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40th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 40th 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. Its role was to defend Royal Air Force airfields in East Anglia.
==Origin==
The brigade was formed on 28 September 1938 at South Ealing in West London, as part of 2nd AA Division, with the following searchlight units under command:〔(2 AA Division 1939 at British Military History )〕〔(AA Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files )〕
* 33rd (St Pancras) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers (RE) – ''formed in 1935 from the 19th London Regiment (St Pancras)''〔Litchfield, p. 171.〕〔(19th London at Regiments.org )〕
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* 332, 333 & 334 AA Companies, RE
* 36th (Middlesex) AA Bn, RE – ''formed in 1936''〔Litchfield, p. 178.〕
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* 317, 345, 346, 424 AA Companies, RE
* 58th (Middlesex) AA Bn, RE – ''formed in 1938 as a duplicate of 36th Bn''〔
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* 344, 425, 426 AA Companies, RE
* 9th Bn Middlesex Regiment (60th Searchlight Regiment) – ''infantry battalion converted in 1938''〔Litchfield, p. 179.〕〔(9th Middlesex at Regiment.org )〕
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* 429, 439, 431 Companies
* 10th (3rd City of London) Bn Royal Fusiliers (69th Searchlight Regiment) – ''infantry battalion converted in 1938''〔Litchfield, p. 174.〕〔(3rd City of London at regiment.org )〕
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* 456, 457, 458 Companies
* 40 AA Brigade Company Royal Army Service Corps
Although the brigade's units were all from London and Middlesex, its war station was at RAF Duxford, with the searchlight detachments defending RAF stations across East Anglia.〔
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