28 Anti-Aircraft Brigade

28 Anti-Aircraft Brigade was formed in 1925 as 28 Air Defence Brigade. It was re-titled in December 1935 as 28 (Thames & Medway) Anti-Aircraft Group. It served in South East England and East Anglia. 28 Anti-Aircraft Brigade was disbanded in March 1946.

Illustrations of the formation badges under which a unit served or supported are given. This is no guarantee that the unit used this formations badge.

1925Tunbridge Wells – Formed as 28 Air Defence
Brigade
Eastern Command 28 Anti-Aircraft BrigadeEastern Command
Dec 35Chatham, Kent – 28 (Thames & Medway)
Anti-Aircraft Group
1 AA Div 28 Anti-Aircraft Brigade1 Anti-Aircraft Division
Sep 39Kent – 28 (Thames & Medway)
Anti-Aircraft Brigade
6 AA Div6 Anti-Aircraft Division
Oct 42LondonAnti-Aircraft Command1 Anti-Aircraft Group
Dec 44East AngliaAnti-Aircraft Command9 Anti-Aircraft Group
May 45LondonAnti-Aircraft Command1 Anti-Aircraft Group
Mar 46Disbanded

Order of Battle December 1935

55 (Kent) Anti-Aircraft Brigade (163, 166, 205 Batteries)
58 (Kent) Anti-Aircraft Brigade (206, 207, 208 Batteries)
61 (Finsbury Rifles) Anti-Aircraft Brigade (170, 171, 195, 272 Batteries)
29 (Kent) Anti-Aircraft Battalion RE (TA) (313, 314, 322, 347 Batteries)
32 (7th City of London) Anti-Aircraft Battalion RE (TA) (328, 329, 330, 331 Batteries)

Order of Battle September 1939

55 (Kent) Anti-Aircraft Regiment (163, 166, 307, 308 Batteries)
58 (Kent) Anti-Aircraft Regiment (206, 207, 208, 264 Batteries)
75 (Home Counties)(Cinque Ports) Anti-Aircraft Regiment (223, 233, 306 Batteries)
89 (Cinque Ports) Anti-Aircraft Regiment (205, 234, 235 Batteries)

Order of Battle Winter 1940-41

55 (Kent) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
58 (Kent) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
75 (Home Counties)(Cinque Ports) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Left November 1940
89 (Cinque Ports) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Left September 1940
90 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Joined November 1940
4 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Joined November 1940

Order of Battle 1941-43

55 (Kent) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Left Spring 1942
58 (Kent) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Left Autumn 1941
59 (Essex Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Joined Autumn 1941, left December 1941
60 (City of London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Joined October & left November 1942
72 (Hampshire) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Joined January & left May 1942, re-joined October & left December 1942
76 (Gloucestershire) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Joined June & left July 1942
85 (Tees) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Joined Autumn 1941, left June 1942
90 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Left July 1942
127 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Joined Autumn 1941 & left June 1942, re-joined October 1942, left May 1943
128 (Kent) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Joined November 1942, left April 1943
148 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Joined April 1943
159 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Joined October 1942, left October 1943
169 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Joined October 1943
4 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Left May 1942
16 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Joined Spring 1941, left July 1941
43 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Joined July & left December 1941
49 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Joined June & left July 1942
69 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Joined Spring 1941, left January 1942
129 (First Surrey Rifles) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Joined June & left September 1942
132 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Joined July 1942
143 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Joined October 1942, left March 1943
12 (Mixed) AA Z Regiment – Joined January 1942, left November 1943

Order of Battle December 1943

148 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
169 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
132 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Order of Battle December 1944

129 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (444, 445, 454(M) Batteries)
138 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (419, 424, 437 Batteries) from April 1945
141 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (486, 490, 493(M) Batteries)
131 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (432, 433, 434 Batteries)

Order of Battle May 1945

129 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (444, 445, 454(M) Batteries)
141 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (486, 490, 493(M) Batteries)
130 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (406, 407, 428 Batteries) from October 1945
The Royal Artillery 1939-45