III Anti-Aircraft Corps (United Kingdom)
| III Anti-Aircraft Corps | |
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Formation sign of III Anti-Aircraft Corps. Sign is in Corps colours (red and white) and has crescents from the coat of arms of the GOC Lieutenant-General H. G. Martin. | |
| Active | 11 November 1940 – 30 September 1942 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Type | Anti-Aircraft corps |
| Role | Air Defence |
| Part of | Anti-Aircraft Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Edinburgh |
| Engagements | The Blitz Baedeker Blitz |
III Anti-Aircraft Corps was a high-level formation of Britain's Anti-Aircraft Command from 1940 to 1942. It defended Scotland, Northern Ireland and North East England during the Blitz and the middle years of the Second World War.