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The 41st (London) 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 East Anglia. ==Origin== The brigade was formed on 29 September 1938 at Ebury Street, London, as part of 2nd Anti-Aircraft Division. By the outbreak of war on 3 September 1939, it had the following units under command:〔(2 AA Division 1939 at British Military History. )〕〔(AA Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files. )〕 * 32nd (7th City of London) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers – ''searchlight unit formed in 1935 by conversion of 7th London Regiment and transfer to the Royal Engineers (RE)''〔Litchfield, p. 170.〕〔(32 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45. )〕 * * 328, 329 & 330 AA Companies RE * 1/6th Battalion, Essex Regiment, (64th Searchlight Regiment) – ''formed in 1938 by conversion of infantry battalion''〔Litchfield, p. 72.〕〔(64 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45. )〕 * * 441, 442 & 443 AA Companies * 2/6th Battalion, Essex Regiment, (65th Searchlight Regiment) – ''formed in 1938 by conversion of duplicate infantry battalion''〔Litchfield, p. 73.〕〔(65 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45. )〕 * * 444, 445 & 446 AA Companies * 78th (1st East Anglian) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery – ''formed in 1938 by conversion of 84th (1st East Anglian) Field Regiment, RA''〔Litchfield, p. 185.〕〔(Norfolk Artillery Volunteers at Regiments.org )〕〔(78 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45. )〕 * * 243 (2nd Norfolk) AA Battery * * 244 (3rd Norfolk) AA Battery * * 245 (1st Norfolk) AA Battery * * 409 (Suffolk) AA Battery * 41 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「41st (London) Anti-Aircraft Brigade」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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