Mid-War 10th Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom)

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3.7-inch haa gun preserved @ fort paull in hull gda (photo: andy beecroft).





62nd haa rgt – wo control operation torch february–march 1942
91st haa rgt – left aa command may 1942; later middle east forces (mef)
113th haa rgt – 2nd aa division march 1942; 65th aa brigade may 1942
152nd (mixed) haa rgt – 62nd aa brigade august 1942
29th laa rgt – 4th aa division february–march 1942; 65th aa brigade may 1942
39th laa rgt – 4th aa division july 1941
78th laa rgt – new regiment formed june 1941; left aa command , arrived in india august 1942
82nd laa rgt – 2nd aa division may 1942
121st (leicestershire regiment) laa rgt – 62nd aa brigade may 1942
40th s/l rgt – above
46th s/l rgt – 3rd aa division may 1942
84th s/l rgt – above
2nd aa z rgt – 65th aa brigade may 1942


62nd aa brigade – wo control operation torch august 1942

66th (leeds rifles) haa rgt – orkney , shetland defences (osdef) june 1941; left aa command , arrived in india may 1942
75th haa rgt – 6th aa division summer 1941
96th haa rgt – left aa command may 1942, later mef
117th haa rgt – 4th aa division december 1941
128th haa rgt – new regiment formed august, joined december 1941; 31st aa brigade august 1942
139th (mixed) haa rgt – new regiment formed september 1941, joined january 1942; 65th aa brigade august 1942
152nd (mixed) haa rgt – new regiment formed march 1942, 39th aa brigade august 1942
59th laa rgt – left aa command , arrived in india april 1942
121st (leicestershire regiment) laa rgt – converted 44th s/l rgt january 1942 39th aa brigade may 1942


65th aa brigade – 5 aa division june 1942

113th haa rgt – 39th aa brigade may 1942; mobile training august 1942
139th haa rgt – 62nd aa brigade august 1942
151st (mixed) haa rgt – 4th aa division july 1942
29th laa rgt – 39th aa brigade may 1942; wo control operation torch june 1942
71st laa rgt – 31st aa brigade august 1942
2nd aa z rgt – 39th aa brigade may 1942



the increased sophistication of communications gun operations rooms (gors) , raf sectors reflected in growth in support units, attained following organisation may 1942:



10th aa division mixed signal unit hq, rcs

hq no 1 company

10th aa division mixed signal office section
31st aa brigade signal office mixed sub-section
107th raf fighter sector sub-section (raf church fenton)
311th aa gor mixed signal section (leeds gda)
24th aa line maintenance section


hq no 2 company

39th aa brigade signal office mixed sub-section
114th raf fighter sector sub-section (raf kirton-in-lindsey)
312th aa gor mixed signal section (sheffield gda)
62nd aa brigade signal office mixed sub-section
408th aa gor mixed signal section (humber gda)

24th aa sub-gor mixed signal sub-section
25th aa sub-gor mixed signal sub-section
26th aa sub-gor mixed signal sub-section
27th aa sub-gor mixed signal sub-section


65th aa brigade signal office mixed sub-section
25th aa line maintenance section
26th aa line maintenance section




hq 10th aa div rasc

926th, 930th companies
5th aa tractor battery – joined june 1942


10th aa div ramc
10th aa div workshop company, raoc
10th aa div radio maintenance company, raoc

the raoc companies became part of new royal electrical , mechanical engineers (reme) during 1942.








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