Air Defence of Great Britain (ADGB)
The separate badges of the three Anti-Aircaft Corps and the twelve Anti-Aircraft Divisions were withdrwawn in 1943, when all A.A. formations adopted the Anti-Aircraft Command badge.
1 Anti-Aircraft Corps
1 A-A Corps covered the South of England.
2 Anti-Aircraft Corps
2 A.A. Corps covered the Midlands and North of England.
3 Anti-Aircraft Corps
Three Cs for Three Corps. This Corps covered Scotland.
1st Anti-Aircraft Division
The sword was taken from the arms of the City of London. This was the first Anti-Aircraft Division and was raised in 1935, composed originally of Territorials from London and the Home Counties; in 1938 it became a purely London Territorial formation. An earlier pattern of this badge had a kahki background. Many surviving examples seem to have faded to grey.
2nd Anti-Aircraft Division
The badge was chosen from the Division's motto We sweep the skies. The badge was usually embroidered, but there were also printed versions. This was the second anti-aircraft formation to be raised and was formed in 1936. It was composed of Territorial Army A.A. units located in the Midlands and North of England.
3rd Anti-Aircraft Division
The Scottish Thistle, the emblem of Scotland. A pre-war Territorial Army Anti-Aircraft formation located in Scotland.
4th Anti-Aircraft Division
The buckles of this formation badge were one of the heraldic charges in the Commander's coat of arms. The first design is on the left. This Division was a Territorial Army Anti-Aircraft formation, located in the North-Western Counties.
5th Anti-Aircraft Division
The badge was a falling bomber with five flames. 5th Division was raised in 1938 and was composed of T.A. A.A. Brigades R.A., and A.A. Battalions R.E. drawn from the Home Counties, the South and West of England, with a few units from the County of London. Divisonal Headquarters were at Reading.
6th Anti-Aircraft Division
The Division's operational area covered the Thames Estuary, Essex, and North Kent.
7th Anti-Aircraft Division
The sword and scales of the seventh sign of the Zodiac. 7th A.A. Division HQ was located at Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and the Division covered the North-Eastern Counties.
8th Anti-Aircraft Division
The red eight-pointed star, indicating a shell burst, for the 8th A.A. Division. This Division was located in South Wales and the West of England.
9th Anti-Aircraft Division
The tail of the Black Cat formed the figure 9.
10th Anti-Aircraft Division
This A.A. Division was located in Yorkshire.
11th Anti-Aircraft Division
An arrow piercing a parody of the German Eagle. This formation manned the defences of the West and Central Midlands.
12th Anti-Aircraft Division
The Double-Six for twelve. 12th A.A. Division covered the South-West of Scotland, including the Clyde Estuary, and Northern Ireland.