34 Anti-Aircraft Brigade

34 Anti-Aircraft Brigade served in Anti-Aircraft Command for the entire war. It controlled units in the West Midlands and North West England. In May 1945 34 Anti-Aircraft Brigade became 34 AA Area Maintenance HQ.

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.

Apr 38Coventry – formed as 34 (South Midland)
Anti-Aircraft Brigade
4 AA Div 34 Anti-Aircraft Brigade4 Anti-Aircraft Division
Nov 40Birmingham & Coventry11 AA Div 34 Anti-Aircraft Brigade11 Anti-Aircraft Division
Oct 42West Midlands & North West EnglandAnti-Aircraft Command4 Anti-Aircraft Group
Mar 45Anti-Aircraft Command5 Anti-Aircraft Group
May 45Became 34 AA Area Maintenance HQ
(it disappeared from the Order of Battle
shortly after)

Order of Battle 1939

69 (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Regiment (190, 191, 192, 199 Batteries)
73 Anti-Aircraft Regiment (209, 222, 311 Batteries)
95 (Birmingham) Anti-Aircraft Regiment (204, 293 Batteries)

Order of Battle 1940-41

6 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (3, 15, 12 Batteries) – Joined November 1940
60 (City of London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (168, 169 Batteries)
95 (Birmingham) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (204, 293, 340 Batteries)
110 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (345, 346, 348, 354 Batteries) – Joined October 1940
112 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (351, 352, 353 Batteries) – Left May 1941
122 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (397, 400, 401 Batteries) – Joined February 1941
22 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (70, 72, 141 Batteries)
42 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (48,145, 150, 231 Batteries)
10 AA Z Regiment (116, 133, 137, 138 Batteries) – Joined January 1941

Order of Battle 1941-42

6 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (3, 15, 12 Batteries) – Left September 1941
55 (Kent) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (163, 166, 307 Batteries) – Joined December 1941 left February 1942
57 (Wessex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (213, 214, 215 Batteries) – Joined March left May 1942
60 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (168, 169, 206 Batteries) – Left Summer 1941
65 (Manchester) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (181, 182, 196 (183 swapped for 432 Summer 41) Batteries) – Joined May 1941 left May 1942
66 (Leeds Rifles) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (181, 182, 196 Batteries) – Joined September 1941 left February 1942
71 (Forth) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (227, 229, 317, 325 Batteries) – Joined September 1941 left April 1942
95 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment – Returned December 1941 left January 1942
107 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (334, 335, 337, 390 Batteries) – Joined May & left June 1942
110 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (345, 346, 348, 354 Batteries) – Left May 1941
122 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (397, 400, 401 Batteries) – Left December 1941
134 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (456, 459, 460, 461 (M) Batteries) – Joined September 1941
142 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (477, 488, 492 (M) Batteries) – Joined June 1942
22 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (70, 72, 141 Batteries) – Left June 1942
42 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (48,145, 150, 231 Batteries) – Left Summer 1941
10 AA Z Regiment (116, 133, 137, 138, 185 Batteries) – Left May returned December 1941

Order of Battle 1942-44

134 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (459, 460, 461, 583 (M) Batteries) – Left March 1944
142 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (477, 488, 492, 534 (M) Batteries) – Left September 1944
168 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (456, 557, 559, 611 (M) Batteries) – Joined August 1942 left January 1944
170 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (528, 544, 567, 568 (M) Batteries) – Joined January 1944
111 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (348, 349, 350, 363 Batteries) – Joined May 43 left May 1944
10 (M) AA Z Regiment (137, 138, 185, 223, 231 Batteries)
18 (M) AA Z Regiment (115, 116, 133, 193, 199, 200 Batteries) – Joined October 1942

Order of Battle 1944-45

148 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (624, 629, 631, 633 (M) Batteries) – Joined November left December 1944
168 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (557, 559, 611 (M) Batteries) – Returned November left December 1944
170 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (528, 544, 567 (M) Batteries) – Left December 1944
8 AA Area Mixed Regiment – Joined February disbanded March 1945
10 AA Area Mixed Regiment
18 AA Area Mixed Regiment
24 AA Area Mixed Regiment – Joined February disbanded March 1945
The Royal Artillery 1939-45