Nazi-obsessed Cambridgeshire man Paul Page admits terrorism offences after huge weapons hoard uncovered
A man who admired Nazi Germany was found with more than 600 weapons in his home, including mines, grenades and rifles, police said.
Paul Page, 52, of Littleport in Cambridgeshire, pleaded guilty to terrorism-related offences.
The Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) said Page also had manuals and manuals on how to produce explosives and firearms.
Part of his extensive stash was discovered in 2023 by Cambridgeshire Police officers investigating reports that Page had downloaded child abuse images.
During a search of his home, Nazi flags, World War II weapons and chemicals were found.
An unrelated child exploitation investigation uncovered more than 250 illegal images on Page’s devices.
In August 2023, he was sentenced to 20 months in prison after admitting three charges of taking indecent photographs of children.
A separate investigation was later launched by ERSOU into items seized from an outbuilding at Page’s address.
Detectives from ERSOU’s Counter-Terrorism Police Unit found that Page had collected more than 600 weapons and other paramilitary items linked to Nazi activities during the war.
Police said he was in possession of a number of prohibited items, including mines, grenades, rifles and ammunition, although most of them were legal memorabilia.
While the book containing instructions for making a submachine gun was seized, firearm parts, bullet casings and bullets were seized.
There were also various chemicals that, when combined, were useful precursor materials for the production of explosives.
Page had also downloaded a banned document containing instructions for making viable explosives.
ERSOU said Page denied throughout police interviews that he had a far-right mindset, despite having an email address referencing numbers associated with Adolf Hitler and a tattoo linked to white supremacy.
ERSOU said he pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey on Monday to a number of offenses, including possessing a document or record likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.
Page also pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of explosives, four counts of possession of an undocumented firearm, two counts of possession of a prohibited firearm, possession of prohibited ammunition and possession of undocumented ammunition.
ERSOU president Hannah Wilkinson said: “Throughout our investigation it was clear that Page was fascinated by Nazi Germany and the Second World War, the clearest indication of which was the flags hanging in his annexe.
“What really worried us was the combination of dangerous chemicals, banned documentation on how to produce firearms and explosives, and Page’s clear obsession with guns.
“Working closely with our police colleagues in Cambridgeshire, our teams seized a significant quantity of physical and digital material, which was examined by experts and found to pose a serious risk.
“Our expert teams are dedicated to combating the terrorist threat in the eastern region and I am grateful for all their work throughout this investigation.”
Page was remanded in custody and will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on May 1.
