To be of the Home Guard was a thankless task, but a much-needed one. It freed up the army proper for other tasks. It had plenty of veterans from the First World War and even wars before that. They had experience everywhere from Omdurman to Verdun to Beijing.
@@patrioticarchive my great grandfather was with the royal engineers in France in WW1 and only died in '75 so it's possible he was in the home guard although I'm not sure
One of the last conversations I had with my grandmother was when she told me all about seeing the Home Guard marching through newcastle when she was a girl.
I wonder what the combined years of service within the Home Guard was? You had Boer War Veterans, WWI Veterans, Boxer Rebellion Veterans. It was probably the most combat experienced body in human history(or at least one)
Many but not all had served before as soldiers, some were reserved occupation and defended factories where they worked. My great grandad was in the home guard and was an ex merchant seaman but too old to go back to sea which he would have liked, his son (my grandad) was too young when war broke out but served in the home guard until he was old enough for the merchant navy and was at sea in the last few years of the war, another relative was an ex merchant seaman again too old for the sea and threw a tantrum at first when only the home guard would have him and he had to learn the ways of the army like a landlubber lol. The unit was the 77th County of Lancaster (Bootle) Battalion, Home Guard. Bootle being the heaviest bombed town during the blitz so home guard and ARP etc all risked their lives.
What a beautiful song, God bless Britain and God save the king. May those brave soldiers be remembered forever, live in our hearts and minds, lest we forget.
We still have it, buried deep inside - it just needs to be dug out. It starts with passionate individuals stepping up to be that good again - others will follow. We can do it! 💪
Its true, its there in all of us. A prideful passion for this Island of ours. People are getting fed up and this passion will rise to the top. When shit hits the fan we know we can take it and give it back @@stephaniegandon4940
Robert Sherman was a proud WWII vet - he was part of the group that liberated Dachau, and you can imagine how that must have hit him as a first-generation Jewish-American. He spent a lot of time in England after he was wounded, and you can tell he came away with a huge amount of respect for the British people's determination during the war.
One of my old favorites from the soundtrack. Love it! First saw the movie on Wonderful World of Disney or VHS when I was a kid. Great movie too! Hope my nephews and niece are aware of it!!
@@punkrock1989 It is not forign people. It's incompetent government. Illegal Immigrants are a problem that is a result of our Free Healthcare and other support benefits on top of the affore mentioned government incompetence.
Robert Sherman spent time in England convalescing from wounds he received in the last month of the war. He grew to love and appreciate the British Culture, and I’m positive that this was a love letter to the Home Guard he saw over there.
Oh my lord, does this bring back some childhood memories. I had the fortune to watch all these classics, but Bedknobs and Broomsticks was one of my all time favourites though and hearing this again made me sing out loud as soon as the song started, all those memories came flooding back. I used to sing this myself at the end I forgot how wonderful this film was, used to annoy my parents as I would hum it to sleep haha, I need to watch this again! Another tear jerker I have to say, god bless the old home guard! Thanks Pat I'm driving my neighbours mental as I cannot stop playing this over and over as I sing it with the utmost jubilation. God save the King!
I remember my great-granddad telling me a story about his time in the Home Guard. Him and his mate were of the group that were too young to go to war, so they were given the Bren. Pops was the gunner and his mate was the loader. Thing is, they were never given a single magazine throughout the entire war. Because of this, Pops' job was just to carry the gun, and his mate's job was just to follow him. When their platoon would do practice scenarios against neighbouring platoons, they acted as a sort of bonus objective. If the other platoon could get the gun off them by the end, they got extra points. If they didn't, Pops' platoon would get extra points. What they were *supposed* to do was hide with it somewhere and wait for the end. Instead, they would chuck it in a bush and go to the pub.
"God save our nation! God save the queen! God save the land that's the best we've ever see! We are no strangers to pain and war And any invaders shall be SHOWN what for! SO from the first Georgie to Elizabeth Onward forever, by our life or death! We shall defend her, though old and scarred. The soldiers of the Old Home Guard, yes sir! The soldiers of the Old Home Guard!"
For we wrote the story of the old brigades! We know the glory of yesterday's parades! Who's standing firm in our own front yard? The Soldiers of the old Home Guard, that's who! The Soldiers of the old Home Guard!
Is the home guard a real thing in the UK? In America we call ours the National guard. Is this the real song for that branch of the military in the UK? If so yours rocks!
The home guard was only active during ww2. Today we have the Territorial Army, probably much the same as the National Guard in America but our army reserve is miniscule compared to yours. The song is from an American film from the seventies called "Bedknobs and Broomsticks".
Well, some states have their own volunteer defense forces called state defence forces. They operate similarly to the National Guard and the Home Guard. They're volunreers who dont get paid. Jt receive paramilitary style training. They relieve the National Guard when they're deployed and are simultaneously needed stateside.
Spent one Christmas with a family of really woke germans . This film came on and they went mental. I got so annoyed by them when I baked the mince pies i put pastry ss and swastika s on the top . The rest of the day: You never heard silence like it 😆
Probably because the Germans generally feel a dislike for their past. Majority will outright condemn Nazi actions and have gone so far as to commit to the ideal of ensuring it never ever happens again. You baking those pastries with the Nazi symbology on it is rubbing their nose in the fact they have a horrible past they teach kids to feel nothing but shame for. This family shouldn't have to be effectively called out for actions they did not personally take. The idea that the Sins of the Father are the sins of the Sons is a horrible ideal and you should feel ashamed for it. I feel ashamed for you.
You make no sense at all?, Yorkshire aint timbuktu in neverland or some mythical island on a different continent inhabited by hobbits?, in fact if derby or notts county wanted to cross the pennines wearing footie shirts and invade they would and probably easily could, its the why in your comment that makes me scratch my head?..
To be of the Home Guard was a thankless task, but a much-needed one. It freed up the army proper for other tasks. It had plenty of veterans from the First World War and even wars before that. They had experience everywhere from Omdurman to Verdun to Beijing.
Very true mate. My Great Grandfather was in the home guard.
@@patrioticarchive Do you know if he had served anywhere previously?
@@SpikoniaOnTheMarch I don't think so
@@patrioticarchive my great grandfather was with the royal engineers in France in WW1 and only died in '75 so it's possible he was in the home guard although I'm not sure
@@patrioticarchive my Grandma took messages for them
Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a fabulous old movie!
It's one of their underrated gems!!!!! Pray that it never gets remade!!
Yeah
Lobe it
Seeing an old chap with a pipe cleaning an M1928 is the most based thing I've seen
Good old Disney sure knew how to make great wholesome family friendly movies.
Yeah they did.
No way it's Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, KG, GCH, PC, PC!
One of the last conversations I had with my grandmother was when she told me all about seeing the Home Guard marching through newcastle when she was a girl.
my Grandmother took messages for them
my grandfather was born 1940 but he can still remember the bombing of north tyneside
I wonder what the combined years of service within the Home Guard was? You had Boer War Veterans, WWI Veterans, Boxer Rebellion Veterans. It was probably the most combat experienced body in human history(or at least one)
Many but not all had served before as soldiers, some were reserved occupation and defended factories where they worked. My great grandad was in the home guard and was an ex merchant seaman but too old to go back to sea which he would have liked, his son (my grandad) was too young when war broke out but served in the home guard until he was old enough for the merchant navy and was at sea in the last few years of the war, another relative was an ex merchant seaman again too old for the sea and threw a tantrum at first when only the home guard would have him and he had to learn the ways of the army like a landlubber lol. The unit was the 77th County of Lancaster (Bootle) Battalion, Home Guard. Bootle being the heaviest bombed town during the blitz so home guard and ARP etc all risked their lives.
Yep the 2nd boer war as that was 1901. If it was the 1st boer war they would have been in their 70s/80s
What a beautiful song, God bless Britain and God save the king. May those brave soldiers be remembered forever, live in our hearts and minds, lest we forget.
It's example from Ukraine.
God save Ireland.
God save England.
GOD SAVE IRELAND!@@abrahamsmith4112
I wish our once-proud nation still had that spirit.
We still have it, buried deep inside - it just needs to be dug out. It starts with passionate individuals stepping up to be that good again - others will follow. We can do it! 💪
@@stephaniegandon4940 I hope so.
Hang tough. The west will always endure.
@@stephaniegandon4940best answer ever!
Its true, its there in all of us. A prideful passion for this Island of ours. People are getting fed up and this passion will rise to the top. When shit hits the fan we know we can take it and give it back @@stephaniegandon4940
Robert Sherman was a proud WWII vet - he was part of the group that liberated Dachau, and you can imagine how that must have hit him as a first-generation Jewish-American. He spent a lot of time in England after he was wounded, and you can tell he came away with a huge amount of respect for the British people's determination during the war.
Used to parade around the living room with my great grandfather’s big game rifle every time this came on when I was a kid
Love it, absolute banger. Watched the film recently and came across the song. Was playing it for about a week.
I haven't seen the movie, but I was the same when I first came across this song lol. Fair play Yanks for this one.
@@patrioticarchive Its a great movie I recommend you watch it mate!
@@SpikoniaOnTheMarch Loved it as a child, watched it again and didn't think it was as good. But still good bits in it and fun.
@@johnbest4513 The magic bits get worse but I still love the scene in the museum where the armour comes to life
One of my old favorites from the soundtrack. Love it! First saw the movie on Wonderful World of Disney or VHS when I was a kid. Great movie too! Hope my nephews and niece are aware of it!!
As a historian focusing on the Cold War, I always make a shout out to the Home Guard in every lecture on Civil Defense.
🇬🇧This song perfectly sums up Britain's home guard in WW2.
GOD BLESS THOSE SOLDIERS OF THE HOME GUARD. 🇬🇧
Too bad that England is falling to crap with foreign people now 😏
@@punkrock1989 It is not forign people. It's incompetent government.
Illegal Immigrants are a problem that is a result of our Free Healthcare and other support benefits on top of the affore mentioned government incompetence.
Robert Sherman spent time in England convalescing from wounds he received in the last month of the war. He grew to love and appreciate the British Culture, and I’m positive that this was a love letter to the Home Guard he saw over there.
@@ColdWarShot You're right, I remember reading up on him and seeing that as the exact reason.
God bless these old lads for defending Britain's shores during WW2. Much love from your friends from across the pond!
imagine storming Dover just to find a bunch of old men with tommy guns and a grudge
Nah they would find the people who beat up their dads
These old boys really epitomised the bulldog breed.
Oh my lord, does this bring back some childhood memories. I had the fortune to watch all these classics, but Bedknobs and Broomsticks was one of my all time favourites though and hearing this again made me sing out loud as soon as the song started, all those memories came flooding back. I used to sing this myself at the end I forgot how wonderful this film was, used to annoy my parents as I would hum it to sleep haha, I need to watch this again! Another tear jerker I have to say, god bless the old home guard! Thanks Pat I'm driving my neighbours mental as I cannot stop playing this over and over as I sing it with the utmost jubilation. God save the King!
Good stuff mate! And thank you for the support 👍
Love this song
"They're sailing on England, oh what a shame"
The lyrics of this video aged really well lol.
This time they aren't the germans
Too bad that England is falling to crap with foreign people now, those men pretty much fought for nothing 😏
They’ve removed that line and some of the other ones before ‘call out the navy’ from the film.
The home guard should be started again. It was brilliant. Good idea if someone wants to be a soldier but can’t join the army.
we need them back nowadays
ive known this song from grammer school. still sends a chill up the spine.
This always was my favorite song on the soundtrack.
Salute! From Alabama
Don't panic, Captain Maintwaring!!! Don't panic!!!😊
I remember my great-granddad telling me a story about his time in the Home Guard. Him and his mate were of the group that were too young to go to war, so they were given the Bren. Pops was the gunner and his mate was the loader. Thing is, they were never given a single magazine throughout the entire war. Because of this, Pops' job was just to carry the gun, and his mate's job was just to follow him. When their platoon would do practice scenarios against neighbouring platoons, they acted as a sort of bonus objective. If the other platoon could get the gun off them by the end, they got extra points. If they didn't, Pops' platoon would get extra points. What they were *supposed* to do was hide with it somewhere and wait for the end. Instead, they would chuck it in a bush and go to the pub.
Been listen to this all day now. Hahahahaha.
"God save our nation! God save the queen!
God save the land that's the best we've ever see!
We are no strangers to pain and war
And any invaders shall be SHOWN what for!
SO from the first Georgie to Elizabeth
Onward forever, by our life or death!
We shall defend her, though old and scarred.
The soldiers of the Old Home Guard, yes sir!
The soldiers of the Old Home Guard!"
Honestly our greatest generation kept us safe from the scourge of the nazis. Our debt of gratitude knows no bounds!
R.I.P QUEEN ELIZABETH II
If I had to choose my preferred scene in this movie it’s when the knights start moving followed by the bagpipes playing
For we wrote the story of the old brigades! We know the glory of yesterday's parades! Who's standing firm in our own front yard? The Soldiers of the old Home Guard, that's who! The Soldiers of the old Home Guard!
My granddad was in the 'ome guard. mom remembers seeing his rifle propped in a corner.
"We're the reason you lost last time chaps. Go home."
You'd be forgiven to think the saong came from the 40s !
Love your work 91amp! Rhodesians never die!
God save the king and queen
Great video sir 🇬🇧
Tommy’s Grandfather is just as scary as the lads are.
Please Sir, stop pointing that gun to your wife😂
This song is for todays of age as well, Britannia rules the waves
This makes me want to be British.
I understand that C.S Lewis served in the Home guard when the British army turned him down?
🇨🇵 ❤ 🇩🇪 ❤ 🇬🇧 ❤
True Brexit Geezer's anthem
What country are you from?
England
@Patriotic Archive very cool I'm from Australia 🇦🇺
@@patrioticarchiveBritain/UK 🇬🇧.
@@patrioticarchive I am English too and proud to be a West country man as well
@@patrioticarchiveI'm frome the United States 🇺🇸
You live in a great country my friend
The English, need to take back England! You can do it Lads! The Yanks have your back!
The gun casually pointed at that poor woman.
Great Britain History's, this song has got nothing too do with those buggers at Disney studios
Play this tune over the dads army credits
Is the home guard a real thing in the UK? In America we call ours the National guard. Is this the real song for that branch of the military in the UK? If so yours rocks!
The home guard was only active during ww2. Today we have the Territorial Army, probably much the same as the National Guard in America but our army reserve is miniscule compared to yours. The song is from an American film from the seventies called "Bedknobs and Broomsticks".
Well, some states have their own volunteer defense forces called state defence forces. They operate similarly to the National Guard and the Home Guard. They're volunreers who dont get paid. Jt receive paramilitary style training. They relieve the National Guard when they're deployed and are simultaneously needed stateside.
Why didn't the dads Army cast ever sing this?
The Allied Volksturmm
I'm a Yank so my only exposure till now was Bedknobs and Broomsticks, is this an actual British song? If so this is so catchy.
It was written specifically for the movie mate.
Virgins Blue Lions, Golden Deer, Black Eagles vs Chads British Leicester, Adrestian, Nebatean, Agarthan and Faerghusian Home Guards
Rule Britannia! 🇬🇧
Is this an actual song or did disney make it?
Written by the Sherman Brothers especially for a Disney movie.
@@patrioticarchive cheers!
@@patrioticarchive its got that feel of a real Ww2 song
just like the intro for dad's army
...Robert and Richard Sherman: Bob fell in love with London and retired there after Disney
Don't fuck with WW I vets!
All we had in the USA was just the State Guard(s)
Question: where did you find this rendition of this song?
Here's the original video: ua-cam.com/video/WQa7lWLiirs/v-deo.htmlsi=A8W0xrSdcQ4ifAmd
@@patrioticarchive Thanks! Those animals are very unnerving.
@@Beatrice626 They are lol
Spent one Christmas with a family of really woke germans . This film came on and they went mental.
I got so annoyed by them when I baked the mince pies i put pastry ss and swastika s on the top .
The rest of the day:
You never heard silence like it 😆
Probably because the Germans generally feel a dislike for their past. Majority will outright condemn Nazi actions and have gone so far as to commit to the ideal of ensuring it never ever happens again. You baking those pastries with the Nazi symbology on it is rubbing their nose in the fact they have a horrible past they teach kids to feel nothing but shame for.
This family shouldn't have to be effectively called out for actions they did not personally take. The idea that the Sins of the Father are the sins of the Sons is a horrible ideal and you should feel ashamed for it. I feel ashamed for you.
Should've let them have it.
The English need to take back England!
Part of me wanted them to succeed in getting a land invasion and seeing the comedy thst happens. Imagine them invading Yorkshire 😂
You make no sense at all?, Yorkshire aint timbuktu in neverland or some mythical island on a different continent inhabited by hobbits?, in fact if derby or notts county wanted to cross the pennines wearing footie shirts and invade they would and probably easily could, its the why in your comment that makes me scratch my head?..
Remember this song, englishmen, when muslims will take your land.