113th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
The 113th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment was an air defence unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery during World War II. It saw action during The Blitz, landed in Normandy on D-Day and served throughout the subsequent campaign in North West Europe, operating as medium artillery in the Battle of the Scheldt, Unusually, its AA guns were successfully used to destroy enemy submarines in the closing stages of the war.
Royal Artillery cap badge
3.7-inch HAA gun preserved at Fort Paull (Photo: Andy Beecroft).
An AEC Matador tows a 3.7-inch HAA gun through the ruins of Caen, August 1944
Biber midget submarine preserved at Technik Museum Speyer.
50th Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom)
50th Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade was an air defence formation of Britain's Territorial Army (TA) during the Second World War. It defended the North Midlands of England during The Blitz and later helped to protect Brussels from V-1 flying bombs during the Campaign in North West Europe.
V-1 in flight over Antwerp
Captured V-1 displayed at Antwerp at the end of the war