The Devonshire Association East Devon Branch

Andrew Chatterton - Churchill’s Secret Army in East Devon

£3 DA Members £4 Non-Members.

Tickets only available on the door from 2pm. Payment by card preferred.


Mention the army in Britain in 1940 and people instantly think of
Dad’s Army. The truth is very different. Highly secret civilian groups
were set up to cause as much chaos as possible to potential
German invaders. These volunteers, both men and women in spy
roles and trained in guerilla and sabotage activities, knew that this
was a suicide role with a low life expectancy. Come and hear
Andrew Chatterton, author of Britain’s Secret Defences, describe
how these Auxiliary Units and Special Duties Branches operated,
with special attention to the groups operating in East Devon.