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682:
similar belts covering AA Command's Gun
Defence Areas (GDAs). Inside each belt was a 20-mile deep 'Killer Belt' of single S/Ls spaced at 6,000 yards (5,500 m) intervals in a 'Killer Belt' cooperating with night-fighters patrolling defined 'boxes'. The pattern was designed to ensure that raids penetrating deeply towards the Midlands GDAs would cross more than one belt, and the GDAs had more S/Ls at close spacing. The number of LAA units to protect Vital Points (VPs) such as aircraft factories and airfields was growing, albeit slowly. At this stage of the war, experienced units were being posted away to train for service overseas, which led to a continual turnover of units. However, newly formed units continued to join AA Command, the HAA and support units increasingly becoming 'Mixed' units, indicating that women of the
358:
1680:. Secondly, the HAA gun belt was moved to the coast and interlaced with LAA guns to hit the missiles out to sea. This new belt was divided into six brigade sectors, with 5 AA Bde HQ taking charge of one sector under 1 AA Gp. The whole process involved the movement of hundreds of guns and vehicles and thousands of servicemen and women, but a new 8-gun site could be established in 48 hours. The guns were constantly in action, but the success rate against the 'Divers' steadily improved, until over 50 per cent of incoming missiles were destroyed by gunfire or fighter aircraft. This phase of Operation Diver ended in September after the V-1 launch sites in Northern France had been overrun by 21st Army Group.
1955:
1826:
1684:
1537:
702:
221:
591:
53:
70:
1745:
899:
521:
422:
boats the following day, while the rest of the battery was ordered to destroy the remaining lights and assist in the defence of the beaches. They were eventually taken off the beach in small batches by 31 May. 3 (Ulster) S/L Rgt had been very lucky with only 28 killed, 41 wounded and three men taken prisoner.
1676:
disappointing, and after a fortnight AA Command changed its tactics. Firstly, mobile HAA guns were replaced with static installations that could traverse more quickly to track the fast-moving targets. These were emplaced on temporary 'Pile platforms' named after the
Command-in-Chief of AA Command, Gen Sir
378:
raiders that bombed Calais, starting fires. But ground attack was now the biggest danger, and the S/L men had to man the perimeter as infantry, a role for which they (mainly older
Territorials, raw militiamen and a few ex-RE reservists) were untrained. Nevertheless, they put up a stout fight, halting
681:
In the summer of 1941, AA Command began to receive purpose-built SLC radar in sufficient numbers to allow some S/Ls to be 'declustered' into single-light sites. These were redeployed into 'Indicator Belts' of radar-controlled S/L clusters covering approaches to the night-fighter sectors, repeated by
416:
3rd (Ulster) Searchlight Rgt fared much better. Its batteries were deployed relatively close together around the
Dunkirk perimeter with 12 Bty in the town itself. On 19 May, after some hard fighting often against tanks, the bulk of the regiment was ordered to destroy their searchlights and make for
1675:
was activated. 2 AA Group's HAA batteries left their 'Overlord' sites and moved to pre-planned sites across the 'funnel' of V-1 flightpaths. 5 AA Brigade was one of four reinforcing brigade HQs moved into the Group within two weeks, taking over units deployed in the area. However, the results were
1905:
By
October 1944, 5 AA Bde's HQ establishment was 11 officers, 9 male other ranks and 28 members of the ATS, together with a small number of attached drivers, cooks and mess orderlies (male and female). In addition, the brigade's Mixed Signal Office Section comprised 5 male other ranks and 19 ATS.
421:
and 5 AA Bde bore the brunt of AA defence of
Dunkirk and the beaches, taking over those remnants of AA units that made their way back to the port. On 27 May 3rd S/L Rgt was relieved; RHQ and 9, 10 and 11 Btys were evacuated to England the next day. Two Troops of 12 Battery were evacuated in small
407:
which was on the main German axis of advance. The gunners fought a valiant action on 26 May then, running short of ammunition, they charged the German positions and broke through, giving them a route out towards
Dunkirk. By now, 2nd S/L Rgt had 5 Bty completely missing, 6 Bty had over 50 per cent
913:
s 'hit-and-run' attacks against towns along the South Coast, and there was a pressing need for more LAA guns to be deployed in that area. In June 1942, 5 AA Bde HQ was transferred to reinforce 5 AA Division defending the South Coast. (Unlike most of AA Command's
Territorial Army brigades, which
417:
Dunkirk. By 21 May, 9, 10 and 11 Btys were in defensive positions around the port while 12 Bty continued in its S/L role inside the town. Over the next six days the regiment withstood many attacks from the enemy. Once the decision had been made on 24 May to evacuate, the HQs of
365:
By 20 May, 1st and 2nd S/L Btys of 1st S/L Rgt, with part of 2nd S/L Rgt, were deployed as a screen of S/L detachments one mile apart round the east side of Calais and Lt-Col
Goldney of 1st S/L Rgt was appointed AA Defence Commander for the town. They were joined on 22 May by
3567:
690:
337:
while the remainder joined the
Bethune canal guards. On that day 1st S/L Bty was ordered back to Calais, a move made difficult because all the roads were choked with refugees. There it operated in the S/L role to defend the port.
1945:
began to reorganise surplus anti-aircraft regiments in the UK into infantry battalions, primarily for line of communication and occupation duties in North West Europe, thereby releasing trained infantry for frontline service.
982:
1555:(codenamed 'Divers') against London, to which it responded by planning a thick belt of 8-gun HAA positions across the likely flight path, backed by LAA guns. Meanwhile, the Group also had to deal with a sharp increase in
496:
952:(Operation Overlord). As the threat from the Luftwaffe waned, AA Command was forced to release men for other duties, and a number of searchlight units were disbanded or converted, and some batteries were disbanded.
3560:
4092:
505:
964:
3553:
3576:
1259:
1655:
574:
From November 1940 searchlights were deployed in clusters of three lights in an attempt to improve the chances of picking up enemy bombers and keeping them illuminated for engagement by AA guns or
1309:
345:
had cut the BEF's lines of communication into France and driven it back towards the coast at Dunkirk, cutting off the British troops at Calais and Boulogne from the main force. When planning the
1799:
1122:
713:
4082:
1551:
2 AA Group was responsible for defending the assembly camps, depots and embarkation ports for Operation Overlord. In November 1943 it was also ordered to plan for the expected onslaught of
466:
3487:
The Hertfordshire Yeomanry Regiments, Royal Artillery, Part 2: The Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment 1938–1945 and the Searchlight Battery 1937–1945; Part 3: The Post-war Units 1947–2002
349:(Operation Dynamo), the BEF's commanders decided that Calais and Boulogne should still be held as supply points for further fighting or possible exit points for a final withdrawal.
408:
missing and 8 Bty was missing just under a quarter. By the time the evacuation was complete, the Regiment had lost over 50 men killed and approximately half the regiment captured.
2085:
When AA Command was reorganised in 1947 it had some Regular units under its control in addition to its largely Territorial make-up. These included some under 5 AA Bde based at
1938:
165:
1710:
1273:
1230:
1060:
763:
582:. Eventually, one light in each cluster was to be equipped with Searchlight Control (SLC) radar and act as 'master light', but the radar equipment was still in short supply.
212:. Coming directly under General Headquarters (GHQ) the brigade's role was to administer the S/L units deployed to protect airfields, ports, and the BEF's forward gun areas.
478:
269:
4087:
4026:
4016:
4011:
2102:
1454:
379:
tank columns for several hours before they were overwhelmed. The remnants were forced back to the citadel and harbour, where some were evacuated by sea but most became
730:
3730:
3512:
2276:
1598:
1048:
827:
564:
3970:
3935:
3915:
3810:
3805:
3800:
3795:
3785:
3780:
3765:
3665:
3650:
1066:
1006:
988:
740:
736:
659:
643:
625:
540:
439:
400:
357:
3965:
3760:
3745:
3725:
3625:
3610:
3605:
3600:
3590:
1143:
418:
149:
99:
2872:
4006:
3740:
3735:
255:
236:
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on 1 November 1950, replacing a disbanded formation. It was placed in suspended animation on 31 March 1958 and formally disbanded on 1 January 1962.
917:
In October 1942 AA Command abolished its hierarchy of divisions and corps, and established a single tier of AA Groups corresponding to the Groups of
1408:
1186:
2974:
2316:
367:
2948:
3770:
3435:
323:, using S/L lorries as roadblocks, while French forces withdrew through them. The towns were bombed and S/L positions were machine-gunned by
3775:
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3750:
2591:
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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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1981:
1895:
1863:
1785:
1759:
1700:
1635:
1487:
1420:
1402:
1291:
1110:
1092:
1078:
1042:
1024:
1000:
789:
779:
3790:
3720:
2938:
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.
2788:
2602:
2039:
1834:
1728:
1621:
1575:
area. 5 AA Brigade, together with 134th (M) HAA Rgt, 19th LAA Rgt and its GORs, transferred to the command of 6 AA Group in March 1944.
1212:
1198:
1180:
1155:
850:
821:
807:
487:
4061:
4056:
4051:
4046:
4041:
4036:
4031:
4021:
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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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2523:
399:
2nd Searchlight Rgt was more widely spread. While part went to Calais, a Troop of one officer and 80 men found themselves attached to
1933:
By the end of 1944, 21st Army Group was suffering a severe manpower shortage, particularly among the infantry. At the same time the
960:
Within 5 AA Division/2 AA Gp, the brigade had a completely new and rapidly changing order of battle (temporary attachments omitted):
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3412:
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3108:
3063:
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3023:
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2816:
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created to cover the South Midlands and South Wales. 5 AA Brigade came under this new formation, with responsibility for covering
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3925:
3920:
3910:
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3900:
3895:
3890:
3885:
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3875:
3870:
3865:
3860:
3855:
3850:
3845:
3840:
3835:
3830:
3825:
3820:
3815:
3710:
3705:
3700:
3695:
3690:
3685:
3680:
3675:
3670:
3660:
3655:
3645:
3640:
3130:
3096:
2860:
2840:
2829:
2580:
2537:
2151:
1279:
1236:
1218:
970:
769:
612:
193:
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3635:
3630:
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Keith Brigstock 'Royal Artillery Searchlights', presentation to Royal Artillery Historical Society at Larkhill, 17 January 2007.
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1954:
1851:
1825:
1765:
1683:
1536:
3039:
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.
1748:
941:
1564:
1315:
1297:
922:
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3463:
Sir Frederick Pile's despatch: "The Anti-Aircraft Defence of the United Kingdom from 28th July, 1939, to 15th April, 1945"
539:) was getting under way, there was a major reorganisation of AA Command. 5 AA Division's responsibilities were split, with
683:
307:
to the east, forcing the BEF to withdraw again. 1st and 3rd Searchlight Batteries were ordered to hold the bridges on the
2074:, AA Command was rapidly run down. 9 AA Gp was disbanded and 5 AA Bde reverted to the command of 2 AA Gp, with 127th and
555:
were targeted. Otherwise, enemy air activity was reported as 'slight' and 'small scale', and was mainly heading towards
3328:
3317:
3292:
2339:
333:, saw constant enemy air activity. On 17 May it detached a group of riflemen with Boys rifles to defend 5 AA Bde HQ at
1386:
After the constant turnover, 5 AA Bde was reduced to just two operational units by August 1943: 179th (M) HAA Rgt and
701:
595:
451:
2721:
Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 12 May 1941, TNA file WO 212/79.
1387:
2280:
2127:
2089:
under 2 AA Gp, which covered Southern and South-Western England. These units were all disbanded by the late 1950s.
1098:
205:
184:
period, new headquarters (HQs) were formed to control the various groups of AA guns and searchlights (S/Ls) of the
2490:'Reorganisation of 5th AA Division' in 37th (TEE) S/L Regt RA, War Diary 15 May–16 June 1940, TNA file WO 167/679.
1922:. AA Command had to reorganise its defences, stripping HAA guns from inland sites and moving them to the coast of
2710:
2431:
2131:
2106:
937:
2445:
2386:
1930:
was formed to take over the 'Diver' defences in East Anglia and 5 AA Bde was transferred to this new formation.
914:
retained their strong regional identities, 5 AA Bde was regularly relocated and/or resubordinated as required.)
2499:
2230:
447:
192:(RE) that were deployed to defend its field formations and base installations. 5th AA Brigade HQ was formed at
3303:
3195:
2328:
2301:
3184:
2885:
1927:
932:
The turnover of units accelerated with the need to provide AA cover for the Allied invasion of North Africa (
446:. It became a mixed AA formation containing heavy (HAA) and light (LAA) gun units as well as S/L units. The
300:
2115:
originally 1st S/L Rgt (see above), converted to 78th HAA Rgt by 30 September 1948, disbanded February 1954
220:
1359:
371:
17:
3545:
3355:
History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940
2679:
1677:
1347:
443:
161:
103:
160:
it was reformed as a conventional anti-aircraft (AA) brigade and served through the rest of the war in
2255:
2186:
2082:
and 19th LAA Rgts under command. By November 1945, 5 AA Bde comprised just 140th and 150th HAA Rgts.
316:
3390:
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The Years of Defeat: Europe and North Africa, 1939–1941
3352:
918:
334:
1937:
was suffering from such shortages of pilots, aircraft and fuel that serious aerial attacks on the
2086:
1540:
472:
346:
157:
117:
3490:
3476:
3452:
3431:
3408:
3393:
3374:
2095:
originally 3rd Field Rgt; converted to 44th HAA Rgt by 30 September 1948, disbanded March 1958
949:
867:
590:
551:. There were few air raids in 5 AA Bde's area, although the Gloster works at Brockworth and
3462:
2659:
1319:
926:
296:
292:
229:
208:
Edmund Rait-Kerr, RE, who had been commandant of the Army's School of Electric Lighting at
201:
153:
113:
3385:
1672:
1552:
1030:
945:
933:
575:
380:
274:
189:
185:
169:
125:
69:
3537:
3277:
1755:
After it redeployed under 1 AA Gp in September, 5 AA Bde's composition was as follows:
602:
During the Blitz, which ended in May 1941, the composition of 5 AA Bde was as follows:
384:
58:
1744:
872:
newly converted from 47th (DLI) S/L Rgt, joined before May 1942, to 61 AA Bde May 1942
4076:
579:
3367:
History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: Victory in the West
3362:
1560:
342:
241:
145:
141:
73:
3175:
Order of Battle of AA Command, 27 April 1944, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/85.
3146:
Order of Battle of AA Command, 1 August 1943, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/84.
308:
383:(PoWs) when the citadel fell on 26 May. The town's three-day defence, holding up
3444:
3357:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1954/Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004.
1923:
1660:
906:
The AA defences of Southern England were severely tested from March 1942 by the
856:
370:, just before advanced German troops began probing the defences, beginning the
3507:
1959:
1942:
1926:, together with Pile platforms and accommodation huts. In November 1944 a new
1572:
1511:
568:
556:
552:
544:
435:
312:
181:
1559:
air raids trying to reach London during the winter of 1943–4 (the so-called '
1966:
After 5 AA Bde was transferred to 9 AA Gp it had the following composition:
1919:
536:
404:
325:
172:. It continued to serve in the Regular Army during the early postwar years.
121:
3473:
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55
3373:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1968/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004,
3215:
AA Command Organisation Table, October–November 1944, TNA file WO 212/148.
1171:
from 65 AA Bde September 1942; left November 1942 and went to North Africa
361:
British prisoners being marched away after the fall of Calais, 26 May 1940
1567:
from Scotland and giving it responsibility for the Overlord ports in the
1544:
1505:
1458:
560:
548:
320:
315:
Canal 'at all costs' against attacks from the south. They deployed their
304:
295:
began on 10 May, the BEF started its planned advance north into Belgium (
3517:
3489:, Welwyn: Hertfordshire Yeomanry and Artillery Trust/Hart Books, 2003,
1667:
The first V-1 missiles were fired against London in June, a week after
1332:
898:
520:
454:, was a strategic target in the area and was protected by 24 HAA guns.
209:
180:
As the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France expanded during the
3392:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988/London: Brasseys, 1996,
2670:
37 S/L Rgt War Diary August 1940–September 1941, TNA file WO 166/3054.
2071:
1568:
719:
462:
By about 18 July the reformed HQ had taken over the following units:
3259:
Order of Battle of AA Command, 15 November 1945, TNA file WO 212/86.
1189:
December 1942; left by March 1943 and went to North Africa and Italy
3451:, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1972/Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 2003,
2121:
originally 150th HAA Rgt (see above), disbanded by 10 November 1948
991:
June 1942; left AA Command August 1942 and went to Sicily and Italy
1953:
1824:
1743:
1682:
1668:
1654:
1563:'). AA Command relieved the burden on 2 AA Group by bringing down
1535:
897:
700:
589:
519:
356:
330:
224:
90 cm Searchlight of 10 S/L Bty, 3rd S/L Rgt, in France, May 1940.
219:
1696:
When it rejoined 2 AA Gp, 5 AA Bde's composition was as follows:
430:
Orders were issued on 13 July for the brigade to be reformed (as
3549:
925:
covering South East England (outside London) and affiliated to
855:
new unit joined Summer 1941; left AA Command February 1942; to
718:
from 61 AA Bde January 1942; left AA Command February 1942; to
2680:
Air Raid on Gloster Aircraft Company at BBC WW2 People's War.
3527:
4093:
Anti-Aircraft brigades of the British Army in World War II
1583:
During this period 5 AA Bde's composition was as follows:
1398:
After August 1943, 5 AA Bde's composition was as follows:
812:
from 5 AA Division March 1942; to 6 AA Division April 1942
3522:
948:
was established in early 1943 to begin preparing for the
3532:
973:
August 1942; left November 1942 and went to North Africa
689:
In December 1941 Lt-Col R.C.M. Raikes was promoted from
391:, had provided some respite for the Dunkirk evacuation.
148:. It was formed as a searchlight brigade to protect the
3475:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994,
249:
1 and 2 Btys were newly arrived, replacing RE companies
3577:
British anti-aircraft brigades of the Second World War
1203:
from 12 AA Division August; to 35 AA Bde November 1942
1829:
Static 3.7-inch gun on a Pile Platform, October 1944.
709:
During this period 5 AA Bde was composed as follows:
1358:
part of 2 Company, 5 AA Division Mixed Signal Unit,
3999:
3583:
3430:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
2196:
2194:
1751:
on anti-Diver duty on the South Coast, August 1944.
109:
95:
87:
79:
64:
46:
38:
31:
2359:4 S/L Bty War Diary, 1939–40, TNA file WO 167/683.
2350:3 S/L Bty War Diary, 1939–40, TNA file WO 167/682.
1687:LAA guns emplaced on the South Coast, August 1944.
1373:part of 2 AA Group Signals, RCS, from October 1942
200:on 6 April, and sent to France shortly before the
4083:Military units and formations established in 1940
3206:Routledge, pp. 410–16; Table LXX, p. 423; Map 38.
2432:Jon Latimer, 'Sacrifice at Calais' at HistoryNet.
1356:5 AA Bde Mixed Signal Office Mixed Sub-Section –
1009:July; left November 1942 and went to North Africa
535:s night bombing campaign against British cities (
374:. On the night of 22/23 May the AA units engaged
1250:returned April 1943; to 21st Army Group May 1943
1142:formerly 3rd (Ulster) S/L Rgt (see above); from
1083:from 35 AA Bde June 1942; returned by March 1943
403:, with orders to help hold the small village of
3407:, Vol II, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984,
140:(5 AA Bde) was an air defence formation of the
3422:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1975.
2691:Air Raid on Cheltenham at BBC Gloucestershire.
1914:A new phase of Operation Diver began when the
1388:130th (Queen's Edinburgh, Royal Scots) LAA Rgt
1377:5 AA Bde Mixed Signal Office Mixed Sub-Section
329:fighters. 4th Searchlight Bty, deployed round
3561:
3449:The Flames of Calais: A Soldier's Battle 1940
3428:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
3405:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
8:
2995:
2993:
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2958:
2044:left to become a garrison unit December 1944
1918:began launching V-1s from aircraft over the
1492:from 3 AA Gp August; to 5 AA Gp October 1943
1146:November 1942; to 21st Army Group April 1943
3035:
3033:
2311:
2309:
2271:
2269:
2267:
2265:
2173:
2171:
1962:being erected at an AA site, November 1944.
1160:joined April 1943; left AA Command May 1943
936:) in late 1942 followed by the landings in
471:returned from Dunkirk and re-equipped with
232:the brigade had the following composition:
3568:
3554:
3546:
3171:
3169:
3167:
3165:
3163:
3161:
3142:
3140:
3138:
2916:
2914:
2895:
2893:
2729:
2727:
2633:
2631:
2441:
2439:
2409:
2407:
788:attached to 8 AA Division; transferred to
18:5th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom)
2567:
2509:
2507:
2486:
2484:
1941:could be discounted. In January 1945 the
705:150 cm Searchlight fitted with SLC radar.
483:newly formed in London with 3.7-inch guns
237:1st Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery
4088:Air defence brigades of the British Army
2612:
2610:
2565:
2563:
2561:
2559:
2557:
2555:
2553:
2551:
2549:
2547:
1640:from 5 AA Gp May; to 67 AA Bde July 1944
1029:joined from 35 AA Bde November 1942; to
497:37th (Tyne Electrical Engineers) S/L Rgt
3313:
3311:
2655:
2653:
2651:
2649:
2647:
2645:
2643:
2208:
2206:
2167:
2143:
1740:Order of Battle September–November 1944
1663:LAA gun keep watch for V-1s, June 1944.
686:(ATS) were fully integrated into them.
3329:96–99 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on.
3318:76–80 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on.
2187:Rait-Kerr at Generals of World War II.
1950:Order of Battle November 1944–May 1945
1886:returned from 102 AA Bde November 1944
28:
1522:313, 316, 346 GOR (M) Signal Sections
1101:November 1942; returned by March 1943
868:112th (Durham Light Infantry) LAA Rgt
691:79th (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) HAA Rgt
270:3rd (Ulster) Searchlight Regiment, RA
7:
3420:Honour titles of the Royal Artillery
1331:409 AA Gun Operations Room (GOR) at
1300:April 1943; later to 21st Army Group
204:began on 10 May. Its commander was
3304:44 Rgt RA at British Army 1945 on.
3293:AA Groups at British Army 1945 on.
2126:5 AA Brigade was converted into 5
1519:5 AA Bde (M) Signal Section Office
1411:September; to 3 AA Gp October 1943
25:
2256:"GHQ Troops May 1940 at RA 39–45"
1579:Order of Battle March–August 1944
768:new unit formed January 1942; to
164:, defending various parts of the
2317:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
1429:459, 460, 461, 583 (M) HAA Btys
1282:November 1942; returned May 1943
1239:November 1942; returned May 1943
1237:52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division
1051:June; to 2 AA Division July 1942
401:K Battery, Royal Horse Artillery
68:
51:
3518:British Army units from 1945 on
2245:Routledge, Table XVIII, p. 126.
1808:564, 591, 608, 640 (M) HAA Btys
1590:459, 460, 461, 583 (M) HAA Btys
1440:584, 606, 607, 641 (M) HAA Btys
1380:313 AA GOR Mixed Signal Section
1366:409 AA GOR Mixed Signal Section
1087:505, 508, 523, 529 (M) HAA Btys
42:2 February 1940 – 31 March 1958
3268:Routledge, Table LXXIV, p. 441
2908:Routledge p. 401 & Map 36.
2315:1 S/L Bty War Diary, 1939–40,
1310:71st (East Lancashire) S/L Rgt
983:97th (London Scottish) HAA Rgt
1:
2929:Routledge, pp. 399 & 409.
2637:Routledge, Table LXV, p. 396.
2422:Neave, pp. 29–45, 65, 96 208.
2150:Raikes later went to command
1839:from 102 AA Bde November 1944
1217:from 65 AA Bde June 1942; to
684:Auxiliary Territorial Service
1371:4 Mixed Signal Company HQ –
1264:from 47 AA Bde November 1942
883:to 11 AA Division June 1942
841:to 8 AA Division Autumn 1941
754:to 6 AA Division Autumn 1941
256:2nd Searchlight Regiment, RA
196:on 2 February, redesignated
2023:419, 424, 437, 438 HAA Btys
1875:to 102 AA Bde November 1944
1780:419, 424, 437, 438 HAA Btys
1715:182, 409, 432, 468 HAA Btys
1705:396, 411, 422, 433 HAA Btys
1692:Order of Battle August 1944
1605:419, 424, 437, 438 HAA Btys
1525:18 Line Maintenance Section
1496:418, 420, 429, 430 LAA Btys
1415:219, 410, 412, 415 LAA Btys
1341:28, 29 Sub-operations rooms
1286:432, 433, 434, 435 LAA Btys
1225:221, 232, 301, 480 LAA Btys
1207:201, 251, 461, 448 LAA Btys
1055:287, 309, 407, 436 HAA Btys
995:298, 299, 319, 376 HAA Btys
965:64th (Northumbrian) HAA Rgt
887:307, 308, 348, 349 S/L Btys
876:364, 365, 366, 367 LAA Btys
758:174, 175, 220, 413 HAA Btys
670:307, 308, 348, 349 S/L Btys
596:Imperial War Museum Duxford
452:Brockworth, Gloucestershire
247:1, 2, 3, 4 S/L Batteries –
150:British Expeditionary Force
100:British Expeditionary Force
4109:
2711:9 AA Division at RA 39–45.
2701:Routledge, pp. 388-9, 393.
2128:Army Group Royal Artillery
2012:459, 460, 461 (M) HAA Btys
1794:486, 490, 493 (M) HAA Btys
1630:52, 201, 304, 448 LAA Btys
1482:406, 407, 428, 446 AA Btys
921:. 5 AA Brigade came under
594:3.7-inch gun preserved at
168:against bombing raids and
3540:The Territorial Army 1947
3533:Royal Artillery 1939–1945
3109:"108 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
3064:"179 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
3050:"174 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
3024:"107 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
3010:"106 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2873:"112 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2817:"143 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2132:British Army of the Rhine
2107:British Army of the Rhine
1465:201, 448, 461 LAA Btys –
1425:from 4 AA Gp October 1943
1144:27 (Home Counties) AA Bde
1115:newly formed October 1942
1097:newly formed October; to
528:In November 1940, as the
458:Order of Battle July 1940
152:'s bases just before the
138:5th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
32:5th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
3731:28th (Thames and Medway)
3523:Generals of World War II
2975:"97 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2949:"64 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2803:"58 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2789:"52 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2538:"88 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2524:"85 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
1815:returned by October 1944
1478:to 71 AA Bde August 1943
1260:124th (Highland) LAA Rgt
1132:607, 641 (M) HAA Btys –
956:Order of Battle, 1942–43
448:Gloster Aircraft Company
228:At the beginning of the
216:Order of Battle May 1940
3426:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
3131:71 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45.
3097:70 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45.
2861:77 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45.
2841:46 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45.
2830:34 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45.
2733:Routledge, pp. 398–404.
2603:68 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45.
2592:37 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45.
2581:47 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45.
2500:Collier, Appendix XXII.
1900:to 2 AA Gp October 1944
1804:to 2 AA Gp October 1944
1790:to 2 AA Gp October 1944
1626:from 67 AA Bde May 1944
1436:to 4 AA Gp October 1943
1394:Order of Battle 1943–44
1318:April 1943; reduced to
697:Order of Battle 1941–42
586:Order of Battle 1940–41
567:area, with one raid on
347:evacuation from Dunkirk
198:5th Searchlight Brigade
3196:Collier, Appendix XLV.
3185:Collier, Chapter XXIV.
3155:Routledge, pp. 408–10.
3077:4 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45.
2413:Routledge, pp. 118–22.
2340:3 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45.
2329:2 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45.
2302:1 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45.
2059:445, 447. 450 LAA Btys
2048:200, 202, 279 LAA Btys
2030:returned by March 1945
2008:returned by March 1945
2001:396, 422, 433 HAA Btys
1997:returned December 1944
1990:397, 400, 401 HAA Btys
1976:372, 377, 378 HAA Btys
1963:
1879:386, 453, 474 LAA Btys
1868:445, 447, 450 LAA Btys
1858:432, 433, 434 LAA Btys
1843:305, 306, 481 LAA Btys
1830:
1772:372, 377, 378 HAA Btys
1752:
1733:297, 302, 460 LAA Btys
1723:457, 459, 464 LAA Btys
1688:
1664:
1644:386, 453, 474 HAA Btys
1616:221, 263, 294 LAA Btys
1548:
1543:on anti-Diver duty at
1467:disbanded January 1944
1360:Royal Corps of Signals
1326:462, 463, 464 S/L Btys
1268:404, 411, 412 LAA Btys
1254:364, 365, 366 LAA Btys
1248:112th (DLI) LAA Rgt –
1243:354, 355, 356 LAA Btys
1193:208, 209, 215 LAA Btys
1175:137, 219, 243 LAA Btys
1105:249, 331, 348 HAA Btys
1073:176, 414, 465 HAA Btys
1037:334, 335, 337 HAA Btys
1013:270, 327, 331 HAA Btys
977:170, 180, 268 HAA Btys
903:
881:37th (TEE) S/L/ Rgt –
862:269, 270, 286 LAA Btys
834:137, 219, 243 LAA Btys
752:85th (Tees) HAA Rgt –
747:207, 208, 264 HAA Btys
725:154, 155, 271 HAA Btys
706:
640:88th HAA Rgt (part) –
599:
525:
362:
280:9, 10, 11, 12 S/L Btys
225:
3508:BBC WW2 People's War.
3471:Brig N.W. Routledge,
3418:Maj-Gen B.P. Hughes,
3371:The Defeat of Germany
3224:Routledge, pp. 416–7.
2377:Routledge, pp. 117–8.
2368:Routledge, pp. 116-7.
2221:Routledge, pp. 114–6.
1957:
1828:
1747:
1686:
1658:
1539:
1461:Garrison January 1944
1447:returned January 1944
1348:Newhaven, East Sussex
1304:94, 177, 230 LAA Btys
1164:60, 104, 290 LAA Btys
1129:584, 606 (M) HAA Btys
1018:disbanded August 1942
901:
845:85, 131, 258 LAA Btys
801:attached to 45 AA Bde
796:494, 495 (M) HAA Btys
764:143rd (Mixed) HAA Rgt
714:52nd (London) HAA Rgt
704:
693:to command 5 AA Bde.
593:
523:
368:30th Infantry Brigade
360:
317:Boys anti-tank rifles
275:Supplementary Reserve
223:
162:Anti-Aircraft Command
104:Anti-Aircraft Command
83:Anti-Aircraft Brigade
3761:34th (South Midland)
3746:31st (North Midland)
3726:27th (Home Counties)
3485:Col J.D. Sainsbury,
2886:Collier, Chapter XX.
2028:143rd (M) HAA Rgt –
2006:134th (M) HAA Rgt –
1986:joined by March 1945
1678:Frederick 'Tim' Pile
1612:to 3 AA Gp June 1944
1434:179th (M) HAA Rgt –
1134:joined by March 1943
902:5 AA Divisional sign
816:65, 92, 246 LAA Btys
606:85th (Tees) HAA Rgt
563:in the neighbouring
524:9 AA Divisional sign
501:returned from France
4000:Light Anti-aircraft
3741:30th (Northumbrian)
3736:29th (East Anglian)
2460:Farndale, pp. 65–7.
2448:France and Flanders
2401:Farndale, pp. 57–8.
2389:France and Flanders
2233:France and Flanders
2177:Frederick, p. 1048.
1501:313 GOR at Newhaven
919:RAF Fighter Command
731:58th (Kent) HAA Rgt
667:37th (TEE) S/L Rgt
467:85th (Tees) HAA Rgt
4007:7th AA/Searchlight
3403:J.B.M. Frederick,
3353:Major L.F. Ellis,
3339:Frederick, p. 965.
3087:Joslen, pp. 484–5.
2760:Routledge, p. 263.
2625:Routledge, p. 394.
2616:Farndale, Annex D.
2571:Farndale, Annex M.
2469:Hughes, pp. 184–6.
2319:, file WO 167/680.
2212:Farndale, Annex A.
2200:Farndale, Annex J.
2055:left December 1944
2019:left by March 1945
1972:left December 1944
1964:
1831:
1753:
1689:
1665:
1587:134th (M) HAA Rgt
1549:
1532:Operation Overlord
1362:until October 1942
1337:until October 1942
1119:564 (M) HAA Bty –
904:
799:496 (M) HAA Bty –
786:489 (M) HAA Bty –
707:
634:joined by May 1941
600:
526:
363:
303:broke through the
226:
158:Dunkirk evacuation
118:Dunkirk evacuation
4070:
4069:
3467:18 December 1947.
3437:978-1-84342-474-1
3248:Defeat of Germany
3235:Defeat of Germany
2751:Sainsbury, p. 89.
2742:Routledge, p. 99.
2072:Victory in Europe
2034:494, 495 HAA Btys
1819:52, 201, 304, 438
1800:183rd (M) HAA Rgt
1786:141st (M) HAA Rgt
1661:0.5-inch Browning
1541:3.7-inch HAA guns
1421:134th (M) HAA Rgt
1352:from October 1942
1150:7, 8, 10 LAA Btys
1123:183rd (M) HAA Rgt
1111:179th (M) HAA Rgt
1079:148th (M) HAA Rgt
950:Normandy Landings
790:150th (M) HAA Rgt
628:until Summer 1941
615:until Summer 1941
131:
130:
16:(Redirected from
4100:
3621:5th Royal Marine
3596:1st Royal Marine
3570:
3563:
3556:
3547:
3502:External sources
3441:
3340:
3337:
3331:
3326:
3320:
3315:
3306:
3301:
3295:
3290:
3284:
3275:
3269:
3266:
3260:
3257:
3251:
3244:
3238:
3231:
3225:
3222:
3216:
3213:
3207:
3204:
3198:
3193:
3187:
3182:
3176:
3173:
3156:
3153:
3147:
3144:
3133:
3128:
3122:
3119:
3113:
3112:
3105:
3099:
3094:
3088:
3085:
3079:
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3068:
3067:
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3046:
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2988:
2985:
2979:
2978:
2971:
2965:
2962:
2953:
2952:
2945:
2939:
2936:
2930:
2927:
2921:
2918:
2909:
2906:
2900:
2897:
2888:
2883:
2877:
2876:
2869:
2863:
2858:
2852:
2849:
2843:
2838:
2832:
2827:
2821:
2820:
2813:
2807:
2806:
2799:
2793:
2792:
2785:
2779:
2776:
2770:
2767:
2761:
2758:
2752:
2749:
2743:
2740:
2734:
2731:
2722:
2719:
2713:
2708:
2702:
2699:
2693:
2688:
2682:
2677:
2671:
2668:
2662:
2660:Pile's despatch.
2657:
2638:
2635:
2626:
2623:
2617:
2614:
2605:
2600:
2594:
2589:
2583:
2578:
2572:
2569:
2542:
2541:
2534:
2528:
2527:
2520:
2514:
2513:Farndale, p. 98.
2511:
2502:
2497:
2491:
2488:
2479:
2478:Farndale, p. 65.
2476:
2470:
2467:
2461:
2458:
2452:
2443:
2434:
2429:
2423:
2420:
2414:
2411:
2402:
2399:
2393:
2384:
2378:
2375:
2369:
2366:
2360:
2357:
2351:
2348:
2342:
2337:
2331:
2326:
2320:
2313:
2304:
2299:
2293:
2292:
2290:
2288:
2279:. Archived from
2273:
2260:
2259:
2252:
2246:
2243:
2237:
2228:
2222:
2219:
2213:
2210:
2201:
2198:
2189:
2184:
2178:
2175:
2155:
2148:
2053:135th LAA Rgt –
2017:138th HAA Rgt –
1995:127th HAA Rgt –
1970:119th HAA Rgt –
1884:140th LAA Rgt –
1873:136th LAA Rgt –
1848:131st LAA Rgt –
1595:138th HAA Rgt –
1553:V-1 flying bombs
1516:4 (M) Signal Co
1476:130th LAA Rgt –
1457:August 1943; to
927:No. 11 Group RAF
912:
739:Autumn 1941; to
653:66, 131 LAA Btys
571:on 11 December.
534:
381:Prisoners of war
293:Battle of France
287:Battle of France
264:5, 6, 8 S/L Btys
230:Battle of France
202:Battle of France
170:V-1 flying bombs
154:Battle of France
146:Second World War
114:Battle of France
72:
57:
55:
54:
29:
21:
4108:
4107:
4103:
4102:
4101:
4099:
4098:
4097:
4073:
4072:
4071:
4066:
3995:
3771:36th (Scottish)
3579:
3574:
3538:Graham Watson,
3504:
3438:
3425:
3386:Martin Farndale
3349:
3344:
3343:
3338:
3334:
3327:
3323:
3316:
3309:
3302:
3298:
3291:
3287:
3276:
3272:
3267:
3263:
3258:
3254:
3250:, pp. 369, 380.
3245:
3241:
3232:
3228:
3223:
3219:
3214:
3210:
3205:
3201:
3194:
3190:
3183:
3179:
3174:
3159:
3154:
3150:
3145:
3136:
3129:
3125:
3120:
3116:
3107:
3106:
3102:
3095:
3091:
3086:
3082:
3075:
3071:
3062:
3061:
3057:
3048:
3047:
3043:
3038:
3031:
3022:
3021:
3017:
3008:
3007:
3003:
2999:Joslen, p. 467.
2998:
2991:
2987:Joslen, p. 466.
2986:
2982:
2973:
2972:
2968:
2964:Joslen, p. 465.
2963:
2956:
2947:
2946:
2942:
2937:
2933:
2928:
2924:
2919:
2912:
2907:
2903:
2898:
2891:
2884:
2880:
2871:
2870:
2866:
2859:
2855:
2851:Joslen, p. 525.
2850:
2846:
2839:
2835:
2828:
2824:
2815:
2814:
2810:
2801:
2800:
2796:
2787:
2786:
2782:
2778:Joslen, p. 519.
2777:
2773:
2768:
2764:
2759:
2755:
2750:
2746:
2741:
2737:
2732:
2725:
2720:
2716:
2709:
2705:
2700:
2696:
2689:
2685:
2678:
2674:
2669:
2665:
2658:
2641:
2636:
2629:
2624:
2620:
2615:
2608:
2601:
2597:
2590:
2586:
2579:
2575:
2570:
2545:
2536:
2535:
2531:
2522:
2521:
2517:
2512:
2505:
2498:
2494:
2489:
2482:
2477:
2473:
2468:
2464:
2459:
2455:
2444:
2437:
2430:
2426:
2421:
2417:
2412:
2405:
2400:
2396:
2385:
2381:
2376:
2372:
2367:
2363:
2358:
2354:
2349:
2345:
2338:
2334:
2327:
2323:
2314:
2307:
2300:
2296:
2286:
2284:
2275:
2274:
2263:
2254:
2253:
2249:
2244:
2240:
2229:
2225:
2220:
2216:
2211:
2204:
2199:
2192:
2185:
2181:
2176:
2169:
2164:
2159:
2158:
2149:
2145:
2140:
2068:
1952:
1912:
1813:85th LAA Rgt –
1749:Bofors LAA guns
1742:
1694:
1673:Operation Diver
1659:Crew of a twin
1653:
1651:Operation Diver
1610:19th LAA Rgt –
1581:
1547:, 28 July 1944.
1534:
1451:84th LAA Rgt –
1445:19th LAA Rgt –
1396:
1169:46th LAA Rgt –
1069:by October 1942
1031:21st Army Group
958:
946:21st Army Group
934:Operation Torch
910:
896:
839:47th LAA Rgt –
699:
679:
642:transferred to
588:
576:Royal Air Force
532:
518:
460:
428:
414:
397:
389:XIX Panzerkorps
372:Siege of Calais
355:
289:
218:
190:Royal Engineers
186:Royal Artillery
178:
134:
126:Operation Diver
124:
120:
116:
102:
52:
50:
33:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
4106:
4104:
4096:
4095:
4090:
4085:
4075:
4074:
4068:
4067:
4065:
4064:
4059:
4054:
4049:
4044:
4039:
4034:
4029:
4024:
4019:
4014:
4009:
4003:
4001:
3997:
3996:
3994:
3993:
3988:
3983:
3978:
3973:
3968:
3963:
3958:
3953:
3948:
3943:
3938:
3933:
3928:
3923:
3918:
3913:
3908:
3903:
3898:
3893:
3888:
3883:
3878:
3873:
3868:
3863:
3858:
3853:
3848:
3843:
3838:
3833:
3828:
3823:
3818:
3813:
3808:
3803:
3798:
3793:
3788:
3783:
3778:
3773:
3768:
3763:
3758:
3756:33rd (Western)
3753:
3751:32nd (Midland)
3748:
3743:
3738:
3733:
3728:
3723:
3718:
3713:
3708:
3703:
3698:
3693:
3688:
3683:
3678:
3673:
3668:
3663:
3658:
3653:
3648:
3643:
3638:
3633:
3628:
3623:
3618:
3613:
3608:
3603:
3598:
3593:
3587:
3585:
3581:
3580:
3575:
3573:
3572:
3565:
3558:
3550:
3544:
3543:
3535:
3530:
3525:
3520:
3515:
3510:
3503:
3500:
3499:
3498:
3483:
3469:
3465:London Gazette
3460:
3442:
3436:
3423:
3416:
3401:
3382:
3359:
3348:
3345:
3342:
3341:
3332:
3321:
3307:
3296:
3285:
3270:
3261:
3252:
3239:
3226:
3217:
3208:
3199:
3188:
3177:
3157:
3148:
3134:
3123:
3121:Joslen, p. 85.
3114:
3100:
3089:
3080:
3069:
3055:
3041:
3029:
3015:
3001:
2989:
2980:
2966:
2954:
2940:
2931:
2922:
2910:
2901:
2889:
2878:
2864:
2853:
2844:
2833:
2822:
2808:
2794:
2780:
2771:
2762:
2753:
2744:
2735:
2723:
2714:
2703:
2694:
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609:174 HAA Bty –
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2450:, Chapter XI.
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2235:, Appendix I.
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2172:
2168:
2161:
2153:
2147:
2144:
2137:
2135:
2133:
2129:
2122:
2119:97 HAA Rgt –
2118:
2116:
2113:78 S/L Rgt –
2112:
2110:
2108:
2104:
2099:77 HAA Rgt –
2098:
2096:
2093:44 S/L Rgt –
2092:
2091:
2090:
2088:
2083:
2081:
2077:
2073:
2065:
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2020:
2016:
2011:
2010:
2009:
2005:
2000:
1999:
1998:
1994:
1989:
1988:
1987:
1983:
1982:122nd HAA Rgt
1980:
1975:
1974:
1973:
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1968:
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1961:
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1947:
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1940:
1936:
1931:
1929:
1925:
1921:
1917:
1909:
1907:
1901:
1897:
1896:143rd LAA Rgt
1894:
1890:457, 459, 464
1889:
1888:
1887:
1883:
1878:
1877:
1876:
1872:
1867:
1866:
1865:
1864:135th LAA Rgt
1862:
1857:
1856:
1855:
1853:
1847:
1842:
1841:
1840:
1836:
1833:
1832:
1827:
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1816:
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1806:
1805:
1801:
1798:
1793:
1792:
1791:
1787:
1784:
1779:
1778:
1776:
1771:
1770:
1769:
1768:November 1944
1767:
1761:
1760:119th HAA Rgt
1758:
1757:
1756:
1750:
1746:
1739:
1732:
1731:
1730:
1727:
1722:
1721:
1719:
1714:
1713:
1712:
1711:136th HAA Rgt
1709:
1704:
1703:
1702:
1701:127th HAA Rgt
1699:
1698:
1697:
1691:
1685:
1681:
1679:
1674:
1670:
1662:
1657:
1650:
1643:
1642:
1641:
1637:
1636:136th LAA Rgt
1634:
1629:
1628:
1627:
1623:
1620:
1615:
1614:
1613:
1609:
1604:
1603:
1602:
1600:
1594:
1589:
1588:
1586:
1585:
1584:
1578:
1576:
1574:
1570:
1566:
1565:6 AA Group HQ
1562:
1558:
1554:
1546:
1542:
1538:
1531:
1524:
1521:
1518:
1517:
1515:
1513:
1509:
1507:
1503:
1500:
1495:
1494:
1493:
1489:
1488:140th LAA Rgt
1486:
1481:
1480:
1479:
1475:
1470:
1468:
1464:
1463:
1462:
1460:
1456:
1450:
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1439:
1438:
1437:
1433:
1428:
1427:
1426:
1422:
1419:
1414:
1413:
1412:
1410:
1404:
1403:124th HAA Rgt
1401:
1400:
1399:
1393:
1391:
1389:
1379:
1376:
1375:
1374:
1370:
1365:
1364:
1363:
1361:
1355:
1353:
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1345:
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1334:
1330:
1325:
1324:
1323:
1321:
1317:
1311:
1308:
1303:
1302:
1301:
1299:
1293:
1292:139th LAA Rgt
1290:
1285:
1284:
1283:
1281:
1275:
1274:131st LAA Rgt
1272:
1267:
1266:
1265:
1261:
1258:
1253:
1252:
1251:
1247:
1242:
1241:
1240:
1238:
1232:
1231:108th LAA Rgt
1229:
1224:
1223:
1222:
1221:by March 1943
1220:
1214:
1211:
1206:
1205:
1204:
1200:
1197:
1192:
1191:
1190:
1188:
1182:
1179:
1174:
1173:
1172:
1168:
1163:
1162:
1161:
1157:
1154:
1149:
1148:
1147:
1145:
1139:
1135:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1124:
1118:
1117:
1116:
1112:
1109:
1104:
1103:
1102:
1100:
1094:
1093:174th HAA Rgt
1091:
1086:
1085:
1084:
1080:
1077:
1072:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1067:7 AA Division
1062:
1061:146th HAA Rgt
1059:
1054:
1053:
1052:
1050:
1044:
1043:128th HAA Rgt
1041:
1036:
1035:
1034:
1033:by March 1943
1032:
1026:
1025:107th HAA Rgt
1023:
1019:
1015:
1012:
1011:
1010:
1008:
1007:2 AA Division
1002:
1001:106th HAA Rgt
999:
994:
993:
992:
990:
984:
981:
976:
975:
974:
972:
966:
963:
962:
961:
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953:
951:
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943:
939:
935:
930:
928:
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920:
915:
909:
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880:
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874:
873:
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866:
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858:
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838:
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832:
831:
829:
823:
820:
815:
814:
813:
809:
806:
802:
798:
795:
793:
791:
785:
783:
781:
780:138th HAA Rgt
775:
774:
773:
771:
765:
762:
757:
756:
755:
751:
746:
745:
744:
742:
741:4 AA Division
738:
737:6 AA Division
732:
729:
724:
723:
722:
721:
715:
712:
711:
710:
703:
696:
694:
692:
687:
685:
676:
669:
668:
666:
662:
661:
660:8 AA Division
656:85 LAA Bty –
655:
652:
651:
650:47th LAA Rgt
649:
647:
645:
644:1 AA Division
639:
635:
631:
629:
627:
621:
618:
616:
614:
608:
607:
605:
604:
603:
597:
592:
585:
583:
581:
577:
572:
570:
566:
562:
558:
554:
550:
546:
542:
541:9 AA Division
538:
531:
522:
515:
511:
507:
504:
502:
498:
495:
493:
489:
486:
484:
480:
477:
475:
474:
473:3.7-inch guns
468:
465:
464:
463:
457:
455:
453:
449:
445:
441:
440:5 AA Division
437:
433:
425:
423:
420:
411:
409:
406:
402:
394:
392:
390:
386:
382:
377:
373:
369:
359:
352:
350:
348:
344:
339:
336:
332:
328:
327:
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318:
314:
310:
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302:
298:
294:
286:
279:
278:
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792:April 1942
646:by May 1941
619:175 HAA Bty
450:factory at
341:Meanwhile,
301:German Army
299:), but the
144:during the
110:Engagements
91:Air Defence
34:5 AGRA (AA)
4077:Categories
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3363:L.F. Ellis
3347:References
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1960:Nissen hut
1943:War Office
1599:102 AA Bde
1573:Portsmouth
1512:Chichester
923:2 AA Group
569:Cheltenham
557:Birmingham
553:Hucclecote
545:Gloucester
444:AA Command
436:Gloucester
182:Phoney War
2152:73 AA Bde
2138:Footnotes
2087:Aldershot
1935:Luftwaffe
1920:North Sea
1916:Luftwaffe
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1766:40 AA Bde
1557:Luftwaffe
1455:38 AA Bde
1280:71 AA Bde
1219:47 AA Bde
989:35 AA Bde
971:72 AA Bde
944:in 1943.
908:Luftwaffe
830:June 1942
782:June 1942
772:June 1942
770:67 AA Bde
626:45 AA Bde
613:61 AA Bde
537:The Blitz
530:Luftwaffe
434:) in the
405:Hondeghem
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376:Luftwaffe
326:Luftwaffe
321:Bren guns
309:La Bassée
291:When the
206:Brigadier
194:Blackdown
188:(RA) and
122:The Blitz
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3278:Watson,
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1545:Hastings
1506:Brighton
1459:Shetland
561:Coventry
549:Hereford
419:2 AA Bde
305:Ardennes
3280:TA 1947
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2287:13 July
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297:Plan D
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