76th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom)
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 40 mm Bofors gun.
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
80th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 80th 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, providing early warning of attacks by V-1 flying bombs against Antwerp during the winter of 1944–45.
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.
Troops of 3rd Division sheltering on Sword Beach on D-Day, with Bofors gun in background.
Crusader AA tank mounting 40 mm Bofors gun.
