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NZ Artillery units   1946 - 1950

At the end of World War 2, 25 Battery formed part of the occupying force in Japan. As such, it is one of the few artillery units in the world to occupy a country following an atomic blast. (See personal account.)

In 1948 the Territorial Force was reactivated. Its artillery units were amalgamated with the Regular Force Artillery in 1949.

• RNZA Directorate, Army HQ
• School of Artillery, the Army Schools
• 1 Field Regiment RNZA (Auckland)
• 2 Field Regiment RNZA (Palmerston North)
• 3 Field Regiment RNZA (Dunedin)
• 4 Medium Regiment RNZA (Hamilton)
• 5 Light Regiment RNZA (Wellington)
• 6 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Auckland)
• 9 Coast Regiment RNZA (Auckland)
• 10 Coast Regiment RNZA (Wellington)
• 11 Coast Regiment RNZA (Lyttleton)
• 12 Heavy Anti-aircraft Regiment RNZA (Auckland, Batteries at Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch)
• 1 Locating Battery RNZA (Auckland)

Ref:"The Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery - The Gunners Handbook"

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