page_title: 106th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
section_title: Organisation
hierarchical_section_title: 106th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery / Organisation
caption_attribution_description: QF 3.7 inch anti-aircraft guns in Hyde Park, London in 1939.
context_page_description: The 106th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery was an air defence regiment of Britain's Royal Artillery which served during World War II. The regiment was first deployed on home defence duties in Liverpool before deploying to North Africa and Italy before finally returning to the UK to serve in France in 1944.
context_section_description: Following the failure of the Norwegian Campaign in 1940, the Commander-in-Chief of Anti-Aircraft Command, General Sir Frederick Pile confirmed his personal opinion of the paramount importance of the anti-aircraft (AA) defences.  Therefore, Pile pressed for and secured a large expansion of the AA defences during 1940.  Among these expansions were; 4 new divisions, many new AA brigades, and many new HAA & LAA regiments.  On 1 August 1940 the 106th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) was formed and batteries joining shortly;
  Regimental Headquarters (RHQ) formed on 1 August 1940 in Liverpool
  327 HAA Bty, formed on 27 April 1940 and regimented 1 August 1940 in 106th HAA Rgt
  331 HAA Bty, formed on 27 April 1940 and regimented 1 August 1940 in 106th HAA Rgt
  332 HAA Bty, formed on 27 April 1940 and regimented 1 August 1940 in 106th HAA Rgt
caption: A 3.7-inch gun on a travelling carriage in London in 1939
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