15 (Scottish) Infantry Division (UK)
At the outbreak of the was a second line Territorial Army division, being a duplicate of the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division. Placed on Lower Establishment in November 1941, it was raised to Higher Establishment in March 1943 and reorganized as a Mixed Division, before finally being reorganized as an Infantry Division in September 1943.
The 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division was reformed as a 2nd Line Territorial Army formation, the duplicate of the 1st Line 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division and served in the Second World War, where, among other actions, it was part of VIII Corps under Lieutenant-General Sir Richard O'Connor in Normandy and it ended the war on the Elbe River.
Served under | Theatre | Battles | |
03.09.1939 - 03.05.1940 | Scottish Command | United Kingdom | |
04.05.1940 - 20.05.1940 | Southern Command | United Kingdom | |
21.05.1940 - 04.06.1940 | Eastern Command | United Kingdom | |
05.06.1940 - 20.11.1941 | 11th Corps | United Kingdom | |
21.11.1941 - 30.11.1941 | 9th Corps | United Kingdom | |
01.12.1941 - 28.09.1942 | 9th Corps District | United Kingdom | |
29.09.1942 - 12.04.1943 | Northumbrian District | United Kingdom | |
13.04.1943 - 19.06.1943 | 1st Corps | United Kingdom | NW Europe [14.06.1944] | |
20.06.1943 - 23.07.1944 | 8th Corps | NW Europe | The Odon | Caen |
23.07.1944 - 29.07.1944 | 30th Corps | NW Europe | |
29.07.1944 - 14.08.1944 | 8th Corps | NW Europe | Mont Pincon |
14.08.1944 - 04.10.1944 | 12th Corps | NW Europe | The Nederrijn |
04.10.1944 - 24.10.1944 | 8th Corps | NW Europe | |
24.10.1944 - 31.10.1944 | 12th Corps | NW Europe | |
31.10.1944 - 27.01.1945 | 8th Corps | NW Europe | |
27.01.1945 - 25.02.1945 | 30th Corps | NW Europe | The Rhineland |
26.02.1945 - 06.03.1945 | 1st Canadian Army | NW Europe | |
07.03.1945 - 04.04.1945 | 12th Corps | NW Europe | The Rhine |
05.04.1945 - 31.08.1945 | 8th Corps | NW Europe |
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