44th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 44th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in both the First and the Second World Wars, and served with the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division.
Infantrymen of the 6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers in action in a sunken lane during Operation 'Epsom', Normandy, 26 June 1944.
Infantrymen of the 8th Battalion, Royal Scots march towards St Pierre Tarentaine, France, 3 August 1944.
Men of the 6th Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers advance warily along a lane, past the bodies of German soldiers, east of the Rhine, 25 March 1945.
15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
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.
