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626: 705: 530:). On the first night, fires started in the city acted as a beacon for subsequent waves of bombers, and the telephone lines to the Gun Operations Room were cut. The Humber guns fired 1950 rounds that night. On the second night, the bombers starting dive-bombing the still-burning city in groups, making predicted fire difficult, but the guns fired about 3400 rounds. The two-night blitz resulted in over 400 deaths in the city. However, after this the number of raids against the UK tailed away and the Blitz is considered to have ended on 16 May, though periodic raids on Hull still occurred, causing damage and deaths. RHQ moved from Ulceby to The Manor, 484: 400: 65: 82: 317: 543: 784:
By now, the air threat to the Middle East bases was low and AA manpower was being diverted to other tasks. On 24 April, Lt-Col Guest was sent to command the troops in Haifa and was not replaced. Then, on 21 May, the regiment was relieved of all its responsibilities at Alexandria and moved to El Tahag
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Occasionally, the regiment fired at lone enemy aircraft engaged in reconnaissance or leaflet dropping, but enemy activity was low. Static 3.7-inch guns began to arrive, allowing the regiment to hand over the obsolete French guns to 434 Coast Bty at Tripoli at the end of the year. The regiment carried
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from Rotherham was attached to 91st HAA Rgt and took over Scunthorpe. This battery was replaced in mid-December by 421 HAA Bty of the same regiment, until it left at the end of February 1942. 478 HAA Bty, formed at 206th HAA Training Rgt from a cadre provided by 91st HAA Rgt in September, joined on 3
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62nd (Northumbrian) HAA Rgt on the north bank of the Humber had become a unit of the field force rostered for overseas service, and in January 1942 120 of its men who were not fit for overseas service and were to remain in AA Command were transferred to 91st HAA Rgt, in exchange for a similar number
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Old 3-inch guns continued to be replaced by static 3.7 and 4.5-inch HAA guns as they became available during the summer of 1941. In October, 16 additional 3.7-inch guns arrived for the Humber Gun Defence Area (GDA) as the zone was now termed, and additional units came to man them, including
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Between 1940 and 1942, 91st HAA Rgt provided five cadres to form the following new batteries. Most cadres comprised a battery commander-designate and other officers, warrant officers and non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and a number of experienced gunners.
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In June 1939, as the international situation worsened, a partial mobilisation of the TA was begun in a process known as 'couverture', whereby each AA unit did a month's tour of duty in rotation to man selected gun positions. On 22 August the whole of
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in the light AA (LAA) role. (39 AA Brigade already referred to its AA gun regiments as HAA to distinguish them from the specialist LAA units that were being formed; this became official across the Royal Artillery on 1 June 1940.)
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camp, where it came back under command of 21 AA Bde. Orders for disbandment arrived on 3 June, and this process was quickly carried out. The regiment and its three batteries were placed in suspended animation on 22 July 1944.
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Additional guns began to arrive in the Humber zone, for example 286 HAA Bty took over eight newly arrived 4.5-inch guns on three sites north of the Humber in May and 221 HAA Bty established a new 4 x 3.7-inch gunsite at
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478 HAA Bty: cadre transferred to 205th Training Rgt 11 September 1941. Battery joined 91st HAA Rgt 3 December, but reverted to cadre on 9 April 1942 to form 478 (Mixed) HAA Bty. Battery later joined 161st (Mixed) HAA
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during April 1944, and is followed by some secondary sources, but this is contradicted by the unit's own authoritative war diary. In fact the regiment was in the Middle East throughout this period.
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began a campaign of intensive minelaying in the Humber, and 'barrage fire' against the circling raiders was pretty much guesswork. However, barrage fire partially disrupted a heavy raid against
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guns, but there was considerable shifting of guns between sites during the winter of 1939–40. On 23 September 1939, 91st HAA Rgt and the Humber Gun Zone were transferred to the command of
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began along the East Coast of England, intensifying through June 1940. Several times the Humber HAA guns (62nd and 91st HAA Rgts) were in action against aircraft attacking the
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In the period of international tension of the late 1930s, the TA's Anti-Aircraft (AA) strength grew rapidly, much of this expansion being achieved by splitting existing units.
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got under way (where one gunner was killed by a bomb blast). In mid-October, 270 Bty and half of 286 HAA Bty (from Horsham St Faith) were sent by 39 AA Bde to reinforce the
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camp and taking over 193rd HAA Rgt's 24 mobile 3.7-inch guns. Then, in late January, the regiment moved to El Tahag camp in Egypt, where it came under 77 Sub-Area of
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was under way, but were still small in scale. 221 HAA Battery was nominated as a reserve battery with mobile guns, and during September it was sent to reinforce
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Hull was raided regularly during the better weather of March 1941, with a serious raid on 13/14 March leaving many fires burning and numerous casualties, while
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Order of Battle of the Field Force in the United Kingdom, Part 3: Royal Artillery (Non-Divisional units), 2 April 1942, with amendments, TNA files WO 212/515.
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out tests on the performance of HAA guns and their transport in the mountains of Lebanon in winter. In April 1943, 395 HAA Bty moved to defend the port at
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in 7 AA Division but returned to 39 AA Bde and 2 AA Division in May 1940. In May, a composite battery drawn from 221 and 270 Btys was temporarily lent to
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oil installations, and the regiment claimed its first two 'kills' on the night of 26/27 June. It claimed another three by the middle of August.
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 2 December 1941, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/80.
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Throughout the night of 12/13 December the Humber guns engaged large numbers of bombers passing over on their way to attack Sheffield and
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forces the previous year. The personnel went by train while the regimental transport followed by road. 221 HAA Battery continued on to
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was being formed to cover the area north of the Humber, its exact responsibilities had still to be worked out). RHQ was established at
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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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At the end of March, the regiment deployed in the AA defence of Alexandria under 18 AA Bde. On 6 April, a mutiny broke out among the
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in December. The CO, Lt-Col Chilman, went to command a training regiment in October and was replaced by Lt-Col K.W. MacKichan.
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AA Command was disbanded in 1955 and there were largescale mergers among its TA regiments: 491 HAA Regiment was absorbed into
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control for overseas service. It handed over its gunsites to other units and moved to the West Riding Mobilisation Centre at
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in June. As of 11 July, the Humber Gun Zone had 38 operational HAA guns. In July, 286 HAA Bty moved to 2 AA Division HQ at
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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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456 (Mixed) HAA Bty: ORs cadre transferred to 205th HAA Training Rgt at Arborfield 10 July 1941. Battery later joined
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 12 May 1941, TNA file WO 212/79.
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During 1941, the regiment claimed three enemy aircraft shot down (Category 1) and another possible (Cat. 3).
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was attacked on 31 March/1 April. The most concentrated attacks came on the nights of 7/8 and 8/9 May (the
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On the outbreak of war, the Humber Gun Zone had 30 HAA guns, of which 28 were operational. These included
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524 (Mixed) HAA Bty: cadre No 208 transferred to 206th Training Rgt January 1942. Battery later joined
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drawn from 91st HAA Rgt, joined the regiment on 10 March 1941 and took over two 2-gun 4.5-inch sites.
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were integrated into the unit). It formed part of 57 AA Bde (the pre-war 31 (North Midland) AA Bde).
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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 Mediterranean and Middle East
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The Campaign in Sicily 1943 and the Campaign in Italy 3rd September 1943 to 31st March 1944
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When the TA was reconstituted on 1 January 1947 the regiment was reformed at Derby Road,
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was created in November 1940, and 39 AA Bde was transferred to it on 20 January 1941.
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10 AA Division formation badge, worn on the upper arm by all ranks of the regiment.
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Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth – Regiments.org (archive site)
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During March, 478 Bty began to convert into a 'Mixed' unit in which women of the
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was mobilised ahead of the declaration of war. The regiment deployed in the
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on 7 March 1939 with a new regimental headquarters (RHQ) and one battery at
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History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55
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The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
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and handed over all its guns and equipment to the newcomers, moving to
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on 23 July under the command of Lt-Col R.M. Guest. After a period in
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Haven and Barrow Haven, while 270 (Wentworth) Bty was transferred to
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209th (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery
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One normally reliable source incorrectly places 91st HAA Rgt with
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91 HAA Rgt Operation Orders 1940–42 in TNA file WO file 166/7462.
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on the night of 23/24 February. Predicted concentrations, using
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91 HAA Rgt War Diary June–December 1942, TNA file WO 169/4809.
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An African Sergeant of the Auxiliary Pioneer Corps in Lebanon.
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night raids over the Humber increased during August while the
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Military units and formations in the West Riding of Yorkshire
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39 AA Bde War Diary June–December 1941, TNA file WO 166/2273.
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at Glasgow on 28 May 1942, and after breaking its journey at
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91 HAA Rgt War Diary January–May 1942, TNA file WO 166/7462.
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395 HAA Bty: cadre transferred to 206th HAA Training Rgt at
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348 HAA Bty: cadre transferred to 210th HAA Training Rgt at
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134th (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
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On 28 June 1943, a reorganisation of AA defences in the
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12 December. Battery joined 91st HAA Rgt 10 March 1941.
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Heavy anti-aircraft regiments of the Royal Artillery
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African gunners being trained on a 3.7-inch HAA gun
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491st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
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RHQ moved about this time to The Elms, 1546:474–519 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on. 1170: 1168: 1166: 1164: 1162: 1160: 1158: 1156: 1154: 1105: 1103: 1101: 1099: 1097: 1095: 1093: 1091: 1089: 1087: 850:491 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment 403:4.5-inch HAA gun at Leeds 20 March 1941. 1541: 1539: 1328: 1326: 1291: 1289: 1257: 1255: 1135: 1133: 1131: 1129: 1127: 1125: 1123: 923: 872: 777:units in the area, which spread to the 661:, which had been captured from hostile 491:, helping to clear bomb damage in Hull. 1386:Routledge, p. 198; Table XXIV, p. 162. 1026: 1024: 1022: 1020: 987: 985: 983: 981: 979: 45:Royal Artillery cap badge and AA patch 28: 1628:, London: Hambledon Continuum, 2006, 1586:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1957. 1419:Routledge, Table XXV, p. 164; p. 257. 802:, 16 July 1940. Battery later joined 384:, German day and night air raids and 32:91st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA 7: 1662:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992, 460:. 221 HAA Battery also returned, to 428:Gun Zone under the command of 67th ( 206:K.G. Chilman, formerly of 221 AA Bty 34:491 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA 238:under which it had been forming at 1046:"54th Medium Bde at Regiments.org" 736:and as demonstrations to visiting 25: 1733:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files 344:to man a mobile 8-gun battery at 320:Static 3.7-inch gun preserved at 217:transferred on 7 March 1939 from 1115:The National Archives (TNA), Kew 758:The regiment now formed part of 80: 63: 1723:British Army units from 1945 on 1467:Routledge, Table XXVI, p. 165. 1246:"10 AA Division at RA 1939–45" 1113:91 HAA Rgt War Diary 1939–41, 1: 1194:Routledge, Table LXV, p. 396. 1148:Routledge, Table LIX, p. 377. 766:following the failure of the 728:, and 104 LAA Rgt Workshops, 580:Auxiliary Territorial Service 159:just before the outbreak of 673:, while the others had old 557:66th (Leeds Rifles) HAA Rgt 376:Battle of Britain and Blitz 236:68th (North Midland) AA Rgt 185:91st Anti-Aircraft Regiment 1797: 861:466 (Leeds Rifles) LAA Rgt 370:Ulceby, North Lincolnshire 358:Kimberley, Nottinghamshire 230:Wentworth, South Yorkshire 228:270 (Wentworth) AA Bty at 219:62nd (Northumbrian) AA Rgt 54:7 March 1939–10 March 1955 1750:The Territorial Army 1947 1743:Royal Artillery 1939–1945 1485:Bryant, pp. 60, 107, 114. 1070:Routledge, pp. 65–6, 371. 613:, 478 (M) Battery joined 515:on 12 December 1940 by a 487:Troops of 9th Battalion, 338:31 (North Midland) AA Bde 202:Commanding Officer (CO): 171:, and a length period in 38: 1728:British Military History 1658:Norman E.H. 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Molony, 1271:Collier, Chapter 17. 1217:on 23 September 2015 1005:on 23 September 2015 584:rocket 'Z' batteries 420:defending London as 362:RAF Horsham St Faith 272:Gun Zone as part of 1566:Christopher Chant, 1561:Triumph in the West 1559:Sir Arthur Bryant, 1533:Frederick, p. 1018. 1428:Jackson, pp. 260–4. 1117:, file WO 166/2382. 1052:on 27 December 2005 768:Dodecanese Campaign 588:58th (Kent) HAA Rgt 155:(TA) formed in the 1609:J.B.M. 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Index

491st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

United Kingdom

Territorial Army
Goole
Harrogate
Battle of Britain
Sheffield Blitz
Hull Blitz
Middle East
Territorial Army
West Riding of Yorkshire
World War II
Battle of Britain
The Blitz
Middle East Forces
Royal Artillery
Goole
Lieutenant-Colonel
York
62nd (Northumbrian) AA Rgt
54th (West Riding and Durham) Medium Brigade
Wentworth, South Yorkshire
68th (North Midland) AA Rgt
Rotherham
Anti-Aircraft Command
Humber
39 AA Bde
2 AA Division

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