1st Army Group Royal Artillery | |
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Active | 24 August 1942 – 1 January 1947 31 May 1955 – 4 October 1961 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Role | Artillery headquarters |
Garrison/HQ | Glasgow |
Engagements | Tunisian campaign Italian campaign |
1st Army Group Royal Artillery was a brigade-sized formation organised by Britain's Royal Artillery during World War II to command medium and heavy guns. It served in the final stages of the Tunisian Campaign and throughout the Italian Campaign. It reformed in the Territorial Army in the 1950s to command air defence units.