Lessons learnt from air raids: notes by the Inspector General.

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Lessons learnt from air raids: notes by the Inspector General.

A file of documents relating to the lessons learned from the organisation of the Civil Defence Services following air attacks. Subjects covered in the file include the labour supply; bomb damage repairs; evacuation from vulnerable areas; information provisions for the public; military assistance; the organisation of regional headquarters; reconnaissance; accommodation and meals for the homeless; the involvement of the local authorities; rescue parties and first aid; fire precautions; reinforcement parties; air-raid casualties and mortuary services; the issue of unexploded bombs; and provisions for service personnel. Other subjects discussed include details of the attacks, including the duration and timings of the attacks, the types of bombs and aircraft, and the damage caused; post-raid services; public morale; self-help arrangements; the work of the Women's Voluntary Services; training for civil defence personnel; and the contribution of Belgian and Dutch nationals to civil defence. Documents in the file include a bulletin concerning civil defence organisation.
english education healthcare children belgium public health coal infrastructure housing cities water supply public transport refugees administration aircraft construction materials chemicals civil defence communications conferences construction emergency procedures employment evacuation factories family fire prevention fires food preparation iron discipline labour supply lighting loans metals soldiers motor vehicles gas netherlands newspapers parents transportation police propaganda railways rationing roads salvage sanitation schools statistics unemployment villages vocational training report fuel homelessness welfare first aid volunteers meals ambulances doctors local authorities rescue royal navy evacuees hot water home guard royal air force reconnaissance amenities damage to property repair accommodation voluntary organisations public morale air raids high-explosive bombs incendiary bombs billeting communal feeding women's voluntary service furnishings region 5: london air-raid precautions telephonic communications air-raid wardens civilian casualties folkestone national fire service fire services civil defence service bomb damage air-raid warnings air-raid shelters belgian nationals dutch nationals civil defence regions allied nations dover unexploded bombs normandy landings pioneer corps flying bombs anti-personnel weapons mortuaries reconstruction and salvage air raid precautions and civil defence cemolition bombing and attacks on the population casualties and injuries military activity and home defence memoranum
Civil Defence Region
Region 5: London
Collection ID
HO199
Document Reference
HO 199/394A/1
Document Types
Memoranum Report
File Reference
HO 199/394A
Former Department Reference
HSI: 156/1
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.ho199.000394A.001
Keywords
Accommodation Administration Air raids Aircraft Air-raid Precautions Air-raid Shelters Air-raid Wardens Air-raid Warnings Allied Nations Ambulances Amenities Anti-personnel Weapons Belgian Nationals Billeting Bomb Damage Public Health Chemicals Statistics Children Cities Civil Defence Civil Defence Regions Civilian Casualties Coal Communal Feeding Communications Conferences Construction Construction Materials Cemolition Discipline Doctors Dutch Nationals Education Emergency Procedures Employment Evacuation Evacuees Factories Family Fire Prevention Fire Services Fires First Aid Flying Bombs Food Preparation Fuel Furnishings Gas Healthcare High-explosive Bombs Homelessness Hot water Housing Incendiary bombs Infrastructure Iron Labour Supply Lighting Loans Local authorities Meals Metals Mortuaries Motor vehicles Newspapers Normandy Landings Parents Police Propaganda Public Health Public Morale Public Transport Railways Rationing Reconnaissance Refugees Repair Rescue Roads Salvage Sanitation Schools Soldiers Telephonic Communications Transportation Unemployment Unexploded Bombs Villages Vocational Training Voluntary Organisations Volunteers Water Supply Welfare
Language
English
Locations Discussed
Belgium Dover Folkestone Netherlands
Organizations Discussed
Civil Defence Service Home Guard National Fire Service Pioneer Corps Royal Air Force Royal Navy Women's Voluntary Service
Pages
142
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Bombing and Attacks on the Population Military Activity and Home Defence Air Raid Precautions and Civil Defence Damage to property Casualties and injuries Reconstruction and salvage

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