Death of 18B
After the Battle of Britain the immediate invasion scare was over. The number of detainees slowly decreased as the less harmful were let out. From a peak of about 1,000 in 1940, by summer 1943 there were fewer than 500 in detention. Oswald Mosley, suffering from phlebitis, was released on 23 November 1943 to a great deal of public criticism. The National Council for Civil Liberties demanded his continued imprisonment along with all other active fascists.
The invasion of France on D-Day again lifted pressure on invasion and by the end of 1944 only 65 detainees remained, most of whom had been naturalized German-born citizens. At the time of the death of Adolf Hitler there were 11 and on V-E day only one. 18B was abolished a few days after.
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