Precautions

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__Precautions__  My Great-Grandma who was in the Land Army said that signposts were taken down so that if there was a German spy they wouldn’t be able to find their way around. Anybody sent there by the British would have a map so they wouldn’t get lost. Air-raid shelters **  Air-raid shelters were used to prevent people dying when their local area was being bombed. Anderson shelters were put up in gardens and some people had a steel dining table which they used as a shelter.
 * Signposts **
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 * Blackout curtains**

Blackout curtains were used so that German bombers couldn't see any light which would help them aim. Wardens patroling the streets at night would call out if any light was showing. Trains also had Blackout curtains


 * What should you do if a man parachuted into your village? How do you check if he is a British pilot or a German?**

Home Guards were given a list of words to see if a parachuting pilot can say them. The words were - Soothe, wrong, wretch, rats and those. They chose these words as they would be difficult for Germans to say.

One pilot who landed in Wapping failed the test and was beaten to death. It turned out he was actually a friendly Polish pilot!