652:
245:
224:
238:
231:
56:
32:
73:
1171:
1017:
1009:
367:) from 54th AA Rgt and established Battery HQ at College Road, Dulwich. In April, Lt-Col R.B. Rowett, MC, a Regular Army officer, took over as Commanding Officer (CO) of the regiment. On 1 June 1940, the AA Regiments were redesignated Heavy AA (HAA) to distinguish them from the new Light AA (LAA) regiments being formed.
1178:
From formation until about 1942, the regiment wore a shoulder title bearing the words LONDON WELSH embroidered in yellow on dark blue, similar to the pattern worn by the Welsh Guards. Between 1947 and 1951 the 499th HAA Rgt wore a regimental flash consisting of the Welsh flag. After the change of
505:. This was the first of a number of low-level attacks on coastal AA sites during the winter. On 29 October 303 Bty (now at Mitcham) suffered casualties when site ZS17 was bombed. During November the battery moved around London, relieving gunners on different sites as the
411:, with its Gun Operations Room (GOR) at Felixstowe. On the night of 18/19 June the regiment fired its first shots against hostile aircraft, when single bombers over the GDA were illuminated by searchlights (S/Ls). On 26 June the Harwich defences came under the command of
868:. A number of officers were attached to RA medium regiments to familiarise them with fire control methods in case the regiment was used in that role. During July the regiment submitted a number of claims of bombers and fighter-bombers shot down, as well as one
948:
against V-1 flying bombs (codenamed 'Divers'). Brussels was now under heavy attack by V-1s and on 1 December the regiment was rejoined by 1671 Pln RASC and prepared to rejoin 101 AA Bde in the Diver or 'X' defences of that city. The regiment began the move to
881:
At the end of August 21st Army Group broke out of the
Normandy beachhead and began to pursue the beaten enemy up the coast. 76 AA Brigade followed this advance, leaving 99th (LW) HAA Rgt in Normandy. Together with the lorries of 1671 Artillery Platoon of the
458:
and got away without loss, despite being engaged by the
Harwich AA guns while withdrawing. The number of HAA guns at Harwich dwindled from 15 on 21 August to 8 on 11 September as 6 AA Division redeployed them to guard the RAF's vital fighter airfields.
1210:
The regiment's old number was taken by the war-formed 141st HAA Rgt, which was reformed in the
Regular Army as 99 HAA Rgt in 1947. The new 99 HAA Rgt continued in a 'godfather' role with 499 (M) HAA Rgt, supervising training at practice camps,
602:
479:, where it fired large numbers of rounds, mostly at night. The rest of the regiment sent reinforcements to this hard-pressed battery. It also sent another cadre to 211th AA Training Rgt at Oswestry to form 380 HAA Bty (this later joined
1100:(AOP) aircraft and saw no sign of life: the Germans had retreated. The brigade was ordered to cease fire on 3 May 1945 when a local truce came into effect to allow supplies to be sent to civilians in enemy-occupied Holland (
415:
to allow 37 AA Bde to concentrate of the 'Thames North' defences covering London. At the end of the month 318 HAA Bty arrived to join the
Harwich defences (H1 and H3). By 11 July the Harwich GDA had 17 HAA guns available.
1085:
899:
636:
609:
480:
1024:
The vital port of
Antwerp was the main 'Diver' target, and the number of V-1s launched against Brussels declined sharply after December. In January the regiment was released from the 'X' defences and moved up to
1088:
and a survey Troop, all under Major D.S. Harries, the second-in-command of 99th (LW) HAA Rgt. Although the South
Scheldt defences were quiet, Tom Group was in daily action, suffering a few casualties from enemy
887:
767:
927:
712:
628:
555:
285:
926:; the CO was appointed AADC-designate of Boulogne. However, the regiment was then ordered into Belgium, reaching Ostend on 18 September, where it took on a joint AA and coastal defence (CD) role under
632:
497:
came in low to machine-gun site H12. Gunner
Stanley Martin, manning the site's close defence AALMG, held his fire until one was close, and then fired a full drum into it, causing it to crash in the
845:. The remainder of the regiment's guns arrived the same day, and the REME workshop landed on 14 June amid shellfire and high waves that 'drowned' most of their vehicles, which had to be recovered.
841:(Pluto) oil facilities would be sited. Eight of the regiment's guns were deployed to Port-en-Bessin on 11 June, and B Troop fired the regiment's first rounds on ground targets in the village of
992:, taking anti-paratroop measures. The regiment established the necessary observation posts (OPs) and A/T positions, but they were not required. Despite concerted attacks on nearby airfields by
256:
was begun in a process known as 'couverture', whereby each TA unit did a month's tour of duty in rotation to man selected AA positions. 99th (LW) AA Regiment was embodied under the command of
746:
It was usual for AA units to be lent back to AA Command for operational use when not engaged in training. From the end of April to 1 June 302 and 318 HAA Btys deployed to positions defending
348:
190:
The 99th Anti-Aircraft (AA) Regiment, Royal
Artillery, was formed on 1 April 1939 as part of the expansion of the TA in the months leading up to the outbreak of war. It was raised from
493:, which were engaged by the HAA guns on their way in and out. The regiment claimed that the raiders were disrupted by the fire, and the bomb damage was slight. Later that day three
268:
in Wales. On 24 August, ahead of the declaration of war, AA Command was fully mobilised at its war stations. The regiment returned by train and established RHQ at 31 Mitcham Lane,
985:
1971:
1961:
914:, which had been liberated the day before, but 99th (LW) HAA Rgt had to wait until 111th HAA Rgt and its equipment had all arrived before moving out on 10 September. It
476:
825:
in
Normandy on 9 June (D + 3) followed the next day by all but six of the regiment's guns. 76 AA Brigade's role was to provide an Inner Artillery Zone (IAZ) to protect
1966:
1498:
Organization of the Field Force in the United
Kingdom and Order of Battle, Part 12, Orkney and Shetland Defences, 26 March 1942, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/116.
1466:
Organization of the Field Force in the United Kingdom and Order of Battle, Part 12, Orkney and Shetland Defences, 3 March 1941, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/115.
343:, where it became the basis of 318 AA By, formed on 22 February and regimented on 1 April as the third battery of 99th (LW) AA Rgt. The new battery first went to
1528:
Order of Battle of the Field Force in the United Kingdom, Part 3: Royal Artillery (Non-Divisional Units), 18 February 1943, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/9.
1179:
title in 1951 this was replaced by a supplementary arm title with the word KENSINGTON in red on navy blue, worn underneath the Royal Artillery shoulder title.
523:. In the only daylight raid, on 11 November, 3 of the 10 attacking bombers and 3 of the 40 escorting righters were shot down by the AA and fighter defences.
1115:
On 14 May the regiment was ordered to reorganise for garrison duties, and it handed in its guns and many of its vehicles, moving at the end of the month to
1956:
1108:. On 7 May Tom Gp covered Operation Paul, a Commando landing at Schowen to take the surrender of the garrison. The war in Europe ended the following day (
936:, throughout October and November. Apart from occasional AA engagements there was little action, but the regiment received the new Radar No 3 Mark V (the
683:(REME), a precursor to becoming a mobile unit, and on 3 October it was informed that it was on the mobile roster. The regiment moved to Bentham House at
1148:
1045:, sometimes carrying out several shoots a day against targets of opportunity. The intensity of this work increased on 8 February with the opening of
1037:. Over the following weeks the battery was engaged as medium artillery firing percussion-fused and airburst high explosive (HE) rounds in support of
751:
1096:
On 25 April Tom Gp fired 600 shells into German positions without any retaliation, and two days later the battery commander flew over Schowen in an
1951:
1093:
fire. On one occasion a gun was redeployed to engage a troublesome enemy OP in a tower; it fired 17 rounds, of which two hit the difficult target.
852:
on 21 June. Over the early days of the campaign the regiment fired a large number of rounds, both in the AA role (claiming several 'kills' of
980:
level. If necessary, 99th (LW) HAA Rgt would come under that formation operating in the medium artillery and anti-tank (A/T) role supporting
179:
138:
1507:
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.
969:
806:
668:
384:
380:
289:
304:
period there were numerous changes of battery locations around south and south-east London, with RHQ moving to the Wickham Court Hotel,
759:
535:
207:
1433:
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.
680:
412:
1315:
352:
1743:
981:
902:
began arriving to take over these commitments and 99th (LW) HAA Rgt prepared to move out with 101 AA Bde behind 21st Army Group.
1732:
550:
In early May 1941, the batteries were relieved and RHQ closed down, and the regiment entrained for Scotland and then ferried to
1537:
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.
1294:
1068:
reconnaissance jets during early March. By April the Diver offensive was virtually over, and on 17 April the regiment moved to
1033:. Despite bad weather and campsites, the regiment came into action on 9 January, with 303 HAA Bty firing in the ground role at
817:
The command and reconnaissance groups of the regiment embarked with their vehicles on Motor Transport (MT) ships 77 and 102 at
1154:
However, by 1951, there were only three Welshmen serving in the regiment. The following year the regiment was adopted by the
475:), 303 HAA Bty was sent to reinforce the city's defences, first taking over two gunsites in East London under the command of
1105:
635:. 318 HAA Battery remained in OSDEF under the command of 119th HAA Rgt, while 99th (LW) Rgt was joined by 399 HAA Bty from
590:
aircraft generally seen were single reconnaissance flights that were fired at with occasional claims of damage inflicted.
691:, to begin the first phase of mobilisation, while the batteries remained operational under AA Command (303 HAA Bty in the
257:
1928:
778:(where the gunners trained in anti-tank and ground shooting) before the regiment returned to Ramsgate and then moved to
1796:
1911:
1896:
1881:
1866:
1847:
1828:
608:
The regiment's tour of duty in Orkney came to an end in August 1942, when RHQ, 302 and 303 HAA Btys were relieved by
171:
76:
1191:
542:) and took in its first intake of new recruits. The regiment was credited with a number of 'kills' during February.
1442:
1346:
1000:), the ground situation was well under control and the AGRA and local defence plans were cancelled on that day.
1413:
578:, with 302 HAA Bty at sites R1 and R2 on South Ronaldshay, 303 HAA Bty at R3 on South Ronaldshay and at B1 on
1385:
1361:
598:
444:
in the harbours and estuaries by night, which 29 AA Bde's guns and S/Ls attempted to counter. The HAA sites'
699:
GDA). Additional drivers were posted to the regiment, and the Gun Tractor Vehicles (GTVs) collected mobile
663:
318 HAA Battery returned to the regiment in place of 399 HAA Bty in mid-September, though it was posted at
1064:
to join the Antwerp 'X' defences, with four 4-gun sites constantly in action against V-1s and occasional
399:(H12), and 303 HAA Bty at Felixstowe (H2); Lt-Col Rowett took over as AA Defence Commander (AADC) for the
1155:
1144:
1081:
1042:
865:
640:
651:
973:
857:
244:
910:
101 AA Brigade HQ handed over responsibility for Cherbourg on 4 September and immediately set out for
1128:
786:
308:, in September. There was a shortage of heavy AA (HAA) guns, and 302 AA Bty spent periods manning AA
199:
972:(which was operating the Diver early warning radar system) was warned to prepare to convert into an
770:
covering large-scale exercises in Kent until the end of September when it carried out sea firing at
1859:
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The Years of Defeat: Europe and North Africa, 1939–1941
953:, near Brussels, on 5 December, and took over 'very poor' sites where 'the mud was indescribable'.
883:
210:
of the TA, and initially consisted of Regimental Headquarters (RHQ) with 302 and 303 AA Batteries.
1813:
History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The Defence of the United Kingdom
419:
In July 1940 there were almost daily attacks on shipping off the East Coast. In August, while the
1810:
775:
356:
1124:
834:
1162:. AA Command was abolished on 10 March 1955 and 499th HAA Rgt was disbanded at the same time.
997:
822:
679:
brigade HQ. While at Milford Haven the regiment had been joined by a Workshop Section of the
571:
253:
223:
102:
526:
303 HAA Battery rejoined the regiment during December, being sent to man 3-inch gunsites at
237:
1332:
1330:
1328:
1326:
1097:
1065:
511:
498:
487:
455:
450:
976:(AGRA) at short notice. AGRAs were groups of (usually) medium and heavy artillery held at
332:. In May 1940 an official photographer pictured 303 AA Battery manning guns at this site.
324:(April 1940) before returning to man HAA gunsites. One of the HAA sites taken over was at
8:
1187:
1054:
1046:
961:
891:
613:
392:
155:
1933:
1772:
1060:
On 27 February the regiment (less 303 HAA Bty still operating the ground role) moved to
762:. Then after a month at the AA Practice Camp at Aberporth, the regiment deployed around
731:, where the order for full mobilisation was received on 13 March 1943 and it came under
740:
700:
509:
continued to pound the city by night. Between 24/25 October and 2 January, the Italian
134:
872:. The rear echelon of the regiment arrived from Tilbury on 18 July aboard MT 41 (the
471:
shifted from attacking airfields to raiding London in September (the beginning of the
1907:
1892:
1877:
1862:
1843:
1824:
1120:
1050:
1038:
941:
842:
420:
309:
265:
252:
In June 1939, as the international situation deteriorated, a partial mobilisation of
126:
1836:
History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: Victory in the West
988:. The brigade would also be responsible for the ground defence of the approaches to
538:). In January 1941 the regiment established a Regimental Training Depot at site H4 (
230:
1787:
Quarterly Historical Reports, 99 HAA Rgt April & July 1947, TNA file WO 271/48.
923:
830:
747:
708:
704:
575:
539:
404:
336:
329:
597:
for a new 519 (Mixed) HAA Bty ('Mixed' units were those into which women from the
1854:
1101:
1090:
945:
915:
869:
838:
802:
790:
736:
527:
281:
273:
106:
1077:
1069:
861:
502:
490:
445:
441:
261:
178:. It defended London during the early part of the war, and later served in the
61:
1139:
When the TA was reconstituted on 1 January 1947, the regiment was reformed as
1945:
937:
874:
853:
818:
676:
672:
624:
531:
494:
317:
1904:
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55
1842:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1968/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004,
1215:. However, 99 HAA Rgt was placed in suspended animation by 21 October 1948.
716:
472:
339:
of officers and non-commissioned officers (NCOs) to 218 AA Training Rgt at
325:
305:
195:
191:
175:
72:
31:
711:
for a month's battle training, followed by a month's mobile training with
248:
303 AA Bty manning 3-inch guns and range-finders at Hayes Common, May 1940
1030:
933:
684:
664:
656:
620:
321:
1923:
1889:
The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
1080:
where it operated as 'Tom Group' firing on ground targets in support of
1076:
estuary under 76 AA Bde. F ('Fox') Troop of 318 HAA Bty was detached to
794:
1127:, who had been arrested as a war criminal. The regiment was still with
1061:
1057:) when the battery's 8 guns frequently fired over 1000 rounds per day.
856:
night intruders) and in the ground role. The regiment was commended by
849:
826:
779:
763:
732:
724:
696:
688:
567:
563:
486:
On 27 October another daylight raid was made on Martlesham by about 40
408:
388:
376:
301:
203:
116:
1861:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988/London: Brasseys, 1996,
1143:, the 'M' now indicating a 'Mixed' regiment into which members of the
601:
were integrated). This was formed on 13 January 1942 and later joined
448:
gunlaying radar proved useful in spotting these raiders. On 15 August
989:
703:
for training, while parties were sent to a Battle Training School at
433:
269:
264:, at Iverna Gardens on 19 August and went to the AA Practice Camp at
130:
659:
artillery tractor towing a 3.7-inch HAA gun during training in 1944.
1034:
957:
911:
798:
771:
594:
559:
437:
340:
313:
1084:. On 21 April Tom Group was reinforced by a Troop of 352 HAA Bty,
593:
The regiment sent another cadre to 211th HAA Training Regiment at
1728:
1726:
1116:
1073:
1026:
965:
895:
720:
692:
520:
400:
396:
364:
360:
277:
168:
99th (London Welsh) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
1170:
1119:
under 101 AA Bde where it took over responsibility for camps of
1016:
586:. The gunsites practised firing a 'Fleet Barrage', but the only
1109:
950:
932:
99th (LW) HAA Regiment remained at Ostend, with 318 HAA Bty at
583:
579:
551:
516:
1723:
675:
on 29 September, leaving 303 HAA Bty at Milford Haven under a
623:. It then went to take over four gunsites at St Botolphs near
403:
Gun Defence Area (GDA) covering Harwich, Ipswich, Felixstowe,
1821:
Eagle Day: The Battle of Britain, August 6–September 15, 1940
1599:
Routledge, pp. 315–7, 321, Table L, p. 327, Table LI, p. 328.
1020:
Captured V-1 displayed at Antwerp at the end of World War II.
1008:
977:
919:
728:
428:
344:
1699:
76 AA Bde War Diary January–July 1945, TNA file WO 171/4889.
1131:
when it was placed in suspended animation on 1 April 1946.
848:
As the beachhead was expanded, RHQ moved to the village of
755:
424:
1823:, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1966/Pan Books, 1968,
1906:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994,
1160:
499th (M) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (Kensington)
1376:
29 AA Brigade War Diary 1939–40, TNA file WO 166/2250.
774:. There were long-distance moves to Yorkshire and to
739:
training for the Allied invasion of mainland Europe (
639:. At the end of the month Lt-Col P. Hodder-Williams,
1972:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1955
1962:
Heavy anti-aircraft regiments of the Royal Artillery
898:
sector. On 3 September 5 Royal Marine AA Bde HQ and
707:. On 24 December the whole regiment concentrated at
1519:
99 HAA Rgt War Diary, 1943, TNA file WO 166/11584.
1660:99 HAA Rgt War Diary, 1944, TNA file WO 171/4911.
1563:99 HAA Rgt War Diary, 1944, TNA file WO 171/1149.
1480:99 HAA Rgt War Diary, 1942, TNA file WO 166/7467.
743:), in which it was designated a semi-mobile unit.
1967:Military units and formations established in 1939
1943:
1707:
1705:
1581:76 AA Bde War Diary, 1944, TNA file WO 171/1084.
944:), which had proved their value in AA Command's
1876:, Vol II, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984,
1635:80 AA Bde War Diary 1945, TNA file WO 171/4893.
1626:80 AA Bde War Diary 1944, TNA file WO 171/1085.
359:). On 15 May, 318 AA Bty took over sites ZS14 (
1342:
1340:
1239:
1237:
1235:
1233:
1231:
956:When the Germans began their offensive in the
272:, with 302 AA Bty taking over gunsite ZS17 at
1874:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
1702:
1316:AA Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files.
964:) and briefly threatened to break through to
809:under which it was to operate in 'Overlord'.
519:) against Harwich from its bases in occupied
1174:Welsh flag used as a shoulder flash 1947–51.
864:concentrations fired by B Trp in support of
1957:Military units and formations in Kensington
1337:
1306:Routledge, pp. 65–6, 371, Table LX, p. 378.
1228:
940:set) and No 10 Predictor (the all-electric
833:was being built, and the little harbour of
562:Defence Force (OSDEF) protecting the great
375:On 5 June 1940 99th (LW) HAA Rgt moved to
194:living in London and was affiliated to the
36:Cap Badge of the Royal Artillery (pre-1953)
1608:Routledge, pp. 321, 326, Table LI, p. 329.
1429:
1427:
1425:
886:(RASC) it was transferred on 26 August to
719:. Afterwards it went to Norton Court near
30:
1695:
1693:
1572:Routledge, pp. 310–1; Table XLIX, p. 319.
922:until 14 September, awaiting the fall of
681:Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
347:AA practice camp on 15 April and then to
335:On 15 February 1940, the regiment sent a
1733:474–519 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on.
1169:
1015:
1007:
650:
243:
236:
229:
222:
1952:Military units and formations in London
1656:
1654:
1652:
1650:
1559:
1557:
1555:
1553:
1551:
1549:
1547:
1545:
1543:
1515:
1513:
1476:
1474:
1472:
1422:
1289:
1259:
1257:
1255:
1253:
1251:
1249:
208:Kensington Regiment (Princess Louise's)
1944:
1797:96–99 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on.
1744:30–66 AA Bdes at British Army 1945 on.
1690:
1309:
1287:
1285:
1283:
1281:
1279:
1277:
1275:
1273:
1271:
1269:
501:. Gunner Martin was later awarded the
1815:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1957.
1194:of the regiment during World War II.
1104:). This was followed on 4 May by the
170:was an air defence unit of Britain's
1891:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992,
1647:
1575:
1540:
1510:
1469:
1246:
370:
21:99th (London Welsh) HAA Regiment, RA
1266:
1182:
1147:were integrated. It formed part of
1141:499 (M) HAA Regiment (London Welsh)
515:made 10 raids (totalling 87 bomber
387:. 302 HAA Battery was stationed at
23:499 (London Welsh) HAA Regiment, RA
13:
1106:German surrender at Lüneburg Heath
646:
627:by 14 August, where it came under
14:
1983:
1929:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files
1917:
1123:awaiting evacuation, and guarded
25:499 (Kensington) HAA Regiment, RA
1295:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
1293:99 HAA Rgt War Diary, 1939–41,
735:control. By July it was part of
643:, replaced Lt-Col Rowett as CO.
71:
54:
1924:British Army units from 1945 on
1790:
1781:
1766:
1763:Routledge, Table LXXIV, p. 441.
1757:
1748:
1737:
1714:
1681:
1672:
1663:
1638:
1629:
1620:
1611:
1602:
1593:
1584:
1566:
1531:
1522:
1501:
1492:
1483:
1460:
1451:
1436:
1407:
1394:
1379:
1334:Imperial War Museum collection.
1204:
1188:General Sir Henry ap Rhys Pryce
1158:and changed its designation to
1151:(the wartime 38 Light AA Bde).
671:. RHQ and 302 HAA Bty moved to
284:). The regiment formed part of
218:
213:
156:General Sir Henry ap Rhys Pryce
1687:Routledge, Table LVII, p. 366.
1370:
1355:
1320:
1300:
1003:
582:, 318 HAA Bty at F1 and F2 on
349:54th (City of London) AA Rgt's
292:tasked with defending London.
1:
1804:
599:Auxiliary Territorial Service
379:on the East Coast and joined
295:
180:campaign in North West Europe
1197:
1072:to join the defences of the
423:was progressing by day over
7:
1165:
1156:Royal Borough of Kensington
866:49th (West Riding) Division
812:
785:After further training, at
695:GDA and 318 HAA Bty in the
10:
1988:
1243:Frederick, pp. 756–7, 779.
1134:
1012:V-1 in flight over Antwerp
974:Army Group Royal Artillery
905:
821:on 5–6 June and landed at
454:slipped through to attack
276:, and 303 AA Bty at ZS15 (
45:1 April 1939–10 March 1955
1936:The Territorial Army 1947
1617:Routledge, pp. 78, 334–6.
1129:British Army of the Rhine
839:Pipe-Line Under The Ocean
570:. RHQ was established at
545:
185:
149:
144:
122:
112:
98:
90:
82:
67:
49:
41:
29:
20:
1887:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
1222:
1145:Women's Royal Army Corps
884:Royal Army Service Corps
860:for the accuracy of the
829:, Arromanches where the
801:, the regiment moved to
782:by the end of the year.
462:
413:29 (East Anglian) AA Bde
206:, the drill hall of the
1754:Litchfield, Appendix 5.
996:fighters on 1 January (
776:Redesdale Practice Camp
1669:Ellis, Vol II, p. 257.
1175:
1125:Joachim von Ribbentrop
1021:
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982:11th Armoured Division
960:in December 1944 (the
942:Bell Labs AAA Computer
890:defending the port of
805:in April 1944 to join
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530:(under 29 AA Bde) and
249:
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227:
1902:Brig N.W. Routledge,
1840:The Defeat of Germany
1775:Territorial Army 1947
1644:Routledge, pp. 336–7.
1590:Routledge, pp. 316–7.
1173:
1019:
1011:
998:Operation Bodenplatte
823:Arromanches-les-Bains
754:, and 303 HAA Bty to
654:
603:152nd (Mixed) HAA Rgt
477:8th (Belfast) HAA Rgt
351:area for training on
254:Anti-Aircraft Command
247:
240:
233:
226:
103:Anti-Aircraft Command
1098:air observation post
1082:4th Commando Brigade
1066:Messerschmitt Me 262
1049:'s offensive in the
512:Corpo Aereo Italiano
488:Messerschmitt Bf 109
456:RAF Martlesham Heath
451:Erprobungsgruppe 210
1711:Frederick, p. 1018.
1297:, file WO 166/2389.
1263:Litchfield, p. 168.
1055:Operation Veritable
1047:First Canadian Army
962:Battle of the Bulge
393:Waldringfield Heath
320:(October 1939) and
1872:J.B.M. Frederick,
1834:Major L.F. Ellis,
1720:Farndale, Annex M.
1678:Routledge, p. 350.
1489:Frederick, p. 760.
1457:Farndale, Annex H.
1447:, Appendix XXVIII.
1176:
1043:VIII British Corps
1022:
1014:
741:Operation Overlord
661:
572:St Margaret's Hope
558:of the Orkney and
440:regularly dropped
310:Light machine guns
258:Lieutenant-Colonel
250:
242:
235:
228:
198:. It was based at
135:Operation Overlord
1819:Richard Collier,
1445:Defence of the UK
1416:Defence of the UK
1388:Defence of the UK
1364:Defence of the UK
1351:, Appendix XXIII.
1349:Defence of the UK
1121:Displaced Persons
1039:II Canadian Corps
843:Hottot-les-Bagues
421:Battle of Britain
371:Battle of Britain
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139:North West Europe
127:Battle of Britain
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831:Mulberry harbour
709:Wotton Underwood
705:Leighton Buzzard
612:and embarked on
576:South Ronaldshay
328:, equipped with
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77:Territorial Army
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870:V-1 flying bomb
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803:Southend-on-Sea
791:Salisbury Plain
737:21st Army Group
649:
647:Mobile training
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528:RAF North Weald
491:fighter-bombers
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442:parachute mines
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219:Mobilisation
214:World War II
196:Welsh Guards
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176:World War II
174:(TA) during
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99:Part of
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1031:Netherlands
1004:Netherlands
934:Middelkerke
685:Shurdington
665:Port Talbot
657:AEC Matador
621:Invergordon
499:River Stour
330:3-inch guns
322:Cricklewood
300:During the
123:Engagements
113:Garrison/HQ
86:Air defence
1946:Categories
1838:, Vol II:
1805:References
1062:Roosendaal
1051:Reichswald
916:bivouacked
888:101 AA Bde
850:Sommervieu
837:where the
827:Gold Beach
780:Eastbourne
768:104 AA Bde
764:Canterbury
733:War Office
725:Headingley
697:Gloucester
689:Cheltenham
633:3 AA Group
568:Scapa Flow
564:Royal Navy
409:Dovercourt
395:(H10) and
389:Martlesham
377:Felixstowe
302:Phoney War
296:Phoney War
204:Kensington
145:Commanders
117:Kensington
1443:Collier,
1414:Collier,
1402:Eagle Day
1400:Collier,
1386:Collier,
1362:Collier,
1347:Collier,
1198:Footnotes
994:Luftwaffe
990:Tirlemont
970:80 AA Bde
928:75 AA Bde
892:Cherbourg
858:XXX Corps
807:76 AA Bde
760:31 AA Bde
752:50 AA Bde
713:11 AA Bde
669:45 AA Bde
629:67 AA Bde
616:Amsterdam
588:Luftwaffe
556:59 AA Bde
507:Luftwaffe
469:Luftwaffe
438:seaplanes
434:Luftwaffe
405:Parkeston
381:37 AA Bde
270:Streatham
266:Aberporth
131:The Blitz
1853:Gen Sir
1773:Watson,
1404:, p. 91.
1166:Insignia
1035:Overloon
958:Ardennes
924:Boulogne
912:Brussels
862:airburst
813:Normandy
799:Anglesey
795:Tŷ Croes
787:Larkhill
772:Ramsgate
595:Oswestry
560:Shetland
536:6 AA Bde
341:Oswestry
314:Tolworth
192:Welshmen
94:Regiment
1135:Postwar
1117:Hamburg
1074:Scheldt
1029:in the
1027:Helmond
966:Antwerp
951:Louvain
906:Belgium
896:US Army
894:in the
793:and at
748:Lincoln
721:Bristol
693:Swansea
687:, near
540:Shotley
534:(under
521:Belgium
517:sorties
467:As the
446:GL Mk I
401:Harwich
397:Ipswich
365:Clapham
361:Dulwich
282:Shirley
278:Norbury
274:Mitcham
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766:under
758:under
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667:under
584:Flotta
580:Burray
552:Orkney
546:Orkney
391:(H9),
186:Origin
68:Branch
59:
42:Active
1223:Notes
978:Corps
920:Rouen
918:near
729:Leeds
463:Blitz
429:Essex
345:Towyn
337:cadre
1908:ISBN
1893:ISBN
1878:ISBN
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1844:ISBN
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1041:and
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