Q&A: How did the Home Guard and Volkssturm differ?

How did the Volkssturm differ from Britain's Home Guard?

The Volkssturm appears to have received less support and included very young and very old recruits, while the Home Guard's average age was in the forties and fifties.

The Volkssturm appears to have received less support than Britain's Home Guard. Its recruits included the very young and very old because other age groups had already been recruited. The Home Guard's average age is placed in the forties and fifties.