Anti-Aircraft Command | |
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Active | 1 April 1939 – 10 March 1955 |
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Type | Command |
Role | Ground Based Air Defence |
Garrison/HQ | Bentley Priory |
Engagements | Battle of Britain The Blitz Baedeker Raids Baby Blitz Operation Diver |
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Notable commanders | Lt-Gen Alan Brooke Lt-Gen Sir Frederick Pile |
Anti-Aircraft Command (AA Command, or "Ack-Ack Command") was a British Army command of the Second World War that controlled the Territorial Army anti-aircraft artillery and searchlight formations and units defending the United Kingdom.