A nice - fully matching - set of printed shoulder badges to the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division

This is a truly attractive - fully matching - set of printed shoulder badges to the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division. 52nd (Lowland) Division was a first-line Territorial Formation in 1939. It did not join the main BEF in France and Belgium but following the Dunkirk evacuation was earmarked to form part of a proposed re-constituted BEF. It landed through Brest, Cherbourg and St Malo on 10 June 1940 and formed part of the covering force for the withdrawal from the Lines of Communication immediately prior to the fall of France. The Division returned to the UK on 17 June 1940 where it formed part of Home Forces and in May 1942 was selected for specialist training in mountain warfare. In August and September 1944 it was further trained for air landing operations. In the event it deployed in neither specialist role, but joined 21st Army Group on 15 October 1944 where it was employed as an ordinary infantry division despite retaining for the most part its special role establishment. Ironically, its original operational area was below sea-level in one of the lowest parts of Holland. The Division fought with 21st Army Group for the remainder of the campaign in Holland and Germany. Immediately after the War the Division formed part of the occupation force in I Corps District. The Division was disbanded, along with the rest of the Territorial Army (TA), at the end of 1946.

Code: 52187