Hi all. Can anyone identify this place? It is the end of war. Apparently somewhere in Germany. Can anyone identify location? Many thanks. L x received 295051874622217
same photo on this thread. 337 HAA Battery, Royal Artillery Lesley IDed it , Cleydael Cleydael - Google Search Cleydael Castle - Wikipedia
Can anyone make head not tails of the villages and cities liberated? Or any info on this unit? Thanks again xx received 1118081181673215
Names include: Caen Falaise Vernon Arras Antwerp Germany. I suggest you get a copy of their War Diary: that should tell you all you need to know regarding their locations at any particular time.
Please disregard previous information on the other thread, with the latest research movements post VE day 8 May 45 107th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery (General Headquarters Anti-Aircraft Troops) from Holland now 115th Independent Infantry Brigade command 1st Corps Regimental Headquarters: Hönnepel west of Bocholt, Landkreis Kleve 334 Battery – 335 Battery – 337 Battery 30 May 45 – to 100th Anti-Aircraft Brigade Royal Artillery of 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division command 30th Corps – location to be confirmed in the Hamburg-Harburg area 3 Jun 45 – to 8th Armoured Brigade command 30th Corps Regimental Headquarters: Wülfel, Stadtkreis Hannover 337 Battery – Hannover-Ricklingen 27 Oct 45 – to 306th Infantry Brigade Royal Artillery of 51st (Highland) Infantry Division command 30th Corps District Regimental Headquarters: Scharnhorst Kaserne later Bindon Barracks, Stadtkreis Hameln with all batteries 23 Feb 46 – disbandment order received 4 Mar 46 – disbanded Details taken from Brigade War Diaries held at Kew
337 battery were part of 107th Heavy AA Regiment (according to Routledge History of AA) . According to Routledge, 107 HAA was part of 100 AA Brigade and defended the Seine Bridges. It took part in the pursuit from Normandy and occupied positions on the S & SE of Antwerp on 4th September. The Regiment formed the northern defences of the Op Market Garden corridor protecting bridges at Nijmegen and Grave from 27th September until 100th Brigade was relieved on 10th November by 74 AA Brigade. (Is one of the names on the flag "Nijmegen"?) By Feb 1945 107 HAA were under command of the 50th US AAA Brigade in defence of Antwerp against V1s. (a major operation ). After 31 March 1945 when the V1 threat was over 107 HAA were grounded and provided parties to guard PW and clean up the Rhineland battlefield of enemy vehicles and roadblocks. The photograph is probably just post war before the battery was broken up as soldiers demobilised and probably indicates their poistion in the defence of Anmtwerp - Cleydael.
