 These units were not involved directly in the conflict in Europe, and when "The Emergency" ended, the raison d’être for the L.D.F ceased.However, there was recognition of the need for a reserve force, and so all members of the L.D.F were given the option of forming the new Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil (F.C.Á) in 1946.In 1948 the 11th Cavalry Regiment was activated in Dublin, the only armoured unit of its size in the FCA or PDF.