359th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery
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359th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery
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The 359th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery was an air defence unit of the British Army during World War II. After defending the North Midlands during The Blitz, it formed part of Force 122 sent to protect the Falkland Islands against a possible Japanese invasion, where it mounted both heavy (HAA) and light (LAA) anti-aircraft guns in inhospitable conditions.
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/359th_Heavy_Anti-Aircraft_Battery,_Royal_Artillery
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2022-02-17T07:23:30Z
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