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Royal Artillery 25-pdr in action in Italy, May 1944. 46th Division fought its way through the high ground north of Salerno, and then the armour drove across the Plain of Naples to the city itself on 1 October. [11] [25] Next the force moved up for the assault crossing of the Volturno, for which 400 rounds per gun were dumped ready for use.. The ...
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]
474th Searchlight Battery, Royal Artillery was a unit of the British Army during World War II.Originally raised as an anti-aircraft (AA) battery, in which role it served during the Battle of Britain and Blitz, it also provided artificial illumination, or 'Monty's Moonlight', for night operations by 21st Army Group during the campaign in North West Europe in 1944–45.
178th Assault Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, was a British Army unit during World War II.Formed as a conventional field artillery regiment in 1942, it was sent to Burma where it was given a range of specialist roles, ranging from operating tracked self-propelled guns to manning light howitzers parachuted into jungle clearings.
The two branches had separate depots and administrative staffs, but the main difference was in equipment and tactical employment. However, these differences broke down as World War II progressed, when units took on multiple roles, good examples being the employment of heavy anti-aircraft guns in the medium artillery and anti-tank roles. [5] [6]
The 2nd Searchlight Regiment, was an air defence unit of Britain's Royal Artillery formed just before World War II.Deploying to France with the British Expeditionary Force and RAF Advanced Air Striking Force in 1940, it found itself caught up in ground fighting during the Battle of France, including actions at Arras, Boulogne, Calais, and Hondeghem.
78th Searchlight Regiment (78th S/L Rgt), was an air defence unit of Britain's Royal Artillery during World War II. It protected the United Kingdom as part of Anti-Aircraft Command from the Blitz of 1940 until 1943.
79th Searchlight Regiment (79th S/L Rgt) was an air defence unit of Britain's Royal Artillery during World War II.It protected London and South East England as part of Anti-Aircraft Command from the Blitz of 1940 until Operation Diver in 1944, after which it was disbanded.