12th Anti-Aircraft Division was an air defence formation of the British Army during the early years of the Second World War. It defended Western Scotland and Northern Ireland, including the period of
Rescue workers searching through rubble after an air raid on Belfast
The remains of HAA gunsite N9 overlooking Clydebank.
The remains of Drumcross HAA gunsite, built near Glasgow in 1941.
The 3rd Anti-Aircraft Division was an air defence formation of the Territorial Army, part of the British Army, created in the period of tension before the outbreak of the Second World War. It defended
12th Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom)
…by separating responsibility for Western Scotland (particularly the industrial areas of Clydeside and Ayrshire) and Northern Ireland from the existing 3rd AA Division, which continued to be responsible for the rest of mainland Scotland. The divisional headquarters (HQ) was at Glasgow and the General Officer Commanding…
Formation sign for the 3rd Anti-Aircraft Division.