227th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
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227th Brigade was an infantry formation of the British Army formed for Home Service under various short-lived titles in the First and the Second World Wars. Later it was upgraded to a field formation composed of Scottish troops, and saw heavy fighting in the Normandy and North West Europe Campaign.
Men of the 10th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry advance past vehicles of 15th (Scottish) Division during Operation 'Epsom', 26 June 1944. On the left are two Sherman Crab flail tanks.
Universal Carriers and infantry of the 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders move up for the attack on Tilburg, Netherlands, 27 October 1944.
Men of the 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in captured German trenches, 8 February 1945.
Infantrymen of the 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders clearing snipers in Kleve, Germany, 11 February 1945.
15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
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The 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that served during the Second World War. It was raised on 2 September 1939, the day before war was declared, as part of the Territorial Army (TA) and served in the United Kingdom and later North-West Europe from June 1944 to May 1945.
The shoulder insignia of the division: part of the Scottish coat of arms, inside the letter 'O' to correspond with division's number.
Men of the 10th Highland Light Infantry during Operation Epsom, 26 June 1944.
Men of the 7th Seaforth Highlanders, 4 August 1944.
Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery addressing men of the 15th (Scottish) Division during an investiture ceremony, 16 September 1944.