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History of the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division
May 1945 to September 1946

 

May 45 – 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division – HQ Bremen area from 30th Corps command to HQ Lines of Communications British Liberation Army 21st Army Group – HQ Ghent Belgium Jun 45 to command 1st Corps District – HQ Warendorf Jul 45 to command 30th Corps District May 46 – HQ Crerar Barracks Oldenburg disbanded Aug 46

 

General Officer Commanding:  Major General E Hakewill-Smith CB CBE MC DSO

 

52 Reconnaissance Regiment RAC disbanded or amalgamated with 2 Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry Aug 46

COs: Lieutenant Colonel JBA Hankey then Lieutenant Colonel JC Stormonth-Darling 

7 Battalion Manchester Regiment (Machine Gun) – Magdeburg to Belgium to Haltern Aug 45 to UK and disbanded late 45

 

CRA:

79 (Lowland) Field Regiment RA

80 (Lowland-City of Glasgow) Field Regiment RA

186 Field Regiment RA

1 Mountain Regiment RA

54 (Queen’s Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment RA – Magdeburg Jun 45 then Ruhr to Paderborn Aug 45 to Hoxter Mar 46 disbanded

108 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA

 

CRE:

202 Field Company RE

241 Field Company RE

554 Field Company RE

243 Field Park Company RE

17 Bridging Platoon RE

52 Divisional Signals

CO: Lieutenant Colonel NR Linton

RASC + RAOC + REME + RAMC

Royal Army Chaplaincy Service  

52 Divisional Provost Company CMP

Field Security Company

52 Divisional Postal Unit

 

May 45 – 107 (South Nottinghamshire Hussars Yeomary) Medium Regiment RA – Coesfeld

 

Dec 45 – 107 Regiment (Kings Own) RAC from 34th Armoured Brigade – Onsabrück disbanded Feb 46

Mar 46 2 Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry from Austria

 

Apr 46 – 1 Battalion Border Regiment from 30th Corps District – Suchten near Osnabrück Jun 46 to 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division Jul 46

 

May 45 – 15th Anti-Aircraft Brigade – HQ unknown to 3rd Canadian Infantry Division CAOF Mar 46

Jun 45 – 14th Fuselier Battalion Belgium Army – Burgsteinfurt to Belgium Dec 45

Aug 45 – 27th Fuselier Battalion Belgium Army – Paderborn – Bad Salzuflen – Minden

 

155th Infantry Brigade disbanded Jul 46

Commander: Brigadier JFS McLaren then Lieutenant Colonel JG Dawson then Brigadier JFS McLaren then Lieutenant Colonel EL Percival then Brigadier JFS McLaren

4 Bn King’s Own Scottish Borders

CO: Lieutenant Colonel JBA Hanky DSO

7/9 Battalion Royal Scots

6 Battalion Highland Light Infantry

 

156th Infantry Brigade disbanded Aug 46

Commander: Brigadier GD Renny

6 Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) – Sandbostel to Delmenhorst to Magdeburg to Belgium Jun 45 to Gelsenkirchen Buer Jul 46 to Wilhelmshaven Jul 46 disbanded Oct 46

1 Battalion Glasgow Highlanders

4/5 Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers Magdeburg to Deinze Belgium to Germany Jun 45 to Steinheim Feb 46 Paderborn disbanded Jun 46

CO: Lieutenant Colonel AN Gosselin DSO then Lieutenant Colonel MRJ Hope-Thomson

Apr 46 – 11 Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers to Paderborn from 147th Infantry Brigade

Jan 46 – 2 Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers from 17th Infantry Brigade

CO: Lieutenant Colonel Maxwell

 

157th Infantry Brigade to 49th (West Riding) Infantry Jul 45 then back Aug 45 to 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division Aug 46

Commander: Brigadier EHG Grant then Lieutenant Colonel RLC Rose

5 Battalion Highland Light Infantry

5 Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borders

7 Battalion Cameronians  (Scottish Rifles) – Espelkamp Aller disbanded Aug 46

 

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

 

Information sources

Orders of  Battle - WW2Talk
The British Army in Germany an Organizational History 1947-2004 by Graham E Watson and Richard A Rinald