The 356th Moonlight Battery, Royal Artillery was a searchlight unit of the British Army that provided artificial illumination, or 'Monty's Moonlight', for night operations by 21st Army Group during the campaign in North West Europe in 1944–45. Previously, it had served on anti-aircraft (AA) duties during The Blitz.
Cap badge of the Royal Artillery
90 cm Projector Anti-Aircraft displayed at Fort Nelson, Portsmouth
XXX Corps' shoulder flash
The 76th Anti-Aircraft Brigade was an air defence formation of the British Army during the Second World War. It landed on D-Day and saw action throughout the campaign in North West Europe. Its guns operated in both anti-aircraft (AA) and ground roles in clearing and then defending the Scheldt Estuary until the end of the war.
Crusader AA tank mounting a triple 20mm gun in a hull-down position, 19 July 1944
3.7 inch HAA gun preserved at Imperial War Museum, Duxford. Used in HAA and medium roles in Normandy.
Bofors gun and crew, summer 1944