▁on ▁two ▁success ive ▁night s ▁in ▁April ▁and ▁West on - super - M are ▁in ▁June , ▁with ▁some ▁mis direct ed ▁bomb s ▁hitting ▁Br istol ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁By ▁mid - 1 9 4 3 , ▁AA ▁Command ▁was ▁being ▁forced ▁to ▁release ▁man power ▁for ▁over se as ▁service , ▁particularly ▁Operation ▁Over l ord ▁( the ▁planned ▁Al lied ▁invasion ▁of ▁Norm andy ) ▁and ▁most ▁S / L ▁reg iments ▁lost ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁four ▁batter ies . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁ 5 5 9 ▁S / L ▁B ty ▁comm enced ▁dis band ment , ▁completed ▁by ▁ 2 4 ▁March . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁regiment ▁remained ▁in ▁ 6 9 ▁AA ▁B de , ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁ 3 ▁AA ▁Group , ▁until ▁early ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁when ▁it ▁came ▁under ▁ 6 4 ▁AA ▁B de . ▁ ▁Baby ▁Bl itz ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe ▁launched ▁the ▁so - call ▁Baby ▁Bl itz ▁against ▁British ▁cities . ▁Br istol ▁was ▁attacked ▁on ▁the ▁night s ▁of ▁ 2 7 / 2 8 ▁March , ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁May , ▁but ▁the ▁def ences ▁were ▁stronger ▁than ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁with ▁pl ent iful ▁S LC ▁rad ar ▁to ▁point ▁the ▁S / L s . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁March ▁attack ▁directed ▁at ▁Br