Is there a nice potted history online somewhere re the deployment of the various Searchlight Regts in 21 Army Group? There are some quite detailed Wiki pieces, which seem to give the following; 1st S/L Regt arrived in NWE beginning of 1945 and served in the defence of the Scheldt and Antwerp 2nd S/L Regt in theatre by Nov44, located at? 41st S/L Regt arrived in France Aug44 and deployed around Cherbourg, in the latter part of the year moving to positions around Brussels then out to the Scheldt. Finished the campaign in Germany 42nd S/L Regt arrived in France ??? and took part in the defence of Antwerp, then? 54th S/L Regt similar to 42 Regt? And on a related note, Wiki lists four Indep S/L Btys in 21AG, three of which became Moonlight Btys, with two more M/L Btys formed in theatre prior to the Rhine crossing. Were there any more? Cheers, Gary
The following were in Germany post 8 May 45 1st Searchlight Regiment RA 1 Battery – 2 Battery – 3 Battery – 4 Battery Dec 45 – to UK 2nd Searchlight Regiment RA 5 Battery – 6 Battery – 7 Battery – 8 Battery Apr 47 – redesignated 84th Searchlight Regiment RA 5th (South Staffordshire) Searchlight Regiment RA 41st (5th North Staffordshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment RA 362 Battery – 363 Battery – 364 Battery Feb 46 – disbanded 42nd (Robin Hood’s Sherwood Foresters) Searchlight Regiment RA Mar 46 – disbanded 48th (Hampshire) Searchlight Regiment RA 54th Searchlight Regiment RA 411 Battery – 412 Battery – 413 Battery Research in progress