▁by ▁static ▁guns ▁with ▁better ▁equipment , ▁and ▁the ▁guns ▁deployed ▁near er ▁the ▁coast . ▁Mov ing ▁the ▁static ▁guns ▁required ▁ 2 ▁AA ▁Group ▁to ▁h ire ▁hundreds ▁of ▁civil ian ▁l or ries , ▁and ▁rapidly ▁to ▁construct ▁the ▁temporary ▁platforms ▁required . Rout ledge , ▁p . ▁ 4 1 1 . ▁Once ▁ 2 1 st ▁Army ▁Group ▁had ▁broken ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Norm andy ▁beach head ▁and ▁over run ▁the ▁launch ing ▁sites ▁in ▁Northern ▁France , ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe ▁switched ▁to ▁air - launch ing ▁V - 1 s ▁over ▁the ▁North ▁Sea , ▁and ▁ 2 ▁AA ▁Group ▁had ▁to ▁re position ▁its ▁def ences ▁once ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁down ▁the ▁South ▁East ▁Coast . ▁This ▁off ensive ▁p eter ed ▁out ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Wh itt aker ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁C B ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁and ▁a ▁C BE ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁substant ive ▁Major - General ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . Qu arter ly ▁Army ▁List ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Rec re ation ▁Wh itt aker ▁listed ▁his ▁recre ation ▁as ▁Rugby ▁football . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Honor ary ▁Tre as urer ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Kent ▁County ▁Rugby ▁Football ▁Union , ▁as ▁present ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁R F U , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the