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The 133rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (133rd LAA Regiment), was an air defence unit of Britain's Royal Artillery during World War II. It saw action during the campaign in North West Europe, defending the vital port of Antwerp against V-1 flying bombs and supporting the advance into Germany.
2nd Army Group Royal Artillery was a brigade-sized formation organised by Britain's Royal Artillery (RA) during World War II to command medium and heavy guns. It served in the final stages of the Tunisian Campaign and throughout the Italian Campaign .
The 85th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery was formed in September 1941 during the Second World War. After training in Essex, the 85th and their equipment were loaded on to the SS Narkunda, a ship in a “WS” Convoy. When the convoy departed the docks, the 85th was heading for Basra, [1] [2] Iraq via the Cape of Good Hope. [1]
The 132nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (132nd LAA Rgt), was an air defence unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery during World War II.The regiment was formed in March 1942 from the short-lived 85th Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery (85th S/L Rgt) which had only been raised in the previous year as part of the rapid expansion of Anti-Aircraft Command.
The 62nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, (62nd LAA Rgt) was an air defence unit of the British Army during World War II. After serving with Anti-Aircraft Command during and after the Blitz , it trained to take part in the Allied invasion of Normandy ( Operation Overlord ).
Before World War II, Royal Artillery recruits were required to be at least 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m) tall. Men in mechanised units had to be at least 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall. They initially enlisted for six years with the colours and a further six years with the reserve or four years and eight years.
The Battle of Hong Kong (8–25 December 1941), also known as the Defence of Hong Kong and the Fall of Hong Kong, was one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II. On the same morning as the attack on Pearl Harbor , forces of the Empire of Japan attacked the British Crown colony of Hong Kong around the same time that Japan ...
The 1st Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery was an air defence unit of the British Army from 1920 until 1954. Originally formed in the Royal Engineers (RE), it was transferred to the Royal Artillery (RA) at the start of World War II. It fought with distinction in the defence of Calais during the Battle of France, in