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was arriving in increasing numbers. These units were deployed to defend vulnerable points (VPs) such as bridges, factories or airfields against low-flying or dive-bombing daylight raids, but could do little against high-flying night raiders during the Blitz. Teesside, including
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Transferring part of each battery to form a new battery that then left the regiment was a method sometimes used to remove the less physically fit personnel from a regiment selected for training for overseas deployment. For example,
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In early 1944 it was decided to increase the war establishment of the LAA regiments of the armoured and infantry divisions assigned to
Overlord, particularly to man the multiple-barrelled 20 mm guns (usually
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unit. It was joined by 93 LAA Bty, originally formed on the mobilisation of AA Command in August 1939, and the newly formed 178 LAA Bty. The three batteries absorbed 520 to 529 LAA
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389:) that were being added to some regiments. 50th LAA Regiment was broken up to provide some of the additional personnel. In the first phase, on 23 February, the regiment's
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of each of the regiment's batteries (58, 93 and 245) were detached and combined to form a new 453 LAA Bty within the regiment. This formed part of a new
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The regiment was still with 43rd AA Bde in May 1941, when the Blitz is considered to have ended. That month, 58 LAA Bty was temporarily attached to
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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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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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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United
Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 13 March 1943, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/83.
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At this time every available LAA gun was being deployed to the South Coast towns of
England to defend against 'hit and run' attacks by
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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.
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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,
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During May 1943 the regiment became unbrigaded once more, and by 24 July it had left AA Command and joined
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Regiment of Artillery: The Years of Defeat: Europe and North Africa, 1939–1941
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Kingdom Military Series: The Defence of the United Kingdom
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within 7th AA Division. 178 LAA Battery left the regiment in July (on 4 November 1941 it joined
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Finally, RHQ and the battery HQs of 58, 93 and 245 LAA Btys were disbanded on 31 March 1944.
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in the summer of 1940. Regimental
Headquarters (RHQ) was formed on 10 July with 58 LAA
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in the defence of the UK, it trained to take part in the Allied invasion of Normandy (
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In the second phase, on 14 March, these Troops were transferred to other regiments:
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The regiment was formed as part of the rapid expansion of AA Command during the
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during November. Before the end of the year the whole regiment had moved into
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in early September, but Teesside largely escaped the worst of the Blitz.
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By the autumn, when the Battle of Britain was turning into the night
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All three divisions landed in Normandy and fought in the
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At the end of February 1942, the regiment transferred to
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36, 37 and 38 Trps went to 203, 204 and 278 LAA Btys of
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33, 34 and 35 Trps went to 380, 381 and 382 LAA Btys of
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30, 31 and 32 Trps went to 360, 361 and 362 LAA Btys of
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G, H and I Trps of 245 LAA Bty became 36, 37 and 38 Trps
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D, E and F Trps of 93 LAA Bty became 33, 34 and 35 Trps
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A, B and C Trps of 58 LAA Bty became 30, 31 and 32 Trps
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1944
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Light anti-aircraft regiments of the Royal Artillery
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under training for the Allied invasion of Normandy,
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in 7th AA Division. On 19 February 1942, the fourth
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361:. In April the whole came under 55th LAA Bde.
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783:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
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19:50th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
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243:A Bofors gun and crew, January 1942.
178:, which had been formed on 1 July.
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599:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
190:7th AA Division's formation sign
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513:Frederick, pp. 800–3, 816, 828.
417:43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
427:53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division
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585:Routledge, Table LXV, p. 397.
442:campaign in North West Europe
393:were individually numbered:
146:). However, shortly before
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277:30th (Northumbrian) AA Bde
42:10 July 1940–31 March 1944
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622:Frederick, pp. 806, 840.
797:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
679:Routledge, pp. 78, 306.
566:Collier, Appendix XXX.
555:Collier, Appendix XIV.
294:covering airfields in
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214:(AALMGs), but the new
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815:Brig N.W. Routledge,
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140:Anti-Aircraft Command
138:. After serving with
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781:J.B.M. Frederick,
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706:Frederick, p. 838.
688:Frederick, p. 837.
525:Farndale, Annex D.
495:Farndale, Annex M.
370:Operation Overlord
261:North West England
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229:North East England
212:Light machine guns
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144:Operation Overlord
808:978-1-84342-474-1
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601:, file WO 212/79.
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170:, a pre-war
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136:World War II
132:British Army
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98:Part of
74:British Army
376:Disbandment
335:60th AA Bde
320:63rd AA Bde
316:67th AA Bde
308:South Wales
304:45th AA Bde
255:serving in
206:as part of
112:Engagements
83:Air defence
834:Categories
740:References
312:3 AA Group
225:Hartlepool
202:defending
383:Oerlikons
327:Luftwaffe
182:The Blitz
116:The Blitz
762:Gen Sir
452:Footnote
387:Polstens
359:Falmouth
355:Plymouth
347:Portland
265:Carlisle
204:Teesside
92:Regiment
353:around
337:around
235:Mid-War
164:Battery
134:during
47:Country
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391:Troops
343:Yeovil
339:Exeter
298:under
281:Troops
176:Troops
154:Origin
65:Branch
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39:Active
481:Notes
471:D Day
269:cadre
196:Blitz
148:D Day
821:ISBN
803:ISBN
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357:and
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296:Kent
223:and
126:The
88:Size
80:Role
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