
114-aamath laitt aanti-aircraft rejiment, royal peeranki

randaam lokamahaayudhasamayathu britiish sainyathinte royal peerankikalude oru vyoma prathirodha unitaayirunnu 114-aamath laitt aanti-aircraft rejiment (114-aamath laa aarjidi). dii-dayil erangiya ithu parachute khanikalkkum vii-1 flying bombukalkkum ethire aant verppinte supradhana thuramukhathe samrakshichukondu dii-dayiludaneelam pravartthanam kandu.
uthbhavam.
brittante vimana virudha (aaa) prathirodhatthinte druthagathiyilulla vipuleekaranathinte bhaagamaayi muun maarchil maathram uyarthiya hraswakaala 91-aamath serchlight rejimentil ninnaan 1942 januvariyil rejiment roopeekarichathu.
91-aamath serchlight rejiment.
vadakkan irelandile belfaasttil moonnaam aaa brigedilaanu 91-aamath ezz/ell rejiment roopeekarichathu. 1941 march 25 nuu ooranchu feeld housile 3 aam aaa bdyude aasthaanathu rejimental aasthaanam (aarechkyu) roopeekarikkukayum elty-kooll naigal horinte neethrthwathil kaundiyile baamgarile ratgal hausil eprilil kootticherkkaan thudangukayum cheythu. srivenhamil 133-aamath (aaa) officer kedatt training yoonittil ninnu puthuthayi kammeeshan cheytha offeesarmaarude karadu labhichu, meyy aadya aazhchayil baattarikal (ellaam januvari 16 nuu roopeekarichava) vividha aaa pariseelana rejimentukalil ninnu athicherukayum avarude sthalangalilekku vinyasikkukayum cheythu; 552-aamath ezz/ell bii. tii. aii aduthulla hollywoodile 237-aamath ezz/ell pariseelana aarr. jii. tiyil ninnu nerittu vinyasichu. puthiya yoonittin inipparayunna samghadana undaayirunnu
hoar banking kudumbatthile amgamaayirunna nigal walter hoar (1902-1988) 1925 ll praadeshika sainyathile serchlight kambanikalaaya royal enchineeyarmaarude essex groupil kammeeshan cheyyappettu.
rejiment roopappedumbol (belfast blitts) belfast niravadhi thavana raid cheyyappettu; athinusesham vadakkan irelandil shatru vimaanangalude apoorva kadannukayatangal maathrame undaayittulloo. serch laittukal klasttarukalaayi vinyasikkapettu, ennaal 1941 avasaanathode eee krameekaranam maattukayum vadakkan irelandile laittukal ottaykku punarvinyasikkukayum ratri poraalikale sahayikkunnathinaayi oru 'killer beltt' roopeekarikkukayum cheythu. eee samvidaanathinu kurachu laittukal aavashyamaayirunnu, 1941 novemberil aanti-aircraft command 91-aamath ezz/ell aarjidi laitt aanti-aircraft (laa) gann rollylake parivartthanam cheiyumennu theerumaanichu. desemberil baattarikal hollywoodylake pooyi, avide avaa ippol 237-aamath laa training aarjidi vazhi veendum parisheelippikkappedukayum adhika manushyashakthi mattu unitukalilekku konduvarikayum cheythu.
114-aamath laitt aanti-aircraft rejiment.
1942 januvari 12nuu 549,550,552,553 sekkant/littu bii. tii. aii. kall yathaakramam 372,373,374,375 laa bii. tii. aii. kall punarroopakalppana cheythathodeyaanu audyogika parivartthanam nadannathu. kaundi daunile balikkinlar campile 17-aamm laa practies campil pankeduttha sesham, ippozhum ell. tii-kooll horinte neethrthwathil puthiya rejiment lancashireile fleetwoodilekku purappettu. ivide laankashayariludaneelamulla saittukalil 76-aamm laa aarjidiye mochippikkaan ithu vinyasichu, milnthorppil aarechkyu. 4-aamm aaa divisionile 70-aamm aaa bii. dii. iii. yude commandle aayirunnu rejiment, ennaal meyy maasathil ithu yorkshareile 10-aamm aaa divisionile 31-aamm (north midu land) aaa bii. dii. iii. yilek maatti, 372 bii. tii. aii. 65-aamm aaa bii. dii. iii. yilek verthirichu. meyy maasatthile ratri, serch laittukalude sahaayathode, grimsbyile 372 bii. tii. aii. yude oru sainyam 13 shatru vimaanangale aakramichu, koodaathe kappaltheeratthe oru sthalathu sii. tii. aarr. pii. yude oru dittaachmentum oru vimaanathe aakramichu.
1942 joolaiyil, 114-aamm laa aarjidi saittan campil 212-aamm laa training aarjidi-yill oru puthiya 483-aamm laa bitti roopeekarikkaan parichayasambannaraaya purushanmaarude oru cader nalki, thudarnnu october 6 nuu 374 laa bti muzhuvan lotherton haalil aduthulla oru puthiya 142-aamm laa aarjidi-yill cheraan purappettu. bakkiyulla 114-aamm laa aarjidi baattarikal avarude thokku sittukal 142-aamm laa argitic kaimarukayum yuddha parisheelanathinaayi purappedukayum cheythu.
mobail pariseelanam.
1942 joolaiyil 114-aamm theeyathi mobail laa pravarthanangalkkaayi oru rejimental school thurannuvenkilum motor vaahanangalude abhavam athine thadassappeduthi. aaa varsham novemberilum desemberilum rejiment liie-oonn-seeyil 11 aam aaa bii. dii. iii. yude keezhil aupachaarika mobail parisheelanathinu vidheyamaayi. 50 aam aaa bdaic keezhil pravarthanaparamaaya prathibaddhathakal ettedukkunnathinaayi ithu pinneedu nottinghamshire southu collinghamilekku maari.
ennirunnaalum, 1943 januvari 12 nuu, aipsvichil 75 aam aaa bii. dii. iii. yill cheraan rejimentinodu nirddeshichu. ithu aaa kamaandinte bhagamaayirunnilla, marichu europile aasoothrithamaaya adhiniveshathinaayulla (ooppareshan overloard) hoome fozhsas parisheelanatthile mobail formationukalilonnaanu. raajyathinte vividha bhaagangalil feeld pariseelanangalil pankedukkaan thudangiya rejiment march 30nuu aupachaarikamaayi aninirannu. oru mobail laa rejimentinte oro baattariyilum 'steefkee stikku' sittukal upayogichu aarr tooad bofforce 40 emm thokkukal gadippicha moonnu sainikar undaayirunnu. adutha maasam dorsettile blandford campil puthuthayi roopeekaricha 80-aamath aaa brigedinte neethrthwathil ithu vannu. oru mobail yoonit enna nilayil, 114-aamm laa argitic ippol svanthamaayi royal electrical aandu mechanical enchineeyarmaarude (rime) workshop undaayirunnu, athu 1943 meyy maasathil chernnu.
joolaiyil skotlandile barheadile artherly baarakkukalil rejiment athinte aasthaanam sthaapichu, sathrutha niranja theerathu aakramana landingukal anukarikkunna aanukaalika pariseelana abhyaasangalkk sesham athu thirichetthi. 1943 avasaanathode rejiment sureyile ookstad aandu limpsfieldil 80-aamm aaa bde aasthaanathu cheraan neengi. 1943 desember-1944 januvari maasangalil ithu crusader tank chassisil gadippichirikkunna svayam-propuld (ezz. pii) bofozhs 40 emm. emm thokkukalil klaakton-oonn-seeyile nambar 16eiii. eiii. pariseelana campil upayokthru pareekshanangal nadatthi. 1944 februvariyil eee puthiya upakaranam sweekarikkaan thudangi.
appozhekkum, 80 aam aaa bii dii iii echu kyu, 114 aam laa aarr jii tii enniva southaamptanilekku maarukayum eprilil rejiment veendum vestt sussexile broadbridge heethile stroud paarkkilekk maarukayum meyy avasaanathode athinte adhinivesha marshelling pradeshangalilekku pookukayum cheythu.
dii-day.
normandi landinginaayi, 80-aamm aaa brigadine juno, vaal beechukalil erangunna inc corpsine pinthunaykkaan niyogichu, athesamayam 76-aamm aaa brigade gold beechil XXX corpsine pinthunachu. dii-dayil thanne (juun 6) aakramana tharamgangalumaayi eranguka ennathaayirunnu pradhana gadakangal. luftwaff" vimaanangalude thaazhnna thalatthilulla aakramanamaan ettavum saadhyathayulla bheeshaniyaayi kanakkakkiyirunnathinaal ooppareshante thudakkathil laitt aaa prathirodhatthinu oonnal nalki. prarambha landingle earppettirunna laa rejimentukal kuranja upakaranangalude skeyilukalilaayirunnu, pinneedu varunna kakshikal avaye shakthippeduthum.
pramukha unitukal aaa aakramana grouppukalaayi roopeekarikkukayum 114-aamm laa aarjidiyude arhque ulla elty-kooll hoar moonnaam canadian divishante neethrthwathil juno beechile mike sectoril erangunna 'oo' aakramana grouppinte chumatala ettedukkukayum cheythu. kurishuyudhathil gadippicha thokkukal oronnum oru parambaraagatha bofozhs thokku theerathekku kondupokum. crusader tank chassis toying upakarana trailerukalil triple moundingukalil puthiya 20 emm polsttan thokku sajjeekarichirikkunna 93-aamath laa aarjidiyude gadakangalum 86-aamath (oonarabil artilary kambani) hevi aaa aarjidiyude bhaagavum aakramana samghathil ulppedunnu.
ooo aaa aakramana samgham
375/114 laa bittiye naan sectoril 86-aamath haah aarjidi landinginte aarechkyukku keezhil ayalrajyamaaya 'pii' aaa aakramana groupinu niyogichu. avaykkidayil, 114-aamm laa aarjidiyude rund baattarikal juno beechil 30 bofozhs thokkukal (athil 12 ennam ezz. pii track cheythavayaayirunnu) vinyasichu. athesamayam, gold beechil 76-aamath aaa bde landingin 373/114 bti, sii trip 372/114 bti (24 ezz. pii. bofozhs) enniva niyogichu.
juun 6 nuu juunoyile aaa unitukal gurutharamaaya prasnangal nerittu, landing kraafttil kanatha nashtam sambhavichu, kadinamaaya agnishamana poraattangal oru uracha beach head sthaapikkunnathu thudarnnukondirikkum landing cheythu. baattarikal moshamaayi vibhajikkapettu, chila ditaachmentukal avarude thokkukalil ninnu verpeduthi. beach kanatha mortar vedivayppinum cross mesheen gann vedivayppinum vidheyamaayirikke 114th Laa-yude echu. tii. aarr. piyude rahasyaanveshana samgham ekadesham 09.00 naan redu sectoril ethi. oru jii troop gann tractorinu oru morteril ninnu nerittu idikkukayum athu kathikkukayum cheythu. paarakkettin thaazhe othukoodiya party thokkukal irakkunnathu asaadhyamaanennu theerumaanichu. lans-bombardier "joocq" alexander gowarth naan vaitt beechile baattari kamaandare sthithigathikal report cheyyaan sannadhatha prakadippichu. ithinu shathrukkalude niyanthranatthilulla theerathu ninnu 1 () mile yaatra aavashyamaayirunnu, athu khananam cheyyukayum theepidutthatthil akappedukayum cheythu, addehathinu vazhiyude oru bhagam nadakkendivannu. 375 laa bii. tii. aii. aasthaanathu report cheytha addeham thudarnnu thokkukal vijayakaramaayi irakkiya naan vaittilekku echu trupine konduvaraan utharavumaayi thirichetthi. eee chooshanathinu govarthinu oru sainika medel (emm) labhichu.
mike mekhalayil kooduthal kaalathaamasamundayi; bii. tii. aarr. pii. yude thokkukal <aii. dii. 1> ll erangi, manalkkunnukalum sameepapradeshangalum khananam cheythathinaal kadaltheerathu pravarthanamaarambhichu. vellathinte arikil landing kraaft kathikkunnathil ninnu aalukale rakshikkaan avarude jeevanakkar sahayichu. oru sainikasamghathinte thokkukal 19.00-ll erangunna prakriyayilaayirunnpol avar landing kraafttine akramikkunna oru jankarmaare earppeduthi-dii-day samayat junoic nereyulla eaka pakal akramanam. haah thokkukalum avayude radaro serch laittukaloo illaathirunnathinaal laa thokkukalude aniyanthrithamaaya baarijukal raathriyil saadhyamaayirunnuvenkilum kendreekrithamaaya akramanangalonnum nadannillennu arhque report cheythu. vyomaakramanam vardhikkaan thudangiyathode 114-aamm laa aarjidiyude adhika sainikar dii + 1-ll erangi, dii + 3-ll ethi.
114-aamm laa aarjidiyile medical officer (emo), kyapttan joonn wormald, royal armi medical corps, dii-dayil mike sectoril erangiya aadyathe moss aayirunnu. beechil 48 manikkoor thudarchayaayi, palappozhum vediveyppu moolam addeham maranangalkk chikitsa nalki, koodaathe dressing steshanu sameepam nerittu adikkunna oru thokku samghathe aadyam sahaayichath addehamaanu. rund divasathinu sesham addeham oru feeld dressing steshanilekku thamasam maari, avide addeham moonnaazhchathekku divasathil manikkoorukalolam <aii. dii. 1> jolie cheyyukayum sainika, sivilian naashanashtangalkk chikitsa nalkukayum cheythu. pinneedu vormaldinu franch croix dii gyoore enna velli-gopura nakshatram nalki aadarichu.
orikkal aaa theerathu ethiya aakramana samghangal rejimental grouppukalaayi punasamghadippikkappettu, rejimental commandermar avarude sameepa pradeshangalil aaa prathirodha commandermaaraayi (eiii. eiii. dii. sii) pravarthichu. lefttanant-kenal horinte command iprakaaramaayirunnu
114 laa rejimental group
juun 9 nuu (dii + 4), oru shatru vimanam naan vaitt, green beechukalude jangshanile jii. aarr. pii. yude bofozhs saittil niravadhi aanti-pezhsanal bombukal varshichu. aadyathe bombil thokkinte nambar 2 nuu gurutharamaayi parikkettu, athesamayam nambar 4, gunner dougless tailor kaalil adichu, ennirunnaalum vimanam kadannupokunnathuvare kroo vimanavumaayi edapazhakunnathu thudarnnu. randaamathe bomb eathaanum yardukal akale oru vedicope dump kathikkukayum nambar 2-nte murivu chikilsikkumbol, tailor mattu rund pere thee anaykkaan nayikkukayum swantham murivum pottitherikkunna vedikkoppil ninnulla apakadavum avaganikkukayum cheythu. pinneedu thokkinte nambar 1 addehathe aashwasippikkukayum beach dressing steshanilekku kondupookukayum athe divasam thanne englandilekku maattukayum cheythu. tailorinu emm labhichu.
rejimental vaar dayari prakaram juun maasatthile ratri 'ithuvare nadathiyathil vachu ettavum mikacha shoot' nalki. serch laittukal svanthamaayi varikayum naalu vimanangal aii corps sectoril vedivachidukayum cheythu, ennirunnaalum eathu baattarikalaan yadhaarthathil avayil idichathennu parayaan kazhiyilla.
saadhaarana.
1944 juunilum joolaiyilum normandi beachheadle nirmmaanam vardhichathode, juno, vaal beechukal, austrehaaminte cheria thuramukham, oorne, seane kanal paalangal enniva samrakshikkaan 80 aam aaa bde chumathalappedutthi. 114-aamm laa aarjidi courseulukalil aarechkyu sthaapichu, rejimentinte oru bhagam oorninum kanalinum kuruke sanjarichu. juun 16 nuu duvrasilekku oru sainyathe ayaykkaan utharavidukayum avide (duvress radar steshan yuddham) pidichunilkkunna jarmman sainikarkk saadhanangal nalkaan sramikkunna vimaanathe pidikkaan utharavidukayum juun 20 nuu austrehaamil irakkunna oru pradhana vedicope kappaline samrakshikkaan oru roving trupine vinyasikkaan utharavidukayum cheythu. juunile valia kodunkaattil 6/20 laa bittiyile chila partykal avarude gooseberry kazhuki kalanjappol, avaa 114-aamm laa argitic vitharanam cheythu.
kadaltheerathinu mukalilulla "luftwaff" akramanangal saadhaaranayaayi idaykkide aayirunnengilum, avaa paalangalil shradha kendreekarichu, athesamayam vaal beach kizhakkan mekhalayum muzhuvan mortarinum peeranki vedikkum vidheyamaayi. juulai avasaanathode, oru 'rahasya ayudham' akramikkukayum 372 bii. tii. aiyude aasthaanathe nasippikkukayum oru kaavalkkaarane kollukayum cheythathayi 114-aamm laa aarr. jii. tii report cheythu. anweshanathil deerghadoorathil ninnu valia thokku upayogichu ithu shellakramanam cheiyunnathaayi kandethi. august 13nuu 373 bii. tii. aii oduvil 76 aam aaa bii. dii. iii. yill ninnu rejimentilekku madangi.
august avasaanathode, 21-aamath sainika samgham normandi beachheadle ninnu pottippurappedukayum vadakkan fraansiludaneelam parajayappetta jarmman sainyathe pinthudaraan thudangukayum cheythu. 1587 plaatoonilulla 30 moonnu tonn bharamullah trekkukalude pinthunayode, royal armi sarvees corps (rask), 114-aamm laa aarjidi, puthuthayi ethiya 74-aamm aaa bdyude neethrthwathil aadyathe canadian sainyathe pinthunaykkunnu. august 30 nuu aakramanakaarikalaaya canadian kaalaalppadaykk pinnil ruyanil praveshicha aadya sainikaril oraalaayirunnu eee rejiment. saine nadiyude crossingukal samrakshikkunnathinaayi ivide ithu vinyasichirunnu. septambar 10 nuu athu pinvalikkukayum deapayilekku maattukayum septambar 12 nuu 80 aaa bde commandylake madangiyethukayum cheythu. vyomakramanangalonnum nadannillengilum rejiment niravadhi jarmman sainikare pidikoodi, avar yudhathadavukaarude (povu) campil valia thothil chernnu. poow campil ninnu oru break outtu sramam nadannaal rejiment oru kaalaalppada kordanaayi pravarthikkendathundu. lefttanant-kenal horinu pinneedu dii-dayilum normandi prachaarana velayilum addehathinte pravarthanangalkku franch croix dii gareyude eenthappana sammaanichu.
aantiverp.
skiild nadeemukham vrithiyaakkukayum antwerp thuramukham vitharana aditharayaayi upayogikkukayum cheiyunnathu overloard plaanile oru pradhana gadakamaayirunnu. parambaraagatha vyomaakramanangal mathramalla, vii-1 flying bombukalude ('diverse' enna rahasyanamam) bheeshaniyum neridaan oru valia gann defense eriya (jii. dii. eiii) aasoothrakar vibhavanam cheythu. 114-aamm laa aarjidi-yill eee cheria athivega lakshyangale neridaan wicker nambar 1 aaa predictor (saadhaaranayaayi 3.7-inch haah baattarikal upayogikkunnu) sajjeekarichirunnu, october 18 nuu ithu anchaam royal maraine aaa bd shakthippeduthunnathinaayi aantverppil ethi. thudakkathil ithu skiild nadeemukhathu jarmman vimanangal khanikal sthaapikkunnathil ninnu samrakshikkaan daikkukalude mukalil vinyasichirunnu thokkukal raine baarjukalil sthaapikkunnathaanu nallathennu rejiment nirddeshichu (eph troop oduvil januvari pakuthiyode baarjukalil ethi). aadyathe 'mungal vidagthan' october 23nuu antwerp pradeshathu ethi, nagaratthile oru sinimaykku nere akramanam nadathiyappol undaaya maranam ulppede rejimentinu kurachu naashanashtangal sambhavichu.
nagaratthilum doock eriyayilum vii-1ezz veezhunnathu thadayaan, thokkukal nagarathinu purathu kuranjathu 10 mile akale sthaapikkukayum radar serch laittukalum pinthunaykkunna munnariyipp steshanukaludeyum nireekshana posttukaludeyum oru samvidaanathil ('aant verp ex') samyojippikkukayum venam. 114-aamm laa rejiment 80 aaa bda roopeekaricha nambar 2 local warning (radar) trupinu chila udyogastharum upakaranangalum nalki. 1944 desemberil 114-aamm laa aarjidi ulppedeyulla aant verp ex vinyaasam athinte poornna roopam sweekarichu, 1945 februvari vare neenduninna vii-1 aakramanangalude kodumudiyude samayat. januvari pakuthiyil 114-aamm laa aarjidi athinte chila thokkukal khananam virudha chumatalakalkk pakaram aaykkaayi punarvinyasichu. 1945 januvari 1 nuu, ardense aakramanathe pinthunachu "luftwaff" sakhya vimaanathaavalangalkkethir ooppareshan bodenplat aarambhichathum nagaratthe sameepikkunna jarmman vimanangal aaa thokkukalumaayi valareyadhikam edapazhakiyathum ozhike, parambaraagatha vyomaakramanangal apoorvamaayirunnu.
pirichuvidal.
sakhyasena jarmmaniyilekku munneriyathode vyoma bheeshani kuranju. avasaanathe vii-1 march 29 nuu aant verppil ethi, 1945 epril avasaanathode niravadhi aaa unitukal aavasyangalkku michamaayi kanakkakkappettu. epril 17 nuu 114-aamm laa aarjidi vedinirthaan utharavidukayum athinte rime, rax ditaachmentukal pinvalikkukayum cheythu. thudarnnu 76 aam aaa bii. dii. iii. yude commandylake madangukayum thokkukal kaimarukayum gathagatham aarambikkukayum cheythu. pirichuvidaanulla anthima utharavu meyy 8nuu (kazhinja divasam) ethi, ithu juun 16nuu poortthiyaayi.

