6 Airborne Division

Airborne Division

 

June to September 1944
December 1944 to February 1945
March to May 1945

 

HQRA div40 Airborne Division
53 Air Landing Light Regiment div42 Airborne Division
3 Air Landing Anti-Tank Battery div46 Airborne Division
4 Air Landing Anti-Tank Battery div46
2 Air Landing Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
(until Feb 45)
div47
2 Forward Observation Unit (Airborne)
(from Dec 44)
Div 40

Attached

X Armoured Battery RA – 21 Jun 44 to 8 Aug 44
1 Canadian Centaur Battery RCA – 8 Aug 44 to 30 Aug 44
 

There is some confusion over the numbers used in 6 Airborne Division. Some sources suggest both Anti-Tank & Light Anti-Aircraft Batteries used 47.
On return to the UK in Feb 45, part of the Air Landing Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment was re-formed into 6 Air Landing Anti-Tank Battery which together with 3 & 4 Batteries formed 2 Air Landing Anti-Tank Regiment. This unit presumably then used the Arm of Service number 46.

 

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45