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265:
704:). On the night of 21/22 November the Manchester guns engaged raiders on their way to and from Liverpool, and on the following two nights it was Manchester's turn to be hit. Raids on Manchester peaked at Christmas. The Royal Artillery's historian considered that during these attacks on British cities 'the actions fought were as violent, dangerous and prolonged as any in the field'. 'On an HAA 4.5-inch position of 44th AA Brigade in Manchester, the power rammer on one gun failed. One Gunner loaded 127 of the rounds himself in eleven hours of action, despite injuries to his fingers'.
689:
1575:
426:
44:
61:
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545:(133, 134 & 135 Btys) LAA Rgts transferred from 53rd LAA Bde and took over command of the LAA batteries manning VPs in 44 AA Bde's area, (42, 82 and 129 Btys), while 80th LAA Bty ceased to be an independent unit and came under 21st LAA Rgt. The commander of 44th AA Bde was named AA Defence Commander (AADC) for the Manchester Gun Zone. New VPs taken over by the brigade included
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to counter these weapons, and AA guns were moved from all over the UK to strengthen 2 AA Group's 'Diver Belt' in South East
England. 6 AA Group also deployed additional HAA batteries in the Solent–Portsmouth defences. The first V-1 appeared over the Isle of Wight on 26 June, and 44 AA Bde redeployed
1809:
44 AA Brigade 'blacked out' its searchlights on 12 November apart from those required as homing beacons for friendly aircraft, and the crews were sent to provide construction parties for the gun sites in the new 'Diver Strip'. In early
December it handed over its remaining commitments to 67 AA Bde,
1047:
The Blitz is generally held to have ended on 16 May 1941. By now the HAA sites had the advantage of GL Mk I* radar with an elevation finding (E/F or 'Effie') attachment to supplement searchlights. At this stage of the war, experienced units were being posted away to train for service overseas. This
1980:
By
October 1944, the brigade's HQ establishment was 8 officers, 7 male other ranks and 22 members of the ATS, together with a small number of attached drivers, cooks and mess orderlies (male and female). In addition, the brigade had a Mixed Signal Office Section of 5 male other ranks and 19 ATS,
401:
When the code word to mobilise was issued on 24 August, 65th AA Rgt was returning from a practice camp at
Burrowhead in Scotland and went straight to its war stations. 39th S/L Bn and one battery of 62nd S/L Bn had transport standing by and were able to return immediately from their couverture
256:, a partial mobilisation of AA Command was begun in a process known as 'couverture', whereby each unit did a month's tour of duty in rotation to man selected AA gun and searchlight positions. AA Command mobilised fully on 24 August, ahead of the official declaration of war on 3 September.
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and hit-and-run attacks on the South Coast. However, newly formed units continued to join AA Command, the HAA and support units increasingly becoming 'Mixed' units, indicating that women of the ATS were fully integrated into them. Members of the
588:. In June 1940 the AA regiments were redesignated 'HAA' to distinguish them from the growing number of LAA units, while in August all the RE AA battalions and infantry battalions converted to S/L duties became Searchlight Regiments of the RA.
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rocket projectiles. In
November 1940 the expansion of AA Command led to the creation of new AA Divisions. 44 AA Brigade remained in 4 AA Division and was responsible for Manchester and the surrounding area, including the shipyards of
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616:. A few bombs fell on Manchester and Crewe on 27/28 August, and across East Lancashire the following night. Night raids increased during the autumn as the Battle of Britain was followed by
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In the next 24 hours more HAA gun sites were reported ready for action, around 60 S/Ls were deployed and the number of Lewis guns at VPs was increased, with 39th S/L Bttn guarding the
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AA Command was disbanded in March 1955, and 70 AA Bde was placed in 'suspended animation' from 31 October that year. It was formally disbanded on 31 December 1957.
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2716:
2233:
1073:
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657:
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217:
90:
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1423:. 4 AA Group's area was quiet throughout the following year, and in May 1943 4 AA Bde had to 'un-man' some of its VPs to provide LAA guns and crews to
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in the Solent. There were sporadic attacks, with 619/185, 182/136 and 438/136 HAA Btys submitting claims for 'kills' on 15, 16 and 23 May, but the
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to take command on 2 May, and began redeploying the HAA sites and additional radar-controlled searchlights to tackle aircraft attempting to lay
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With the expansion of
Britain's Anti-Aircraft (AA) defences in the late 1930s, new formations were created to command the growing number of
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Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 2 December 1941, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/80.
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United
Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 1 October 1942, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/82.
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were quickly overrun, and few missiles were seen in the Solent–Portsmouth area. As 21st Army Group overran the main launch sites in the
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United
Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 14 May 1942, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/81.
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 12 May 1941, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/79
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181:
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1703:. Here it came under the command of 6 AA Group, which had responsibility for covering the 'Overlord' embarkation ports around the
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1724:
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Despite a number of alerts, there were no enemy air raids in the brigade's area for some time. In November, the brigade received
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Gen Sir Frederick Pile's despatch: "The Anti-Aircraft Defence of the United Kingdom from 28th July, 1939, to 15th April, 1945"
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Order of Battle of the Forces in the United Kingdom, Part 2: 21 Army Group, 24 July 1943, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/238.
644:
481:
264:
1958:
1847:
1462:
1424:
1416:
98:
94:
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1439:), the group began to lose units by transfer and disbandment. On 14 January 1944, Brigadier Kane was transferred to command
584:
to re-equip three of its four-gun HAA sites, and 436 S/L Bty relieved 134 LAA Bty so that it could be sent to train on the
715:
629:
523:
311:
297:
3401:
913:
546:
3097:
Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 13 March 1943, TNA file WO 212/83.
688:
1993:
1578:
1574:
1098:
1077:
1066:
334:
229:
152:
116:
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led to a continual turnover of units, which accelerated with the preparations for the invasion of North Africa (
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389:
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248:, although they were soon stood down. In February 1939 the TA's AA defences came under the control of a new
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2075:
2000:(taking the number of a disbanded wartime formation from 4 AA Division) and forming part of 4 AA Group at
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1396:
609:
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485:
429:
166:
112:
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2008:
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during the autumn, and AA Command redeployed units from the South Coast to Eastern England in response.
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554:
511:
276:
249:
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appeared in increasing numbers for the LAA regiments, and the AA divisions formed units equipped with
529:
On 1 November the brigade was reorganised, with 39th and 71st S/L Rgts transferring to the command of
519:
415:
338:
244:
At the time the brigade was formed, the TA's AA units were in a state of mobilisation because of the
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History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The Years of Defeat: Europe and North Africa, 1939–1941
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History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The Defence of the United Kingdom
422:. 80th LAA Bty and 71st S/L Rgt also manned VPs. By midnight the brigade was disposed as follows:
3269:
1436:
673:
452:
221:
2564:
3374:
3360:
3336:
3318:
3302:
3287:
1681:
875:
653:
605:
126:
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701:
446:
212:(RE) AA gun and searchlight (S/L) units. 44th AA Brigade was raised on 29 September 1938 at
130:
1750:
Brigadier Vere Krohn, MC, TD, a former head of AA Command's technical branch, arrived from
410:
to man their war stations. 81st AA Regiment manned two HAA battery sites and also deployed
3279:
1782:
1778:
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In March 1944, 44 AA Bde HQ was moved from Manchester to take over the AA defences on the
1432:
1420:
1301:
joined by August 1941; to 53 AA Bde autumn; rejoined December 1941; to 53 AA Bde July 1942
1102:
1049:
697:
661:
574:
209:
205:
161:
134:
60:
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3223:
1455:
During this period the brigade was composed as follows (temporary attachments omitted):
1755:
1060:
640:
550:
425:
407:
349:
233:
156:
49:
3950:
1795:
1700:
1323:
903:
returned from Dunkirk; left AA Command 10 March 1941 and joined the Support Group of
515:
419:
245:
189:
893:
570:
253:
193:
3159:
Order of Battle of AA Command, 27 April 1944, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/85.
3111:
Order of Battle of AA Command, 1 August 1943, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/84.
1581:
soldiers load a single launcher on a static 'Z' Battery in NW England, July 1942.
1419:, with its HQ at Preston, which covered NW England and N Wales and operated with
1787:
1141:
562:
307:
272:
The composition of the brigade upon mobilisation in August 1939 was as follows:
696:
The cities of NW England were heavily bombed during the winter of 1940–41 (the
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2001:
1708:
1677:
1126:
1027:
932:
720:
213:
185:
108:
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embarked for Middle East December 1941, diverted to Far East and captured in
1803:
1054:
816:
648:
617:
596:
411:
303:
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History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55
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from S/L sites in the west of the island. However, the V-1 launch sites in
712:
During the winter of 1940–41, the composition of 44 AA Bde was as follows:
628:
Defence Force (OSDEF) in the first week of October 1940, being replaced by
3396:
3191:
AA Command Organisation Table, October–November 1944, TNA file WO 212/148.
1791:
1736:
1076:
from 14 February 1942, and was succeeded at 44 AA Bde by Brig R.E. Kane,
884:
692:
Firefighters putting out a blaze at a bomb site in Manchester city centre
625:
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3333:
The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
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and was soon reinforced. Additional LAA guns (mainly Bofors, with a few
1431:. When in September 1943 AA Command was required to release manpower to
2095:
Film of Home Guard loading and firing 'Z' battery twin rocket launchers
1744:
1740:
984:
196:. It was reformed postwar under a new title, and continued until 1955.
3286:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988/London: Brasseys, 1996,
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in Eastern England, which was dealing with 'hit and run' raids by the
1769:
Crew of a twin Browning LAA gun keep watch for divers, 19 June 19544.
1704:
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from 15 November. He was succeeded in command of 44 AA Bde by Lt-Col
621:
613:
534:
359:
541:(69, 136 & 143 Btys at Liverpool) and its newly formed offshoot
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area, followed shortly afterwards by 62nd S/L Rgt. Simultaneously,
2236:
A Concise History of Anti-Aircraft Command (History and Personnel)
1826:
During this period the composition of the brigade was as follows:
1817:
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1764:
1573:
922:
714:
687:
595:
526:(ATS) companies were taking over their duties with the regiments.
424:
282:
263:
3129:
Order of Battle of AA Command, 27 April 1944, TNA file WO 212/85.
1711:. The brigade established its HQ at 'Broadlands', Staplers Road,
1642:
joined November 1942; partly manned by 105 County of Lancaster HG
1284:
329:
39th (The Lancashire Fusiliers) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, RE (TA)
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252:. In June, as international tensions grew in the run-up to the
277:
65th (The Manchester Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (TA)
224:. The first brigade commander (appointed 22 October 1938) was
2065:
Brigadier Gerald Rickards, DSO, MC, appointed 22 October 1938
1992:
When the TA was reconstituted in 1947, 44 AA Bde reformed at
1069:(HG) also provided manpower, particularly for 'Z' Batteries.
1052:) in late 1942 and the need to transfer units to counter the
1656:
part of 2 Mixed Signal Company, 4 AA Group Mixed Signal Unit
950:
new unit formed October 1940; to 11 AA Division by May 1941
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Anti-Aircraft brigades of the British Army in World War II
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from 1 AA Group May; to 2 AA Group Diver Belt 17 June 1944
1835:
base and port defence unit from 21st Army Group June 1944
809:
new regiment formed November 1940, joined by January 1941
656:, but Brigadier Rickards was promoted to command the new
604:
Most of the air raids in 4 AA Division's area during the
3391:
2071:
Brigadier R.E. Kane, OBE, MC, appointed 26 February 1942
1088:
During this period the brigade was composed as follows:
184:(TA). Formed in 1938, it was responsible for protecting
3359:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994,
3451:
British anti-aircraft brigades of the Second World War
1243:
new unit formed February, joined April, left July 1942
490:
81st HAA Rgt – 15 x Lewis guns at Metropolitan-Vickers
180:(44 AA Bde) was an air defence formation of Britain's
2068:
Brigadier Erroll Tremlett, appointed 15 November 1940
1401:
part of No 2 Company, 4 AA Division Mixed Signal Unit
1351:
new unit formed October 1941, joined by February 1942
967:
new unit formed November 1940; joined by January 1941
680:
and protected the embarkation of many of the troops.
312:
60th (6th Cheshire and Shropshire) Medium Brigade, RA
375:
71st (East Lancashire) Searchlight Regiment, RA (TA)
3873:
3457:
3317:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
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Routledge, pp. 65–6 & 371; Table LVIII, p. 376.
1786:its LAA guns in an anti-Diver role, including twin
901:54th (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) LAA Rgt –
322:80th Independent Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, RA –
145:
140:
122:
104:
86:
78:
70:
55:
37:
27:
20:
2081:Brigadier Vere Krohn, MC, TD, appointed 2 May 1944
1981:which was formally part of the Group signal unit.
1973:506 AA Ground Control Interception (AAGCI) station
1810:and Brigade HQ was disbanded on 31 December 1944.
1114:attached from 70 HAA Rgt February, left April 1942
620:. 65th (Manchester Regiment) HAA Rgt moved to the
344:HQ, 354th, 355th, 356th and 357th AA Companies, RE
292:HQ, 181st, 182nd, 183rd and 192nd AA Batteries, RA
3957:Military units and formations established in 1938
3079:44 AA Bde War Diary, 1944, TNA file WO 166/14657.
3059:44 AA Bde War Diary, 1943, TNA file WO 166/11218.
1822:Bofors guns on anti-Diver duty, South Coast, 1944
1802:shifted its focus to air-launching V-1s over the
1540:from 33 AA Bde June, to 1 AA Group September 1943
1003:new unit formed February 1941; joined by May 1941
2826:44 AA Bde War Diary, 1942, TNA file WO 166/7401.
2396:
2394:
2353:
2351:
2301:
2299:
2136:"4 AA Division 1939 at British Military History"
2023:574th (The Lancashire Fusiliers) (Mixed) HAA Rgt
3301:, Vol II, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984,
2084:Brigadier G.A. Appleton, OBE, by September 1944
1984:The brigade was disbanded on 11 December 1944.
1762:failed to disrupt the 'Overlord' preparations.
1395:44 AA Brigade Signal Office Mixed Sub-Section,
668:who had distinguished himself commanding 54th (
350:62nd (The Loyals) Searchlight Regiment, RA (TA)
1435:forming for the planned invasion of Normandy (
557:(136 LAA Bty), Baxter's respirator factory at
3435:
3315:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
3299:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
2597:
2595:
2170:AA Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files.
1953:53rd (Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) S/L Rgt
414:as LAA cover for the Vital Point (VP) of the
317:HQ, 253, 254, 255 (Cheshire) AA Batteries, RA
8:
2866:
2864:
921:VPs at Ringway, de Havilland works Lostock,
3977:Military units and formations in Manchester
3972:Military units and formations in Lancashire
2540:
2538:
2116:
2114:
2112:
2110:
1636:partly manned by 104 County of Lancaster HG
1630:partly manned by 103 County of Lancaster HG
1624:partly manned by 102 County of Lancaster HG
1600:partly manned by 101 County of Lancaster HG
1125:temporarily attached July 1942 while under
1072:Brigadier Tremlett was promoted to command
285:in 1936 by conversion of 6th/7th Battalion
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3144:
3107:
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3103:
3043:
3041:
2878:
2876:
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2641:
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2483:
2191:
2189:
1781:('Divers') began. AA Command had prepared
1368:4th AA 'Z' Rgt redesignated by August 1941
379:new S/L unit raised in Manchester in 1938
2464:
2462:
2165:
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1690:B, C Lancashire HG Independent LAA Troops
3962:Air defence brigades of the British Army
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2004:. It now comprised the following units:
1360:detached to 7 AA Division until May 1942
3204:AA Bdes 67–102 at British Army 1945 on.
3199:
3197:
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3073:
3071:
3069:
3067:
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3053:
2822:
2820:
2517:
2515:
2513:
2511:
2509:
2497:
2495:
2419:
2417:
2313:
2311:
2276:
2274:
2211:
2209:
2207:
2205:
2203:
2106:
2049:('Mixed' indicated that members of the
2032:606th (East Lancashire) (Mixed) HAA Rgt
1863:returned to 44 AA Bde area 28 June 1944
1618:joined November 1942; left January 1943
1167:rejoined from OSDEF, June 1941; to new
643:began to arrive for the HAA batteries,
383:HQ, 462nd, 463rd and 464th S/L Btys, RA
369:HQ, 435th, 436th and 437th S/L Btys, RA
2272:
2270:
2268:
2266:
2264:
2262:
2260:
2258:
2256:
2254:
2130:
2128:
2126:
1938:summer; to 2 AA Group 2 September 1944
1777:the long-awaited attacks on London by
1443:and was replaced by Brig J.W. Barker,
1129:(WO) Control; later to Operation Torch
738:joined by January, left by August 1941
577:works (181 AA Bty, later 253 AA Bty).
220:, which was responsible for defending
17:
3274:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1957.
1654:44 AA Bde Mixed Signal Office, RCS –
493:71st S/L Rgt – 8 x Lewis guns at the
364:The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
7:
3335:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992,
2545:Tremlett at Generals of World War II
2196:Rickards at Generals of World War II
782:new regiment formed August 1940; to
298:81st Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (TA)
2914:Routledge, Table XXXVII, pp. 252–3.
727:70th (3rd West Lancashire) HAA Rgt
3373:, London: Queen Anne Press, 1984,
1970:303 AA Gun Operations Room (AAGOR)
1185:from 7 AA Division July, left for
676:, where his guns had defended the
630:70th (3rd West Lancashire) HAA Rgt
362:) in 1936 by conversion of 4th Bn
31:29 September 1938–11 December 1944
14:
3402:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files
1660:842 (Semi-Mobile) Smoke Company,
1159:new battery joined by August 1941
719:Static 3.7-inch gun preserved at
670:Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
333:Searchlight (S/L) unit formed at
3371:Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1984
2489:Routledge, Table LXV, pp. 396–7.
2282:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
2053:were integrated into the unit.)
1923:to 1 AA Group 19–24 October 1944
1648:manned by 104 West Lancashire HG
1594:manned by 105 West Lancashire HG
1233:506, 507, 512, 581 (M) HAA Btys
522:. In addition, the women of the
337:in 1936 by conversion of 7th Bn
59:
42:
33:1 January 1947 – 31 October 1955
3407:British Army units from 1945 on
3238:Routledge, Table LXXIV, p. 441.
2041:293rd (East Lancashire) LAA Rgt
2018:556th (East Lancashire) HAA Rgt
1687:131, 132 Lancashire HG LAA Btys
1554:attached to 5 AA Group May 1943
1544:616, 617, 625, 627 (M) HAA Btys
1527:566, 571, 576, 578 (M) HAA Btys
1510:464, 562, 610, 639 (M) HAA Btys
1496:542, 545, 563, 614 (M) HAA Btys
1469:506, 507, 512, 581 (M) HAA Btys
1276:566, 571, 576, 578 (M) HAA Btys
1247:510, 511, 514, 516 (M) HAA Btys
563:Royal Ordnance Factory, Chorley
3035:Routledge p. 401 & Map 36.
2280:44 AA Bde War Diary, 1939–41,
1907:; to 5 AA Group 7 October 1944
1506:from 1 AA Group September 1943
1097:joined February, left to join
432:: a vital point to be defended
281:Heavy AA (HAA) unit formed at
1:
2882:Routledge, Table XXX, p. 188.
1695:Operations Overlord and Diver
1567:April, to 5 AA Group May 1943
1530:71 West Lancashire HG HAA Bty
1229:new unit formed February 1942
524:Auxiliary Territorial Service
2293:Routledge, Table LX, p. 378.
2238:at British Military History.
2036:former 71st S/L Rgt as above
2027:former 39th S/L Rgt as above
2013:former 65th HAA Rgt as above
586:Vickers MkVIII 'pom-pom' gun
565:, (133 & 135 LAA Btys),
2078:, appointed 14 January 1944
1994:Salford, Greater Manchester
1878:182, 409, 432, 468 HAA Btys
1715:, and took over command of
1415:. 44 AA Brigade came under
1272:new unit formed August 1942
1193:267, 288, 289, 290 HAA Btys
1140:mobilised and embarked for
1121:62nd (Northumbrian) HAA Rgt
592:Battle of Britain and Blitz
268:4.5-inch gun and crew, 1941
151:Brigadier Gerald Rickards,
117:Salford, Greater Manchester
3993:
2997:Routledge, pp. 221, 225–8.
2621:Farndale, Annex D, p. 258.
2009:465th (Manchester) HAA Rgt
1674:No 14 LAA Practice Camp –
1588:became Mixed November 1942
1523:to 1 AA Group October 1943
1381:131, 184, 188 'Z' Btys –
1252:attached from 93rd HAA Rgt
178:44th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
165:Brigadier Vere Krohn, MC,
21:44th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
3414:The Territorial Army 1947
3392:Royal Artillery 1939–1945
3179:"177 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2976:"169 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2962:"151 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2948:"149 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2772:Routledge, pp. 98–9, 393.
2695:"115 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2681:"106 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2045:70 Fire Command Troop, RA
1788:Browning .50 Machine Guns
1387:203, 204, 205 'Z' Btys –
763:300, 301, 320 HAA Btys –
730:211, 212, 216 HAA Btys –
506:71st S/L Rgt – 4 x lights
388:44th AA Brigade Company,
310:in 1938 by conversion of
3605:28th (Thames and Medway)
3397:British Military History
3331:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
2934:"93 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2893:"62 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2855:"58 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2667:"98 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2342:"81 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2319:"65 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2051:Women's Royal Army Corps
1976:44 AA Bde Signal Section
1892:May; disbanded June 1944
1459:149th (Mixed) HAA Rgt –
1337:to 70 AA Bde summer 1941
975:English Electric Company
390:Royal Army Service Corps
23:70 Anti-Aircraft Brigade
3313:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
3214:Litchfield, Appendix 5.
3025:88 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45.
2803:Routledge, pp. 398–404.
2793:Collier, Appendix XXXI.
2762:76 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45.
2751:65 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45.
2737:63 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45.
2717:54 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45.
2502:70 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45.
2435:41 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45.
2424:21 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45.
2410:71 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45.
2387:62 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45.
2367:39 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45.
2074:Brigadier J.W. Barker,
1844:82nd (Essex) HAA Rgt –
1731:) were sited singly at
1451:Order of Battle 1942–44
1383:joined by February 1942
1208:300, 301, 320, 399 Btys
1175:253, 254, 255, 416 Btys
1084:Order of Battle 1941–42
708:Order of Battle 1940–41
495:Clayton Aniline Company
484:and 12 x Lewis guns at
324:new Light AA (LAA) unit
260:Order of Battle 1939–40
2632:"4 AA Div at RA 39–45"
2602:Collier, Appendix XXX.
2588:Collier, Chapter XVII.
2120:Frederick, pp. 1050–1.
1965:408, 409, 410 S/L Btys
1927:449, 472, 478 LAA Btys
1896:203, 598, 600 HAA Btys
1823:
1770:
1582:
1558:289, 293, 477 LAA Btys
1515:disbanded January 1944
1397:Royal Corps of Signals
1355:178, 289, 293 LAA Btys
1219:361, 365, 367 HAA Btys
1133:172, 173, 266 HAA Btys
1109:207, 208, 264 HAA Btys
1007:226, 227, 228 LAA Btys
759:joined by January 1941
723:
693:
601:
486:Kearsley Power Station
433:
430:Kearsley Power Station
269:
113:Newport, Isle of Wight
3355:Brig N.W. Routledge,
3150:Routledge, pp. 410–8.
3015:Routledge, pp. 173–4.
2565:Tremlett at Cricinfo.
2532:Routledge, pp. 388-9.
1821:
1768:
1729:Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
1577:
1536:184th (Mixed) HAA Rgt
1502:167th (Mixed) HAA Rgt
1484:159th (Mixed) HAA Rgt
1389:joined September 1942
1377:left by February 1942
1268:169th (Mixed) HAA Rgt
1239:151st (Mixed) HAA Rgt
1225:149th (Mixed) HAA Rgt
1014:formed September 1940
905:9th Armoured Division
718:
691:
666:first-class cricketer
641:Gun-laying Mk I radar
599:
512:Manchester Ship Canal
451:183 Bty – 4 x static
428:
267:
250:Anti-Aircraft Command
74:Anti-Aircraft Brigade
3635:34th (South Midland)
3620:31st (North Midland)
3600:27th (Home Counties)
2813:Collier, Chapter XX.
2782:Collier, Chapter 19.
2727:Joslen, pp. 23, 220.
2148:on 23 September 2015
1998:70th AA Brigade (TA)
1814:Order of Battle 1944
1717:82nd (Essex) HAA Rgt
1521:169th (M) HAA Rgt –
954:189, 190 LAA Btys –
600:4 AA Divisional sign
520:Barton Power Station
468:254 Bty – 4 x 3-inch
465:253 Bty – 2 x 3-inch
457:196 Bty – 2 x 3-inch
416:Metropolitan-Vickers
339:Lancashire Fusiliers
216:. It formed part of
3874:Light Anti-aircraft
3615:30th (Northumbrian)
3610:29th (East Anglian)
3256:Litchfield, p. 115.
3247:Litchfield, p. 116.
2707:Litchfield, p. 281.
2400:Litchfield, p. 135.
2377:Litchfield, p. 134.
2357:Litchfield, p. 133.
2305:Litchfield, p. 131.
1839:4, 18, 360 HAA Btys
1669:Non-Combatant Corps
1413:RAF Fighter Command
1153:left by August 1941
1093:58th (Kent) HAA Rgt
634:33 (Western) AA Bde
480:80th LAA Bty – 1 x
354:S/L unit formed at
302:HAA unit formed at
287:Manchester Regiment
3881:7th AA/Searchlight
3297:J.B.M. Frederick,
3138:Routledge, p. 392.
3120:Farndale, Annex H.
3047:Routledge, p. 409.
2656:Litchfield, p. 86.
2612:Routledge, p. 395.
2468:Farndale, Annex M.
2331:Litchfield, p. 31.
2215:Farndale, Annex J.
1911:526 (M) HAA Bty –
1901:619 (M) HAA Bty –
1824:
1771:
1640:216 (M) 'Z' Bty –
1634:205 (M) 'Z' Bty –
1628:204 (M) 'Z' Bty –
1622:203 (M) 'Z' Bty –
1612:left November 1942
1606:left by April 1943
1598:122 (M) 'Z' Bty –
1586:13th AA 'Z' Rgt –
1583:
1513:639 (M) HAA Bty –
1472:376 (M) HAA Bty –
1437:Operation Overlord
1366:13th AA 'Z' Rgt –
1341:226, 227, 228 Btys
1330:194, 195, 196 Btys
1305:110, 111, 240 Btys
1215:to OSDEF June 1941
1148:211, 212, 216 Btys
1012:4th AA 'Z' Regt –
824:joined by May 1941
771:joined by May 1941
765:Manchester suburbs
724:
694:
674:Dunkirk evacuation
602:
569:(134 LAA Bty) and
434:
270:
222:North West England
3944:
3943:
3324:978-1-84342-474-1
2284:file WO 166/2282.
2181:Monthly Army List
1915:154th (M) HAA Rgt
1905:185th (M) HAA Rgt
1667:4 Smoke Company,
1372:108, 122 'Z' Btys
672:) LAA Rgt at the
654:Barrow-in-Furness
645:Bofors 40 mm guns
639:Some examples of
606:Battle of Britain
582:4.5-inch HAA guns
567:Carlisle Junction
531:53rd Light AA Bde
228:Gerald Rickards,
172:
171:
127:Battle of Britain
3984:
3495:5th Royal Marine
3470:1st Royal Marine
3444:
3437:
3430:
3421:
3386:External sources
3351:18 December 1947
3328:
3257:
3254:
3248:
3245:
3239:
3236:
3230:
3221:
3215:
3212:
3206:
3201:
3192:
3189:
3183:
3182:
3175:
3169:
3166:
3160:
3157:
3151:
3148:
3139:
3136:
3130:
3127:
3121:
3118:
3112:
3109:
3098:
3095:
3089:
3086:
3080:
3077:
3060:
3057:
3048:
3045:
3036:
3033:
3027:
3022:
3016:
3013:
3007:
3004:
2998:
2995:
2989:
2986:
2980:
2979:
2972:
2966:
2965:
2958:
2952:
2951:
2944:
2938:
2937:
2930:
2924:
2921:
2915:
2912:
2906:
2903:
2897:
2896:
2889:
2883:
2880:
2871:
2868:
2859:
2858:
2851:
2845:
2842:
2836:
2833:
2827:
2824:
2815:
2810:
2804:
2801:
2795:
2790:
2784:
2779:
2773:
2770:
2764:
2759:
2753:
2748:
2739:
2734:
2728:
2725:
2719:
2714:
2708:
2705:
2699:
2698:
2691:
2685:
2684:
2677:
2671:
2670:
2663:
2657:
2654:
2648:
2645:
2636:
2635:
2628:
2622:
2619:
2613:
2610:
2604:
2599:
2590:
2585:
2579:
2573:
2567:
2562:
2556:
2555:Farndale, p. 64.
2553:
2547:
2542:
2533:
2530:
2524:
2522:Pile's despatch.
2519:
2504:
2499:
2490:
2487:
2478:
2475:
2469:
2466:
2437:
2432:
2426:
2421:
2412:
2407:
2401:
2398:
2389:
2384:
2378:
2375:
2369:
2364:
2358:
2355:
2346:
2345:
2338:
2332:
2329:
2323:
2322:
2315:
2306:
2303:
2294:
2291:
2285:
2278:
2249:
2246:
2240:
2231:
2216:
2213:
2198:
2193:
2184:
2178:
2172:
2167:
2158:
2157:
2155:
2153:
2147:
2141:. Archived from
2140:
2132:
2121:
2118:
1921:151st LAA Rgt –
1779:V-1 flying bombs
1291:69, 80, 136 Btys
1213:115th HAA Rgt –
992:VPs at Blackpool
702:Manchester Blitz
684:Manchester Blitz
482:Bofors 40 mm gun
402:deployment with
254:Second World War
194:Second World War
182:Territorial Army
131:Manchester Blitz
65:Territorial Army
63:
48:
46:
45:
18:
3992:
3991:
3987:
3986:
3985:
3983:
3982:
3981:
3947:
3946:
3945:
3940:
3869:
3645:36th (Scottish)
3453:
3448:
3412:Graham Watson,
3388:
3325:
3312:
3280:Martin Farndale
3270:Basil Collier,
3266:
3261:
3260:
3255:
3251:
3246:
3242:
3237:
3233:
3222:
3218:
3213:
3209:
3202:
3195:
3190:
3186:
3177:
3176:
3172:
3167:
3163:
3158:
3154:
3149:
3142:
3137:
3133:
3128:
3124:
3119:
3115:
3110:
3101:
3096:
3092:
3087:
3083:
3078:
3063:
3058:
3051:
3046:
3039:
3034:
3030:
3023:
3019:
3014:
3010:
3006:Joslen, p. 464.
3005:
3001:
2996:
2992:
2988:Joslen, p. 558.
2987:
2983:
2974:
2973:
2969:
2960:
2959:
2955:
2946:
2945:
2941:
2932:
2931:
2927:
2923:Joslen, p. 484.
2922:
2918:
2913:
2909:
2905:Joslen, p. 520.
2904:
2900:
2891:
2890:
2886:
2881:
2874:
2870:Joslen, p. 485.
2869:
2862:
2853:
2852:
2848:
2843:
2839:
2834:
2830:
2825:
2818:
2811:
2807:
2802:
2798:
2791:
2787:
2780:
2776:
2771:
2767:
2760:
2756:
2749:
2742:
2735:
2731:
2726:
2722:
2715:
2711:
2706:
2702:
2693:
2692:
2688:
2679:
2678:
2674:
2665:
2664:
2660:
2655:
2651:
2646:
2639:
2630:
2629:
2625:
2620:
2616:
2611:
2607:
2600:
2593:
2586:
2582:
2574:
2570:
2563:
2559:
2554:
2550:
2543:
2536:
2531:
2527:
2520:
2507:
2500:
2493:
2488:
2481:
2476:
2472:
2467:
2440:
2433:
2429:
2422:
2415:
2408:
2404:
2399:
2392:
2385:
2381:
2376:
2372:
2365:
2361:
2356:
2349:
2340:
2339:
2335:
2330:
2326:
2317:
2316:
2309:
2304:
2297:
2292:
2288:
2279:
2252:
2247:
2243:
2234:Robert Palmer,
2232:
2219:
2214:
2201:
2194:
2187:
2179:
2175:
2168:
2161:
2151:
2149:
2145:
2138:
2134:
2133:
2124:
2119:
2108:
2103:
2091:
2062:
1990:
1948:24 October 1944
1856:228 (Edinburgh)
1816:
1783:Operation Diver
1697:
1453:
1433:21st Army Group
1421:No. 9 Group RAF
1409:
1375:135 'Z' Bty –
1335:76th LAA Rgt –
1320:65th LAA Rgt –
1281:21st LAA Rgt –
1198:98th HAA Rgt –
1165:81st HAA Rgt –
1138:70th HAA Rgt –
1103:Operation Torch
1086:
1050:Operation Torch
1045:
935:, ICI Lostock,
862:41st LAA Rgt –
786:by January 1941
710:
698:Liverpool Blitz
686:
662:Erroll Tremlett
594:
561:(133 LAA Bty),
399:
262:
242:
218:4th AA Division
210:Royal Engineers
206:Royal Artillery
202:
175:
164:
162:Erroll Tremlett
159:
147:
135:Operation Diver
133:
129:
115:
111:
97:
93:
43:
41:
32:
22:
12:
11:
5:
3990:
3988:
3980:
3979:
3974:
3969:
3964:
3959:
3949:
3948:
3942:
3941:
3939:
3938:
3933:
3928:
3923:
3918:
3913:
3908:
3903:
3898:
3893:
3888:
3883:
3877:
3875:
3871:
3870:
3868:
3867:
3862:
3857:
3852:
3847:
3842:
3837:
3832:
3827:
3822:
3817:
3812:
3807:
3802:
3797:
3792:
3787:
3782:
3777:
3772:
3767:
3762:
3757:
3752:
3747:
3742:
3737:
3732:
3727:
3722:
3717:
3712:
3707:
3702:
3697:
3692:
3687:
3682:
3677:
3672:
3667:
3662:
3657:
3652:
3647:
3642:
3637:
3632:
3630:33rd (Western)
3627:
3625:32nd (Midland)
3622:
3617:
3612:
3607:
3602:
3597:
3592:
3587:
3582:
3577:
3572:
3567:
3562:
3557:
3552:
3547:
3542:
3537:
3532:
3527:
3522:
3517:
3512:
3507:
3502:
3497:
3492:
3487:
3482:
3477:
3472:
3467:
3461:
3459:
3455:
3454:
3449:
3447:
3446:
3439:
3432:
3424:
3418:
3417:
3409:
3404:
3399:
3394:
3387:
3384:
3383:
3382:
3368:
3353:
3349:London Gazette
3344:
3329:
3323:
3310:
3295:
3276:
3265:
3262:
3259:
3258:
3249:
3240:
3231:
3216:
3207:
3193:
3184:
3170:
3161:
3152:
3140:
3131:
3122:
3113:
3099:
3090:
3081:
3061:
3049:
3037:
3028:
3017:
3008:
2999:
2990:
2981:
2967:
2953:
2939:
2925:
2916:
2907:
2898:
2884:
2872:
2860:
2846:
2837:
2828:
2816:
2805:
2796:
2785:
2774:
2765:
2754:
2740:
2729:
2720:
2709:
2700:
2686:
2672:
2658:
2649:
2637:
2623:
2614:
2605:
2591:
2580:
2578:, pp. 1209–10.
2568:
2557:
2548:
2534:
2525:
2505:
2491:
2479:
2470:
2438:
2427:
2413:
2402:
2390:
2379:
2370:
2359:
2347:
2333:
2324:
2307:
2295:
2286:
2250:
2241:
2217:
2199:
2185:
2173:
2159:
2122:
2105:
2104:
2102:
2099:
2098:
2097:
2090:
2087:
2086:
2085:
2082:
2079:
2072:
2069:
2066:
2061:
2058:
2047:
2046:
2043:
2038:
2029:
2020:
2015:
1989:
1986:
1978:
1977:
1974:
1971:
1968:
1967:
1966:
1950:
1942:277 LAA Bty –
1940:
1930:
1929:
1928:
1919:
1917:6 October 1944
1909:
1899:
1898:
1897:
1881:
1880:
1879:
1867:
1866:
1865:
1861:193 HAA Bty –
1859:
1858:, 256 HAA Btys
1842:
1841:
1840:
1815:
1812:
1696:
1693:
1692:
1691:
1688:
1685:
1672:
1665:
1658:
1652:
1651:
1650:
1646:226 'Z' Bty –
1644:
1638:
1632:
1626:
1620:
1616:188 'Z' Bty –
1614:
1610:184 'Z' Bty –
1608:
1604:131 'Z' Bty –
1602:
1596:
1592:108 'Z' Bty –
1572:
1571:
1570:
1569:
1563:attached from
1561:449 LAA Bty –
1559:
1556:
1547:
1546:
1545:
1533:
1532:
1531:
1528:
1519:
1518:
1517:
1511:
1499:
1498:
1497:
1481:
1480:
1479:
1474:attached from
1470:
1452:
1449:
1408:
1405:
1404:
1403:
1393:
1392:
1391:
1385:
1379:
1373:
1364:
1363:
1362:
1358:477 LAA Bty –
1356:
1344:
1343:
1342:
1333:
1332:
1331:
1318:
1317:
1316:
1310:attached from
1306:
1294:
1293:
1292:
1279:
1278:
1277:
1265:
1264:
1263:
1258:attached from
1256:371 HAA Bty –
1254:
1250:290 HAA Bty –
1248:
1236:
1235:
1234:
1222:
1221:
1220:
1211:
1210:
1209:
1196:
1195:
1194:
1178:
1177:
1176:
1163:
1162:
1161:
1155:
1149:
1136:
1135:
1134:
1118:
1117:
1116:
1112:434 HAA Bty –
1110:
1085:
1082:
1074:10 AA Division
1061:Baedeker Blitz
1044:
1041:
1040:
1039:
1038:
1037:
1033:135 'Z' Bty –
1031:
1024:122 'Z' Bty –
1022:
1018:108 'Z' Bty –
1010:
1009:
1008:
996:
995:
994:
990:196 LAA Bty –
988:
981:195 LAA Bty –
979:
960:
959:
958:
943:
942:
941:
929:162 LAA Bty –
927:
919:161 LAA Bty –
917:
910:160 LAA Bty –
899:
898:
897:
890:143 LAA Bty –
888:
881:134 LAA Bty –
879:
872:133 LAA Bty –
860:
859:
858:
854:136 LAA Bty –
852:
850:VPs at Leyland
846:
834:
833:
832:
828:367 HAA Bty –
826:
822:365 HAA Bty –
820:
813:361 HAA Bty –
802:
801:
800:
796:332 HAA Bty –
794:
790:331 HAA Bty –
784:11 AA Division
775:
774:
773:
769:399 HAA Bty –
767:
752:
751:
750:
744:attached from
742:245 HAA Bty –
740:
736:309 HAA Bty –
734:
709:
706:
685:
682:
658:12 AA Division
593:
590:
555:Crewe Junction
551:Lostock Gralam
508:
507:
498:
497:
491:
488:
472:
471:
470:
469:
466:
460:
459:
458:
455:
449:
445:181 Bty – 2 x
408:East Yorkshire
398:
395:
394:
393:
386:
385:
384:
372:
371:
370:
347:
346:
345:
326:
320:
319:
318:
295:
294:
293:
261:
258:
241:
238:
201:
198:
188:and later the
173:
170:
169:
149:
143:
142:
138:
137:
124:
120:
119:
106:
102:
101:
88:
84:
83:
80:
76:
75:
72:
68:
67:
57:
53:
52:
50:United Kingdom
39:
35:
34:
29:
25:
24:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3989:
3978:
3975:
3973:
3970:
3968:
3965:
3963:
3960:
3958:
3955:
3954:
3952:
3937:
3934:
3932:
3929:
3927:
3924:
3922:
3919:
3917:
3914:
3912:
3909:
3907:
3904:
3902:
3899:
3897:
3894:
3892:
3889:
3887:
3884:
3882:
3879:
3878:
3876:
3872:
3866:
3863:
3861:
3858:
3856:
3853:
3851:
3848:
3846:
3843:
3841:
3838:
3836:
3833:
3831:
3828:
3826:
3823:
3821:
3818:
3816:
3813:
3811:
3808:
3806:
3803:
3801:
3798:
3796:
3793:
3791:
3788:
3786:
3783:
3781:
3778:
3776:
3773:
3771:
3768:
3766:
3763:
3761:
3758:
3756:
3753:
3751:
3748:
3746:
3743:
3741:
3738:
3736:
3733:
3731:
3728:
3726:
3723:
3721:
3718:
3716:
3713:
3711:
3708:
3706:
3703:
3701:
3698:
3696:
3693:
3691:
3688:
3686:
3683:
3681:
3678:
3676:
3673:
3671:
3668:
3666:
3665:41st (London)
3663:
3661:
3658:
3656:
3653:
3651:
3648:
3646:
3643:
3641:
3638:
3636:
3633:
3631:
3628:
3626:
3623:
3621:
3618:
3616:
3613:
3611:
3608:
3606:
3603:
3601:
3598:
3596:
3595:26th (London)
3593:
3591:
3588:
3586:
3583:
3581:
3578:
3576:
3573:
3571:
3568:
3566:
3563:
3561:
3558:
3556:
3553:
3551:
3548:
3546:
3543:
3541:
3538:
3536:
3533:
3531:
3528:
3526:
3523:
3521:
3518:
3516:
3513:
3511:
3508:
3506:
3503:
3501:
3498:
3496:
3493:
3491:
3488:
3486:
3483:
3481:
3478:
3476:
3473:
3471:
3468:
3466:
3463:
3462:
3460:
3458:Anti-aircraft
3456:
3452:
3445:
3440:
3438:
3433:
3431:
3426:
3425:
3422:
3416:
3415:
3410:
3408:
3405:
3403:
3400:
3398:
3395:
3393:
3390:
3389:
3385:
3380:
3379:0-356-10238-6
3376:
3372:
3369:
3366:
3365:1-85753-099-3
3362:
3358:
3354:
3352:
3350:
3345:
3342:
3341:0-9508205-2-0
3338:
3334:
3330:
3326:
3320:
3316:
3311:
3308:
3307:1-85117-009-X
3304:
3300:
3296:
3293:
3292:1-85753-080-2
3289:
3285:
3281:
3277:
3275:
3273:
3268:
3267:
3263:
3253:
3250:
3244:
3241:
3235:
3232:
3229:
3227:
3220:
3217:
3211:
3208:
3205:
3200:
3198:
3194:
3188:
3185:
3180:
3174:
3171:
3165:
3162:
3156:
3153:
3147:
3145:
3141:
3135:
3132:
3126:
3123:
3117:
3114:
3108:
3106:
3104:
3100:
3094:
3091:
3085:
3082:
3076:
3074:
3072:
3070:
3068:
3066:
3062:
3056:
3054:
3050:
3044:
3042:
3038:
3032:
3029:
3026:
3021:
3018:
3012:
3009:
3003:
3000:
2994:
2991:
2985:
2982:
2977:
2971:
2968:
2963:
2957:
2954:
2949:
2943:
2940:
2935:
2929:
2926:
2920:
2917:
2911:
2908:
2902:
2899:
2894:
2888:
2885:
2879:
2877:
2873:
2867:
2865:
2861:
2856:
2850:
2847:
2841:
2838:
2832:
2829:
2823:
2821:
2817:
2814:
2809:
2806:
2800:
2797:
2794:
2789:
2786:
2783:
2778:
2775:
2769:
2766:
2763:
2758:
2755:
2752:
2747:
2745:
2741:
2738:
2733:
2730:
2724:
2721:
2718:
2713:
2710:
2704:
2701:
2696:
2690:
2687:
2682:
2676:
2673:
2668:
2662:
2659:
2653:
2650:
2644:
2642:
2638:
2633:
2627:
2624:
2618:
2615:
2609:
2606:
2603:
2598:
2596:
2592:
2589:
2584:
2581:
2577:
2572:
2569:
2566:
2561:
2558:
2552:
2549:
2546:
2541:
2539:
2535:
2529:
2526:
2523:
2518:
2516:
2514:
2512:
2510:
2506:
2503:
2498:
2496:
2492:
2486:
2484:
2480:
2474:
2471:
2465:
2463:
2461:
2459:
2457:
2455:
2453:
2451:
2449:
2447:
2445:
2443:
2439:
2436:
2431:
2428:
2425:
2420:
2418:
2414:
2411:
2406:
2403:
2397:
2395:
2391:
2388:
2383:
2380:
2374:
2371:
2368:
2363:
2360:
2354:
2352:
2348:
2343:
2337:
2334:
2328:
2325:
2320:
2314:
2312:
2308:
2302:
2300:
2296:
2290:
2287:
2283:
2277:
2275:
2273:
2271:
2269:
2267:
2265:
2263:
2261:
2259:
2257:
2255:
2251:
2245:
2242:
2239:
2237:
2230:
2228:
2226:
2224:
2222:
2218:
2212:
2210:
2208:
2206:
2204:
2200:
2197:
2192:
2190:
2186:
2182:
2177:
2174:
2171:
2166:
2164:
2160:
2144:
2137:
2131:
2129:
2127:
2123:
2117:
2115:
2113:
2111:
2107:
2100:
2096:
2093:
2092:
2088:
2083:
2080:
2077:
2073:
2070:
2067:
2064:
2063:
2059:
2057:
2054:
2052:
2044:
2042:
2039:
2037:
2033:
2030:
2028:
2025:at Salford –
2024:
2021:
2019:
2016:
2014:
2010:
2007:
2006:
2005:
2003:
1999:
1995:
1987:
1985:
1982:
1975:
1972:
1969:
1964:
1963:
1962:
1960:
1954:
1951:
1949:
1947:
1941:
1939:
1937:
1932:52 LAA Bty –
1931:
1926:
1925:
1924:
1920:
1918:
1916:
1910:
1908:
1906:
1900:
1895:
1894:
1893:
1891:
1885:
1884:177th HAA Rgt
1882:
1877:
1876:
1875:
1871:
1870:136th HAA Rgt
1868:
1864:
1860:
1857:
1853:
1852:
1851:
1849:
1843:
1838:
1837:
1836:
1832:
1829:
1828:
1827:
1820:
1813:
1811:
1807:
1805:
1801:
1797:
1796:Pas-de-Calais
1793:
1789:
1784:
1780:
1776:
1773:A week after
1767:
1763:
1761:
1757:
1753:
1748:
1746:
1742:
1738:
1734:
1730:
1726:
1722:
1721:151st LAA Rgt
1718:
1714:
1710:
1706:
1702:
1701:Isle of Wight
1694:
1689:
1686:
1684:
1683:
1679:
1673:
1670:
1666:
1663:
1662:Pioneer Corps
1659:
1657:
1653:
1649:
1645:
1643:
1639:
1637:
1633:
1631:
1627:
1625:
1621:
1619:
1615:
1613:
1609:
1607:
1603:
1601:
1597:
1595:
1591:
1590:
1589:
1585:
1584:
1580:
1576:
1568:
1566:
1565:114th LAA Rgt
1560:
1557:
1555:
1551:
1550:
1549:88th LAA Rgt
1548:
1543:
1542:
1541:
1537:
1534:
1529:
1526:
1525:
1524:
1520:
1516:
1512:
1509:
1508:
1507:
1503:
1500:
1495:
1494:
1493:
1491:
1485:
1482:
1478:
1477:
1476:131st HAA Rgt
1471:
1468:
1467:
1466:
1464:
1458:
1457:
1456:
1450:
1448:
1446:
1442:
1438:
1434:
1430:
1426:
1422:
1418:
1414:
1406:
1402:
1398:
1394:
1390:
1386:
1384:
1380:
1378:
1374:
1371:
1370:
1369:
1365:
1361:
1357:
1354:
1353:
1352:
1348:
1345:
1340:
1339:
1338:
1334:
1329:
1328:
1327:
1325:
1324:Malta Command
1319:
1315:
1313:
1308:48 LAA Bty –
1307:
1304:
1303:
1302:
1298:
1295:
1290:
1289:
1288:
1286:
1280:
1275:
1274:
1273:
1269:
1266:
1262:
1261:
1260:117th HAA Rgt
1255:
1253:
1249:
1246:
1245:
1244:
1240:
1237:
1232:
1231:
1230:
1226:
1223:
1218:
1217:
1216:
1212:
1207:
1206:
1205:
1203:
1202:8 AA Division
1197:
1192:
1191:
1190:
1188:
1182:
1179:
1174:
1173:
1172:
1170:
1164:
1160:
1156:
1154:
1150:
1147:
1146:
1145:
1144:February 1942
1143:
1137:
1132:
1131:
1130:
1128:
1122:
1119:
1115:
1111:
1108:
1107:
1106:
1104:
1100:
1094:
1091:
1090:
1089:
1083:
1081:
1079:
1075:
1070:
1068:
1063:
1062:
1058:
1056:
1051:
1042:
1036:
1035:at Manchester
1032:
1030:
1029:
1023:
1021:
1017:
1016:
1015:
1011:
1006:
1005:
1004:
1000:
997:
993:
989:
987:
986:
980:
978:
976:
971:194 LAA By –
970:
969:
968:
964:
961:
957:
953:
952:
951:
947:
944:
940:
938:
934:
928:
926:
924:
918:
916:
915:
909:
908:
907:
906:
900:
896:
895:
889:
887:
886:
880:
878:
877:
871:
870:
869:
867:
866:7 AA Division
861:
857:
856:VPs at Barrow
853:
851:
848:80 LAA Bty –
847:
845:
844:
839:69 LAA Bty –
838:
837:
836:21st LAA Rgt
835:
831:
827:
825:
821:
819:
818:
812:
811:
810:
806:
805:115th HAA Rgt
803:
799:
795:
793:
789:
788:
787:
785:
779:
778:106th HAA Rgt
776:
772:
768:
766:
762:
761:
760:
756:
753:
749:
748:November 1940
747:
741:
739:
735:
733:
732:at Manchester
729:
728:
726:
725:
722:
717:
713:
707:
705:
703:
699:
690:
683:
681:
679:
675:
671:
667:
663:
659:
655:
650:
646:
642:
637:
635:
631:
627:
623:
619:
615:
611:
610:West Midlands
607:
598:
591:
589:
587:
583:
578:
576:
572:
568:
564:
560:
556:
552:
548:
544:
540:
536:
533:covering the
532:
527:
525:
521:
517:
516:Salford docks
513:
505:
504:
503:
502:
496:
492:
489:
487:
483:
479:
478:
477:
476:
467:
464:
463:
461:
456:
454:
450:
448:
444:
443:
441:
440:
439:
438:
431:
427:
423:
421:
420:Trafford Park
417:
413:
409:
405:
404:2 AA Division
396:
391:
387:
382:
381:
380:
376:
373:
368:
367:
366:
365:
361:
357:
351:
348:
343:
342:
341:
340:
336:
330:
327:
325:
321:
316:
315:
314:
313:
309:
305:
299:
296:
291:
290:
289:
288:
284:
278:
275:
274:
273:
266:
259:
257:
255:
251:
247:
246:Munich crisis
239:
237:
235:
231:
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
199:
197:
195:
191:
190:Isle of Wight
187:
183:
179:
174:Military unit
168:
163:
158:
154:
150:
144:
139:
136:
132:
128:
125:
121:
118:
114:
110:
107:
103:
100:
96:
92:
91:4 AA Division
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
66:
62:
58:
54:
51:
40:
36:
30:
26:
19:
16:
3679:
3413:
3370:
3356:
3348:
3332:
3314:
3298:
3283:
3271:
3252:
3243:
3234:
3225:
3219:
3210:
3187:
3173:
3164:
3155:
3134:
3125:
3116:
3093:
3084:
3031:
3020:
3011:
3002:
2993:
2984:
2970:
2956:
2942:
2928:
2919:
2910:
2901:
2887:
2849:
2840:
2831:
2808:
2799:
2788:
2777:
2768:
2757:
2732:
2723:
2712:
2703:
2689:
2675:
2661:
2652:
2626:
2617:
2608:
2583:
2575:
2571:
2560:
2551:
2528:
2473:
2430:
2405:
2382:
2373:
2362:
2336:
2327:
2289:
2244:
2235:
2180:
2176:
2150:. Retrieved
2143:the original
2055:
2048:
2035:
2026:
2012:
1997:
1991:
1983:
1979:
1956:
1946:83rd LAA Rgt
1943:
1936:85th LAA Rgt
1933:
1922:
1912:
1902:
1887:
1873:
1862:
1845:
1834:
1831:12th HAA Rgt
1825:
1808:
1799:
1772:
1759:
1749:
1698:
1675:
1655:
1647:
1641:
1635:
1629:
1623:
1617:
1611:
1605:
1599:
1593:
1587:
1562:
1553:
1552:178 LAA Bty
1539:
1522:
1514:
1505:
1492:October 1943
1487:
1473:
1460:
1454:
1428:
1410:
1400:
1388:
1382:
1376:
1367:
1359:
1350:
1347:88th LAA Rgt
1336:
1321:
1312:42nd LAA Rgt
1309:
1300:
1297:39th LAA Rgt
1282:
1271:
1257:
1251:
1242:
1228:
1214:
1199:
1184:
1181:93rd HAA Rgt
1171:summer 1941'
1166:
1158:
1152:
1139:
1124:
1113:
1096:
1087:
1071:
1059:
1053:
1046:
1034:
1025:
1019:
1013:
1002:
999:76th LAA Rgt
991:
982:
972:
966:
963:65th LAA Rgt
955:
949:
946:63rd LAA Rgt
930:
920:
911:
902:
894:Gretna Green
891:
882:
873:
868:1 March 1941
863:
855:
849:
840:
829:
823:
814:
808:
797:
791:
781:
770:
764:
758:
755:98th HAA Rgt
746:78th HAA Rgt
743:
737:
731:
711:
695:
638:
612:or over the
608:were in the
603:
579:
571:de Havilland
528:
509:
500:
499:
474:
473:
462:81st AA Rgt
442:65th AA Rgt
436:
435:
400:
378:
353:
332:
323:
301:
280:
271:
243:
240:Mobilisation
203:
177:
176:
87:Part of
15:
2576:Wisden 1984
2477:Litchfield.
2183:, May 1939.
1314:August 1941
1189:August 1942
1187:Middle East
937:Rolls-Royce
664:, a former
418:factory at
392:(RASC) (TA)
308:Stalybridge
192:during the
123:Engagements
105:Garrison/HQ
82:Air Defence
3951:Categories
3264:References
2060:Commanders
2002:Warrington
1959:2 AA Group
1848:3 AA Group
1709:Portsmouth
1678:Nethertown
1579:Home Guard
1490:1 AA Group
1463:6 AA Group
1425:5 AA Group
1417:4 AA Group
1287:March 1942
1157:434 Bty –
1151:309 Bty –
1127:War Office
1099:First Army
1067:Home Guard
1028:Accrington
956:at Preston
933:Winnington
721:Nothe Fort
553:works and
412:Lewis guns
397:Phoney War
214:Manchester
186:Manchester
160:Brigadier
148:commanders
141:Commanders
109:Manchester
99:6 AA Group
95:4 AA Group
1890:67 AA Bde
1804:North Sea
1800:Luftwaffe
1760:Luftwaffe
1752:43 AA Bde
1725:47 AA Bde
1465:June 1943
1441:45 AA Bde
1429:Luftwaffe
1407:Later war
1322:left for
1169:70 AA Bde
1055:Luftwaffe
1020:at Barrow
977:, Preston
830:at Barrow
817:Blackpool
792:at Barrow
649:Z Battery
618:the Blitz
304:Stockport
226:Brigadier
208:(RA) and
3278:Gen Sir
3224:Watson,
2152:18 March
2089:See also
1961:May 1944
1850:May 1944
1792:Normandy
1737:Shanklin
1733:Yarmouth
1682:Egremont
1399:(RCS) –
1204:May 1942
1105:May 1942
914:Woodford
885:Maryport
876:Carlisle
798:at Crewe
626:Shetland
475:LAA guns
453:3.7-inch
437:HAA guns
3226:TA 1947
1988:Postwar
1745:Ventnor
1741:Sandown
1713:Newport
1043:Mid-War
985:Heysham
983:VPs at
973:VP at
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912:VPs at
892:VPs at
883:VPs at
874:VPs at
843:Preston
841:VPs at
575:Lostock
559:Leyland
358:(later
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335:Salford
146:Notable
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200:Origin
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1944:from
1934:from
1913:from
1903:from
1888:from
1854:156,
1775:D-Day
1756:mines
1723:from
1488:from
1142:India
939:Crewe
925:Locks
923:Irlam
632:from
283:Hulme
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3288:ISBN
2154:2018
1743:and
1719:and
1707:and
1671:, PC
1664:(PC)
1326:1941
1285:Java
1101:for
700:and
678:Mole
543:41st
539:21st
518:and
501:S/Ls
306:and
79:Role
71:Type
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1078:OBE
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406:in
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