imer ▁Whe eler ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁AA ▁B de ▁proposed ▁using ▁a ▁column ▁of ▁AA ▁troops ▁to ▁break ▁out ▁towards ▁Pom pe ii , ▁though ▁the ▁scheme ▁was ▁v eto ed ▁by ▁X ▁Corps . ▁ ▁Once ▁Nap les ▁had ▁been ▁captured , ▁ 1 2 ▁AA ▁B de ' s ▁units ▁were ▁brought ▁in ▁by ▁road ▁and ▁landing ▁craft ▁and ▁def ended ▁the ▁port ▁from ▁ 1 ▁October ▁until ▁rel ieved ▁three ▁weeks ▁later , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁it ▁faced ▁one ▁serious ▁air ▁ra id . ▁It ▁then ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁re join ▁X ▁Corps ▁against ▁the ▁Vol turn o ▁Line . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁ 8 0 th ▁H AA ▁R gt ▁remained ▁on ▁Sic ily ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁first ▁at ▁Mess ina ▁and ▁later ▁at ▁Cat ania ▁air field , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁ 7 3 ▁AA ▁B de . ▁It ▁joined ▁ 1 2 ▁AA ▁B de ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁by ▁which ▁time ▁its ▁former ▁CO , ▁James ▁C rum , ▁had ▁been ▁promoted ▁to ▁command ▁ 8 ▁AA ▁B de . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁ 1 2 ▁AA ▁B de ▁was ▁sent ▁forward ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁X ▁Corps ' ▁crossing ▁f ▁the ▁Gar igli ano , ▁protect ing ▁assembly ▁areas ▁and ▁fer ry ▁sites ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁routes ▁and ▁air fields . ▁By ▁April , ▁ 8 0 th ▁H AA ▁R gt ▁had ▁transferred ▁back ▁to ▁