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Scottish Command was a command of the British Army. ==History== The Command, which had its origins in the post of Commander-in-Chief, Scotland, was established in 1905 at Edinburgh Castle but moved to Craigiehall in the early 1950s.〔(Subterranea Britannica )〕 The 64th (2nd Highland) Division was established in the Command by 1915 after the departure of 51st (Highland) Division for France.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=The Long Long Trail )〕 Divisional headquarters was established at Perth in January 1915; the three infantry brigades (191st, 192, and 193rd) were located at Blair Atholl, Scone and Falkirk. Since 1936 the General Officer Commanding Scottish Command has also always been appointed Governor of Edinburgh Castle. In September 1939 consisted of Highland Area with 9th (Highland) Infantry Division and 51st (Highland) Infantry Division, and Lowland Area with 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division and 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division, plus other troops.〔Leo Niehorster, (Scottish Command ), accessed December 2008〕 As France was capitulating, General Władysław Sikorski. the Polish commander-in-chief and prime minister, was able to evacuate many Polish troops—probably over 20,000—to the United Kingdom.〔 (Wojsko Polskie we Francji ). Świat Polonii. Please note that various sources give estimates that can differ by few percent.〕 After initially regrouping in southern Scotland 〔James Dunnigan, Albert Nofi; ''Dirty Little Secrets of World War Ii: Military Information No One Told You By'', HarperCollins, 1996, ISBN 0-688-12288-4, (Google Print, p.139 )〕 these Polish ground units (as I Corps, comprising the 1st Independent Rifle Brigade, the 10th Motorised Cavalry Brigade (as infantry) and cadre brigades largely manned by surplus officers at battalion strength) took over responsibility in October 1940 for the defence of the counties of Fife and Angus; this included reinforcing coastal defences that had already been started. I Corps was under the direct command of Scottish Command. While in this area the Corps was reorganised and expanded.〔Diana M. Henderson, ''The Lion and the Eagle: Polish Second World War Veterans in Scotland'', Cualann Press, 2001, ISBN 0-9535036-4-X〕 The Command was merged into HQ UK Land Forces (HQ UKLF) in 1972 and Scotland became a District under the new structure. Scotland continued to have district status until 2000 when the last General Officer Commanding Scotland stood down.〔(Major change of direction Mark Strudwick; After commanding the Army in Scotland, running PSYBT is a surprisingly suitable new career ) The Glasgow Herald, 25 June 2006〕 The post of General Officer Commanding Scotland was recreated again on 2 April 2012 following the disbandment of 2nd Infantry Division. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Scottish Command」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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