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 History of the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
May 1945 to April 1946
 
 

May 45 – 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division from 8th Corps – HQ Schwerin later Lubeck disbanded Apr 46

 

Commander: Major General CM Barber CB DSO

 

15 (Scottish) Reconnaissance Regiment RAC – East of Hamburg disbanded Aug 46

CO: Lieutenant Colonel KCC Smith

1 Battalion Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) (Machine Gun) – Lubeck to Epsom Barracks Iserlohn Jul 45 to convert to infantry to Albuhera Barracks Rendsburg to Hamburg District Apr 46

 

CRA:

131 (Lowland - City of Glasgow) Field Regiment RA – Karstorf to Ratzeburg Sep 45 to 227th (Highland) Infantry Brigade Dec 45

CO: Lieutenant Colonel JND Tyler OBE MC later Lieutenant Colonel GM Palmer MC

181 Field Regiment RA

CO: Lieutenant Colonel TP Keene

190 Field Regiment RA

CO: Lieutenant Colonel RJ Streatfield

102 (Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regiment RA – Bargteheide to Möln Jul 45 to Bad Segeburg Feb 46 to Schleswig Apr 46 to Keil disbanded Sep 46

119 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA disbanded Oct 45

CO: Lieutenant Colonel JF Young

 

CRE:

20 Field Company RE

278 Field Company RE

279 Field Company RE

OC: Major Inglis

624 Field Park Company RE

26 Bridging Platoon RE

 

15 Divisional Signals

 

62 Divisional Company RASC

283 Company (Infantry Brigade) RASC

284 Company (Infantry Brigade) RASC

399 Company (Infantry Brigade) RASC

15 Ordnance Field Park RAOC

305 Mobile Laundry and Bath Unit RAOC

44 Infantry Brigade Workshop REME

45 Infantry Brigade Workshop REME

227 Infantry Brigade Workshop REME

153 Field Ambalance RAMC

193 Field Ambalance RAMC

194 Field Ambalance RAMC

CO: Lieutenant Colonel Oxley

22 Field Dressing Station RAMC

23 Field Dressing Station RAMC

40 Field Hygiene Station RAMC

Royal Army Chaplaincy Service

15 Divisional Provost Company

15 Divisional Postal Unit

 

May 45 – 44th Infantry Brigade – HQ Schwerin to Bad Bramstedt disbanded Apr 46

Commander: Brigadier Cumming-Bruce DSO later Brigadier JC Cockburn

6 Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borders disbanded Mar 46

CO: Lieutenant Colonel CWP Richardson DSO

8 Battalion Royal Scots disbanded Mar 46

CO: Lieutenant Colonel BA Pearson DSO

6 Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers – Kreis Segeberg to Schwerin to Bad Segeberg Jul 45 disbanded Mar 46

CO: Lieutenant Colonel I Mackenzie DSO then Lt Col RA Buchanan then Maj JDO Delano-Osborne

 

May 45 – 46th (Highland) Infantry Brigade – HQ Kiel disbanded Apr 46

Commander: Brigadier RM Villiers

2 Battalion Glasgow Highlanders – Kiel to Ratzeburg Jan 46

7 Battalion Seaforth Highlanders – Hendon Barracks Kiel moved 1 week later reformed as 2 Battalion Seaforth Highlanders to Hamburg District Apr 46

9 Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)  – Schonberg Elbe to Kiel to Wismar Jun 45 to Bargetheide Jul 45 to Aumuhle Nov 45 disbanded Jun 46

2 Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) – Lubeck Jul 45 to Gandersheim Oct 45 to 5th Infantry Division Mar 46

 

May 45 – 28 Battalion RM from 8th Corps

5 Kings Regiment from 8th Corps

147 (Essex Yeomanry) Regiment RHA from 8th Armoured Brigade

 

227th (Highland) Infantry Brigade – HQ Lubeck disbanded Jan 46

CO: Brigadier EC Colville

10 Battalion Highland Light Infantry disbanded Aug 45

2 Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise’s)

2 Battalion Gordon Highlanders to Libya Sep 45

 

Dec 45 – 131 (Lowland - City of Glasgow) Field Regiment RA – Lubeck disbanded Jan 46

CO: Lieutenant Colonel GM Palmer MC

 

Jun 45 – 306th Infantry Brigade from 21st Army Group disbanded Apr 46

601 Infantry Regiment RA

608 Infantry Regiment RA

612 Infantry Regiment RA

8 Fuselier Battalion Belgium Army – Wagenfeld

 

more research to follow...additions and amendments most welcome...steve@baor-locations.co.uk

 

Information sources

British Army Units 1945 on - Orders of  Battle - WW2Talk

The British Army in Germany an Organizational History 1947-2004 by Graham E Watson and Richard A Rinald