Baptism by Fire of Indian AA Gunners
The first Indian AA Battery was raised in September 1940 but Indians had been serving as AA gunners as part of Hong Kong Singapore Royal Artillery (HRead More…
Search for the Painting of 1st Indian Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
In September 1940 a group of
British officers and NCOs from the 8th Heavy Anti-Aircraft (AA) Battery of
Royal Artillery with a few selected VCOs of tRead More…
Air Defence Artillery during the First Kashmir War 1947-48
Soon after the independence and partition of India, Pakistan invaded Kashmir in October 1947 in an attempt to annex it by force. TribRead More…
The Tragedy at Ballale Island – The Indian Connection
1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment was part of the Malaya Command and had a short but eventful history as it was ‘lost’ in Singapore after just ovRead More…
Sikh LAA Regiments, RIA
In 1942, with an increased threat from Japanese Air Forces, there was an urgent need to beef up the AA defences in India. The immediate step taken waRead More…