Title: British Home Office registered papers regarding British fascists and suspected nazi sympathisers
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This collection comprises of Home Office papers on individuals detained during the Second World War because of their involvement with right-wing groups such as the British People's Party, the British Union, the Fascist January Club, the Imperial Fascist League, the Link, the National Socialist League, the Nordic League, and the Right Club. Defence Regulation 18B was one of the Defence Regulations used by the British Government during the Second World War that allowed the internment of people suspected of being Nazi sympathisers. Individuals could be detained without being formally charged with a crime. This collection is essential for researchers examining Second World War Britain and twentieth-century political movements.
Subjects: Fascism, National socialism, Nazis
Places: Great Britain