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12th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal New Zealand Artillery
Active1956–1961
Country  New Zealand
Branch New Zealand Army
Type Air Defence

The 12th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery was a territorial air defence regiment of the New Zealand Army. It was formed in 1956 from the heavy batteries of the 13th and 14th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiments, based in Auckland and Wellington respectively, as well as an independent battery based in Christchurch (formerly of 15th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiments which had been disbanded in 1954). The 12th Heavy Anti-Aircraft regiment was disbanded in 1961. [1] [2]

References

  1. ^ Cooke, P.; Crawford, J. (2011). The Territorials. Auckland: Random House. p. 322. ISBN  9781869794460.
  2. ^ Henderson, Alan; Green, David; Cooke, Peter D. F. (2008). The Gunners:A History of New Zealand Artillery. Auckland: Reed Publishing. p. 368,406. ISBN  9780790011417.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

12th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal New Zealand Artillery
Active1956–1961
Country  New Zealand
Branch New Zealand Army
Type Air Defence

The 12th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery was a territorial air defence regiment of the New Zealand Army. It was formed in 1956 from the heavy batteries of the 13th and 14th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiments, based in Auckland and Wellington respectively, as well as an independent battery based in Christchurch (formerly of 15th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiments which had been disbanded in 1954). The 12th Heavy Anti-Aircraft regiment was disbanded in 1961. [1] [2]

References

  1. ^ Cooke, P.; Crawford, J. (2011). The Territorials. Auckland: Random House. p. 322. ISBN  9781869794460.
  2. ^ Henderson, Alan; Green, David; Cooke, Peter D. F. (2008). The Gunners:A History of New Zealand Artillery. Auckland: Reed Publishing. p. 368,406. ISBN  9780790011417.



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