56th (Cornwall) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
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56th (Cornwall) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
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56th (Cornwall) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery was a volunteer air defence regiment of Britain's Territorial Army (TA). Originally raised in 1920 as a medium artillery regiment, it was converted to the anti-aircraft role in 1932. During the Second World War, it was employed in Home Defence, in Iceland and then in India, where it was temporarily converted back to medium artillery. Postwar, it reverted to air defence until disbandment in 1955.
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2021-09-16T09:52:30Z
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