44 Anti-Aircraft Brigade was raised in September 1938 at Manchester. It served there in Anti-Aircraft Command until moving to the Isle of Wight in March 1944. 44 Anti-Aircraft Brigade was disbanded in December 1944.
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.
| Sep 38 | Raised Manchester |  | 4 Anti-Aircraft Division |
| Oct 42 | Manchester |  | 4 Anti-Aircraft Group |
| Mar 44 | Isle of Wight | | 6 Anti-Aircraft Group |
| Dec 44 | Disbanded | | |
Order of Battle August 1939
| 65 (The Manchester Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Regiment (181, 182, 183, 192 Batteries) |
| 81 Anti-Aircraft Regiment (253, 254, 255 Batteries) |
| 80 Independent Light Anti-Aircraft Battery |
| 39 (The Lancashire Fusiliers) Anti-Aircraft Battalion RE (TA) (354, 355, 356, 357 Companies) – Searchlights |
| 62 (The Loyals) Searchlight Regiment (435, 436, 437 Batteries) |
| 71 (East Lancashire) Searchlight Regiment (462, 463, 464 Batteries) |
Order of Battle November 1939
| 65 (The Manchester Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Regiment (181, 182, 183, 192 Batteries) |
| 81 Anti-Aircraft Regiment (253, 254, 255 Batteries) |
| 21 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (69, 80, 136, 143 Batteries) |
| 41 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (133, 134, 135 Batteries) |
| 62 (The Loyals) Searchlight Regiment (435, 436, 437 Batteries) |
Order of Battle 1940-41
| 70 (3rd West Lancashire) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (211, 212, 216, 245, 309 Batteries) |
| 98 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (300, 301, 320, 399 Batteries) – Joined January 1941 |
| 106 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (331, 332 Batteries) – Left January 1941 |
| 115 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (361, 365, 367 Batteries) – Joined January 1941 |
| 21 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (69, 80, 136, 143 Batteries) |
| 41 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (133, 134, 135 Batteries) – Left March 1941 |
| 54 (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (160, 161, 162 Batteries) – Left March 1941 |
| 63 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (189, 190 Batteries) – Left May 1941 |
| 65 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (194, 195, 196 Batteries) |
| 76 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (226, 227, 228 Batteries) |
| 4 AA Z Regiment (108, 122, 135 Batteries) |
Order of Battle 1941-42
| 58 (Kent) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (207, 208, 264, 434 Batteries) – Left May 1942 |
| 62 (Northumbrian) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (172, 173, 266 Batteries) – Attached July 1942 under War Office control |
| 70 (3rd West Lancashire) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (211, 212, 216, 309, 434 Batteries) – Left February 1942 |
| 81 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (253, 254, 255, 416 Batteries) – Left Summer 1941 |
| 93 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (267, 288, 289, 290 Batteries) – Joined July left August 1942 |
| 98 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (300, 301, 320, 399 Batteries) – Left May 1942 |
| 115 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (361, 365, 367 Batteries) – Left June 1941 |
| 149 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (506, 507, 512, 581 (M) Batteries) |
| 151 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (510, 511, 514, 516 (M) Batteries & 290, 371 attached) – Left July 1942 |
| 169 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (566, 571, 576, 578 (M) Batteries) |
| 21 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (69, 80, 136 Batteries) – Left December 1941 |
| 39 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (110, 111, 240, 48 (attached) Batteries) – Joined August left Autumn re-joined December 1941 left July 1942 |
| 65 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (194, 195, 196 Batteries) – Left August 1941 |
| 76 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (226, 227, 228 Batteries) – Left Summer 1941 |
| 88 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (178, 289, 293, 477 Batteries) |
| 13 AA Z Regiment (108, 122, 131, 135, 184, 188, 203, 204, 205 Batteries) – Re-designated from 4 AA Z Regiment |
Order of Battle 1942-44
| 149 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (506, 507, 512, 581 (M) Batteries) – Left June 1943 |
| 159 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (566, 571, 576, 578 (M) Batteries) – Joined October 1943 |
| 167 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (464, 562, 610, 639 (M) Batteries) – Joined September 1943 |
| 169 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (566, 571, 576, 578 (M) & 71 (W Lancs) HG Batteries) – Left October 1943 |
| 184 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (616, 617, 625, 627 (M) Batteries) – Joined June left September 1943 |
| 88 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (178, 289, 293, 479 Batteries) |
| 13 AA Z Regiment (108, 122 (M), 131, 184, 188, 203(M), 204(M), 205(M), 216(M), 226 Batteries) – Re-designated from 4 AA Z Regiment |
| 44 AA Brigade Mixed Signals Office R Sigs |
| 842 (semi-mobile) Smoke Company Pioneer Corps |
| 4 Smoke Company (non-combatants) |
| 14 LAA Practice Camp Egremont |
| 131 & 132 Lancashire Home Guard LAA Batteries |
| B & C Independent Lancashire Home Guard LAA Troops |
Order of Battle 1944
| 12 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (4, 18, 360 Batteries) – Joined June 1944 |
| 82 (Essex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (156, 193, 228 Batteries) – Left May 1944 |
| 136 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (182, 409, 432, 468 Batteries) – Joined May left June 1944 |
| 177 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (203, 598, 600 Batteries) – Joined May disbanded June 1944 |
| 619 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery – Left October 1944 |
| 526 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery – Joined October 1944 |
| 151 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (449, 472, 478 Batteries) – Left October 1944 |
| 53 (Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Searchlight Regiment (408, 409, 410 Batteries) – Joined May 1944 |
| 303 AA Gun Operations Room |
| 506 AA Ground Control Interception station |
