May 45 – 51st (Highland) Infantry Division – HQ  Bremerhaven area later Syke disbanded Aug 46

General Officer Commanding: Major General AJH Cassels

2 Battalion Derbyshire Yeomanry

1/7 Battalion Middlesex Regiment – Deinste area coys at Hagen – Wedel – Fredenbeck – Helmste to 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division Aug 45

CRA:

126 (Highland) Field Regiment RA

127 (Highland) Field Regiment RA

128 (Highland) Field Regiment RA

61 Anti-Tank Regiment RA

40 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA

CRE:

274 Field Company RE

275 Field Company RE

276 Field Company RE

239 Field Park Company RE

16 Bridging Platoon RE

51 Divisional Signals

Commander: Lieutenant Colonel NM Hay MBE

558 Company (Divisional Transport) RASC

525 Company (Infantry Brigade) RASC

526 Company (Infantry Brigade) RASC

527 Company (Infantry Brigade) RASC

51 Ordnance Field Park RAOC

15 Mobile Laundry and Bath Unit RAOC

152 Infantry Brigade Workshop REME

153 Infantry Brigade Workshop REME

154 Infantry Brigade Workshop REME

with Light Aid Detachments and a Light AA Workshop

174 Field Ambulance RAMC

175 Field Ambulance RAMC

176 Field Ambulance RAMC

5 Field Dressing Station RAMC

6 Field Dressing Station RAMC

51 Field Hygiene Station RAMC

Royal Army Chaplaincy Service

51 Divisional Provost Company CMP

51 Divisional Postal Unit

Dec 45 – 1 Battalion Fife and Forfar Yeomanry from 34th Armoured Brigade – Neuenkirchen

152nd Infantry Brigade – HQ Shiel Barracks Verden disbanded Aug 46

5th Battalion Queens Own Cameron Highlanders – Cuxhaven – A Company Hamlen Oct 45 to Westertimke Camp near Bremervorde

CO: Lt Col DB Lang DSO MC

2 Battalion Seaforth Highlanders

5 Battalion (Caithness and Sutherland) Seaforth Highlanders – Caithness Barracks Verden

5 Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders

153rd Infantry Brigade – HQ unknown to 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division Jul 46

1 Battalion Gordon Highlanders – Muna Barracks Zeven to Meeanee Barracks Essen

5/7 Battalion Gordon Highlanders merged with 1st Battalion at Essen

5 Battalion Black Watch merged with 1st Battalion

154th Infantry Brigade – HQ Bremerhaven area disbanded Aug 46

1 Battalion Black Watch – Hesedorf to Glamorgan Barracks Duisburg Jun 46

7 Battalion Black Watch merged with 1st Battalion

7 Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders merged with 2 Battalion to 227th Independent Infantry Brigade

50th Anti-Aircraft Brigade – HQ Hinzel Forest Camp Bremervorde

61 Anti-Tank Regiment RA – Abenseth

Jun 45 – 92 (Loyals) Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA from 3rd Infantry Division – Sennelager to Westertimke Jun 45 to Harpstedt Jul 45 to Scheessel Feb 46 less 318 Battery to Rotenburg Airfield REME Wksp disbanded Oct 45 regiment disbanded Scheessel Feb 46

COs: Lt Col CM Adderley from Aug 45 Lt Col R McLay from Dec 45 Lt Col GEC Siles DSO

Jul 45 – 7 Survey Regiment RA from 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division – Bremervorde to 305th Infantry Brigade Aug 45

Jun 45 – 306th Infantry Brigade from 21st Army Group  – HQ unknown disbanded Aug 46

Brigade HQ from 55th Anti-Aircraft Brigade RA

601 Infantry Regiment RA

608 Infantry Regiment RA

612 Infantry Regiment RA

628 Infantry Regiment RA from 2nd Army

636 (Hampshire) Infantry Regiment RA from 2nd Army

8th Fuselier Battalion Belgium Army – Nienburg – Brockum – Fahrenhorst – Uchte – Wagenfeld – Freistadt –Kuppendorf – Sulingen – Ströhen – Blöckwinkel – Neuenkirchen Feb 46 to 16th Fuselier Brigade to Belgium May 46