108th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
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The 108th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, (108th LAA Rgt) was an air defence unit of the British Army during World War II. Initially raised as an infantry battalion of the Green Howards in 1940, it transferred to the Royal Artillery in 1942. It served with 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division, training for mountain warfare and airlanding operations, but finally went into action at sea level in the Battle of the Scheldt in the autumn of 1944. It fought through the battles in the Rhineland and Germany in 1945 until the end of the war, after which it was disbanded.
Quick Facts 9th (Garrison) Battalion, Green Howards, Active ...
9th (Garrison) Battalion, Green Howards 108th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA | |
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Active | 23 March 1940–20 February 1946 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Role | Infantry Air defence |
Size | Battalion Regiment |
Part of | 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division |
Engagements | Operation Vitality II Operation Infatuate Operation Blackcock Operation Veritable Invasion of Germany |
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