113 (Durham Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)

113 (Durham Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was converted in January 1942 from 55 Searchlight Regiment. The Regiment served in Anti-Aircraft Command for 12 months. It then came under 2 Army preparing for D Day. It moved to Normandy on the 25 June 1944 and fought through North West Europe. Its final task was to oversee the liberation of Belsen Concentration Camp. 113 (Durham Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) was placed in suspended animation in March 1946 and re-constituted as 590 (The Durham Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight Regiment RA (TA).

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.

Jan 42   Formed from 55 (Durham Light Infantry) Searchlight Regiment  
Jan 42 2 AA Div 113 (Durham Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 2 Anti-Aircraft Division, 41 Anti-Aircraft Brigade East Anglia, UK
Jan 43 2army 113 (Durham Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 2 Army, 100 Anti-Aircraft Brigade UK
25 Jun 44 2army 113 (Durham Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) 2 Army, 80 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Normandy, France
Aug 44 2army 2 Army, 100 Anti-Aircraft Brigade R Seine, France
Sep 44 2army 2 Army, 106 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Antwerp, Belgium
Sep 44 2army 2 Army, 100 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Nijmegen, Holland
Feb 45 2army 2 Army, 100 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Rhine, Germany
Apr 45 2army 2 Army, 103 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Belsen, Germany

 

Batteries

Jan 42 368, 369, 370, 371
Jul 42 368, 369, 370

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45