12th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom)
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12th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (12 AA Bde) was an air defence formation of the British Army during the Second World War. It specialised in providing anti-aircraft (AA) protection for forward airfields, for the Advanced Air Striking Force in the Battle of France and the Desert Air Force in the North African Campaign. It landed at Salerno in 1943 and fought through the Italian Campaign, its guns often engaging ground targets as well as aircraft. It was reformed postwar and continued for a few years in Anti-Aircraft Command.
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12th Anti-Aircraft Brigade | |
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Active | 9 October 1939–20 November 1945 1 January 1947–31 October 1955 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Anti-Aircraft Brigade |
Role | Air Defence |
Part of | British Expeditionary Force Eighth Army Anti-Aircraft Command |
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Notable commanders | Brigadier Mortimer Wheeler |
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