52nd (East Lancashire) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
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The 52nd (East Lancashire) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, (52nd (EL) LAA Rgt) was a Royal Artillery (RA) air defence unit of Britain's part-time Territorial Army (TA) converted from a field artillery unit just before the outbreak of World War II. It served in the Battle of France, shooting down a large number of aircraft before being evacuated from Dunkirk. It was then sent to the Mediterranean, where detached batteries were destroyed in the fighting in Greece and Crete. The reformed regiment then took part in the defence of the Suez Canal and later in the Italian Campaign. It continued in the postwar TA until 1955 when it merged with other units in Lancashire.
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52nd (East Lancashire) LAA Regiment, RA 293 (East Lancashire) LAA Regiment, RA | |
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Active | 28 November 1938 – 10 March 1955 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Territorial Army |
Role | Anti-Aircraft Artillery |
Size | 3 Batteries |
Part of | British Expeditionary Force W Force Eighth Army X Corps 70 Anti-Aircraft Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Burnley |
Engagements | Battle of France German invasion of Greece Battle of Crete North African campaign Operation Avalanche Italian Campaign |
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