What is the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)?
Q: What is the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)?
A: The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) is a loyalist paramilitary group based in Northern Ireland.
Q: When was the UVF formed?
A: The UVF was formed in 1966.
Q: What was the UVF's original purpose?
A: The UVF was originally formed as a Protestant/Unionist militia in 1912 to oppose the Home Rule campaign for a separate Irish parliament.
Q: What is the significance of the UVF's name?
A: The UVF's name comes from the UVF of World War I, which many of its members were part of.
Q: What is the Progressive Unionist Party?
A: The Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) is the political wing of the outlawed Ulster Volunteer Force and Red Hand Commando.
Q: How does the PUP compare to traditional unionist parties?
A: Although the PUP is called a loyalist fringe party, it has more moderate unionist views than any of the traditional unionist parties.
Q: What was the UVF's role in World War I?
A: Many UVF members formed the 36th (Ulster) Division that fought with the British Army in World War I.
