Editing Defence Regulation 18B (section)

==Abolition of 18B internments==
Fear of immediate invasion subsided after the [[Battle of Britain]] and the number of 18B internees slowly decreased as those of least concern were released. From a peak of about 1,000 in 1940, by summer 1943 there were fewer than 500. [[Oswald Mosley]], who was said to be suffering from [[phlebitis]], was released on 23 November 1943, to a great deal of public criticism. The [[National Council for Civil Liberties|Council for Civil Liberties]] demanded his continued imprisonment.<ref>[[Harold Nicolson]] and 38 others resigned from the CCL over the issue. Richard Thurlow, "Fascism in Britain", I.B. Tauris, 1998, p. 199. A. W. Brian Simpson, "In the Highest Degree Odious", p. 391, notes that the NCCL "had become an enthusiastic supporter of detention without trial".</ref>

The invasion of [[France]] on [[D-Day]] again lifted pressure and by the end of 1944 only 65 internees under Regulation 18B remained, most of whom were naturalised German-born citizens.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} By the time [[Adolf Hitler]] killed himself there were 11 and by [[Victory in Europe Day|V-E Day]] there was only one. 18B ceased to have effect a few days later.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}