The 8th Anti-Aircraft Division was an air defence formation of the British Army during the early years of the Second World War. It defended South West England during The Blitz and the Luftwaffe 'hit a
The Blitzed ruins of Temple Church, Bristol
3.7-inch HAA gun preserved at Nothe Fort overlooking Portland Harbour
The ruins of St Catherine's Almshouses, Exeter, preserved amongst modern buildings as a memorial of the Blitz
The 11th Anti-Aircraft Division was an air defence formation of the British Army during the early years of the Second World War. It defended the West Midlands during The Blitz, including the notorious
8th Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom)
…Gloucestershire) HAA Rgt – to the 69th AA Brigade by December 1941 104th HAA Rgt – to the 5th AA Division in December 1941 112th HAA Rgt – from the 11th AA Division by May 1941; to the 9th AA Division by December 1941 116th HAA Rgt – new unit formed in November 1940; to the 55th AA Brigade by December 1941 119th…
Formation sign of the division.
Coventry city centre following the 14/15 November air raid
Birmingham High Street, looking towards the Bull Ring area, after heavy bombing on 10 April 1941.