF do
They carried anti-aircraft weapons, put obstacles in open spaces where planes could land, painted over road signs and put barbed wire over beaches
How many members joined on the first day
250 000 men
What were people given but did not use and started to carry increasingly less as the Blitz went on and why
Gas masks because the Germans never used gas bombs
How many people died per month due to road collisions during blackouts
600
How many people were evacuated in September
1.3 million (1 million children)
How many evacuees returned by January 1940 in the Phoney War
300 000 people
