air craft ▁units ▁in ▁Kent ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁militar ily ▁important ▁Med way ▁Town s , ▁which ▁it ▁def ended ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁the ▁brig ade ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁def ences ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Th ames ▁Est u ary ▁including ▁the ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁D ock yard ▁at ▁Ch ath am ▁and ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁D over . ▁The ▁brig ade ▁was ▁heavily ▁engaged ▁throughout ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Britain , ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁The ▁Bl itz , ▁from ▁aut umn ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁spring ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁operating ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 0 ▁heavy ▁anti - air craft ▁( H AA ) ▁guns ▁controlled ▁from ▁a ▁gun ▁operations ▁room ▁( G OR ) ▁at ▁Ch ath am . ▁During ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁brig ade ' s ▁experienced ▁units ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁active ▁the at res ▁over se as . ▁In cre asing ly ▁the ▁brig ade ▁included ▁women ▁of ▁the ▁A ux ili ary ▁Territ orial ▁Service ▁( AT S ). ▁ ▁From ▁mid - 1 9 4 4 ▁the ▁German ▁Luft wa ffe ▁began ▁launch ing ▁V - 1 ▁flying ▁bomb s ▁against ▁sout heast ▁England , ▁whose ▁speed ▁and ▁man eu ver ability ▁made ▁them ▁hard ▁for ▁AA ▁guns ▁to ▁destroy . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁brig ade ▁was ▁re position ed ▁along ▁the ▁South ▁Coast ▁as