▁or ▁ 3 . 7 - inch ▁AA ▁guns , ▁the ▁ 6 0 th ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁He avy ▁AA ▁Regiment . ▁ ▁After ▁re - equ ip ment , ▁the ▁regiment ▁joined ▁ 3 4 th ▁( S outh ▁Mid land ) ▁AA ▁B de ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁ 1 1 th ▁AA ▁Division . ▁ 3 4 ▁AA ▁Brigade ' s ▁role ▁was ▁to ▁cover ▁B irmingham ▁and ▁Cov entry , ▁which ▁were ▁heavily ▁attacked ▁during ▁The ▁Bl itz , ▁which ▁last ed ▁until ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁mobile ▁unit , ▁ 6 0 th ▁H AA ▁R gt ▁had ▁an ▁attached ▁Sign al ▁Section ▁( Ro yal ▁Corps ▁of ▁Sign als ), ▁Work shop ▁( Ro yal ▁Army ▁Or dn ance ▁Corps ) ▁and ▁Transport ▁( Ro yal ▁Army ▁Service ▁Corps ), ▁but ▁while ▁the ▁regiment ▁remained ▁on ▁home ▁defence ▁these ▁sections ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁ 8 9 th ▁( C in que ▁Port s ) ▁H AA ▁R gt ▁which ▁emb ark ed ▁for ▁Egypt ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Bl itz ▁ 1 9 4 th ▁H AA ▁B ty ▁had ▁also ▁left ▁the ▁regiment , ▁joining ▁the ▁War ▁Office ▁( W O ) ▁Reserve ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁battery ▁for ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁field , ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁by ▁ 2 0 6 th ▁( Er ith ) ▁H AA ▁B ty ▁from