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The 34th (South Midland) Anti-Aircraft Brigade was an air defence formation of Anti-Aircraft Command in the British Territorial Army formed shortly before the outbreak of World War II. It defended the West Midlands of England during The Blitz. ==Origin== 34th (South Midland) Anti-Aircraft (AA) Brigade was formed on 1 April 1938 at Coventry, and was assigned to 4th AA Division when that formation was created in Western Command on 1 September that year. They were transferred to the new AA Command in 1939, with 34 AA Bde responsible for the air defence of Coventry and Birmingham. On the outbreak of war the brigade controlled the following units of the Royal Artillery:〔(4 AA Division 1939 at British Military History )〕〔(AA Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files )〕〔Routledge, Table LVIII, p. 376; Routledge, Table LX, p. 378.〕 * 69th (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA – ''Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) regiment formed in 1936 by conversion of 6th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment''〔〔(69 HAA at RA 39–45 )〕 * * HQ, 190 and 191 AA Batteries at Birmingham * * 192 and 199 AA Batteries at Kings Norton * 73rd Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA – ''raised in 1937 from batteries drawn from 62nd Field Brigade and 51st (Midland) Medium Brigade, RA''〔〔(73 HAA at RA 39–45 )〕 * * HQ and 209 (Wolverhampton) AA Battery at Wolverhampton * * 222 (West Bromwich) AA Battery at West Bromwich * * 311 AA Battery at Brierley Hill * 95th (Birmingham) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA – ''newly raised in April 1939, with 204 Bty from 73 AA Regiment''〔〔(95 HAA at RA 39–45 )〕 * * HQ and 293 AA Battery at Washwood Heath * * 204 (Warwickshire) AA Battery at Saltley * 34th AA Brigade Company Royal Army Service Corps 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「34th (South Midland) Anti-Aircraft Brigade」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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