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Anti-Aircraft Brigade (Base Defense)
April – May 1940
Anti-Aircraft Brigade (Base Defense)
 
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Antiaircraft Units in Norway and France, April – May 1940
1 Antiaircraft Brigade
  – No. 1 AA Brigade Signals
  – No. 1 AA Brigade Workshop
  – No. 38 AA Brigade Co, RASC
  – No. 7 AA Brigade Co, RASC [13]

1 AA Regiment (B & FD)
  – 15 AA Bty (8×3-inch)
  – 16 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)
  – 17 AA Bty (8×3-inch)

6 AA Regiment (B & FD)
  – 2 AA Bty (8×3-inch)
  – 12 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)
  – 18 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)

85 AA Regiment (BD) [14]
  – 174 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)
  – 175 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)
  – 220 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)
 
2 Antiaircraft Brigade
  – No. 2 AA Brigade Signals
  – No. 2 AA Brigade Workshop
  – No. 56 AA Brigade Co, RASC

2 AA Regiment (BD)
  – 4 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)
  – 5 AA Bty [7]
  – 6 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)

60 AA Regiment (BD)
  – 168 AA Bty (8×3-inch)
  – 169 AA Bty (8×3-inch)
  – 194 AA Bty (8×3-inch)
  – 210 AA Bty (8×3-inch) [8]

51 Light AA Regiment
  – 151 LAA Bty (12×40mm)
  – 152 LAA Bty (4×40mm, 16×AAMG)
  – 153 LAA Bty (8×40mm, 8×AAMG)

58 Light AA Regiment
  – 172 LAA Bty (12×2-pdr)
  – 173 LAA Bty (12×2-pdr)
  – 174 LAA Bty [3]
3 Antiaircraft Brigade
  – No. 3 AA Brigade Signals
  – No. 3 AA Brigade Workshop
  – No. 92 AA Brigade Co, RASC

8 AA Regiment (BD)
  – 21 AA Bty [5]
  – 22 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)
  – 23 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)

79 AA Regiment (BD)
  – 246 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)
  – 247 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)
  – 248 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)

  4 Independent LAA Bty (12×40mm)
  174 LAA Bty (12×2-pdr) [2]
  5 S/L Bty (24×150mm) [9]
 
4 Antiaircraft Brigade
  – No. 4 AA Brigade Signals
  – No. 4 AA Brigade Workshop
  – No. 103 AA Brigade Co, RASC

  1 Independent LAA Bty (12×40mm)  
  21 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch) [4]


4 AA Regiment (B & FD)
  –   1 AA Bty (8×3-inch)
  –   3 AA Bty (8×3-inch)
  – 27 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)
   
5 Searchlight Brigade
  – No. 5 AA Brigade Signals
  – No. 5 AA Brigade Workshop
  – No. 197 AA Brigade Co, RASC

1 Searchlight Regiment
  – 1 S/L Bty (24×150mm)
  – 2 S/L Bty (24×150mm)
  – 3 S/L Bty (24×150mm)
  – 4 S/L Bty (24×150mm)

2 Searchlight Regiment
  – 5 S/L Bty [3]
  – 6 S/L Bty (24×150mm)
  – 7 S/L Bty [7]
  – 8 S/L Bty (24×90mm)

3 Searchlight Regiment
  –   9 S/L Bty (24×90mm)
  – 10 S/L Bty (24×90mm)
  – 11 S/L Bty (24×90mm)
  – 12 S/L Bty (24×90mm)
 
6 Antiaircraft Brigade (Norway)
  – No. 6 AA Brigade Signals
  – No. 6 AA Brigade Workshop

  3 Independent LAA Bty (10×40mm)
  260 AA Bty (8×3-inch) [15]


51 AA Regiment (B & FD)
  – 151 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)
  – 152 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)
  – 153 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)

82 AA Regiment (B & FD)
  – 156 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)
  – 193 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)
  – 256 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch)

55 Light AA Regiment
  – 163 LAA Bty (12×40mm)
  – 164 LAA Bty (12×40mm)
  – 165 LAA Bty (12×40mm)

56 Light AA Regiment
  – 146 LAA Bty (12×40mm)
  – 167 LAA Bty (12×40mm)
  – 168 LAA Bty (12×40mm)
12 Antiaircraft Brigade (BEF) [12]
  – No. 12 AA Brigade Workshop
  – No. 92 AA Brigade Co, RASC

53 AA Regiment (BD)
  – 157 AA Bty (8×3-inch)
  – 158 AA Bty (8×3-inch)
  – 159 AA Bty (10×3-inch)

73 AA Regiment (BD)
  – 209 AA Bty (8×3-inch)
  – 210 AA Bty [1]
  – 310 AA Bty (8×3-inch)

  5 AA Bty (8×3.7-inch) [2]
  162 LAA Bty (12×40mm) [11]
  7 S/L Bty (24×AAMG) [10]
 
Corps units:   I Corps:
52 Light AA Regiment
  – 154 LAA Bty (8×40mm; 8×AAMG)
  – 155 LAA Bty (9×40mm; 6×AAMG)
  – 156 LAA Bty (6×40mm; 12×AAMG)
II Corps:
53 Light AA Regiment
  – 157 LAA Bty (?)
  – 158 LAA Bty (?)
  – 159 LAA Bty (?)
  (Regiment = 22×40mm; 28×AAMG)
III Corps:
54 Light AA Regiment
  – 160 LAA Bty (12×40mm)
  – 161 LAA Bty (12×2-pdr)
  – 162 LAA Bty (24×40mm)
I Corps:
  2 Independent LAA Bty (12×40mm)
[1] Attached to 2nd AA Brigade.
[2] Detached from 2nd AA Brigade.
[3] Attached to 3rd AA Brigade.
[4] Detached from 3rd AA Brigade.
[5] Attached to 4th AA Brigade.
[6] Detached from 4th AA Brigade.
[7] Attached to 12 AA Brigade.
[8] Detached from 12 AA Brigade.
[9] Detached from 5th AA S/L Brigade.
[10] Detached from 5th AA S/L Brigade. In AA role, without searchlights.
[11] Detached from IIIrd Corps.
[12] Communications provided by No. 2 Air Formation Signals.
[13] Added on 10.05.1940.
[14] Converting to "Base and Forward Defense" organization.
[15] Detached from 84th Heavy AA Regiment.
 
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