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15th Scottish Reconnaissance Regiment
Cap badge of the Reconnaissance Corps
Active13 January 1941–1 April 1946
Country15th Scottish Reconnaissance Regiment United Kingdom
Branch15th Scottish Reconnaissance Regiment British Army
TypeReconnaissance
SizeRegiment
Part of15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
EngagementsOperation Epsom
Operation Jupiter
Operation Greenline
Operation Bluecoat
Operation Gallop
Operation Pheasant
Operation Nutcracker
Operation Veritable
Operation Plunder
Ricklingen Bridge
Nettelkamp
Operation Enterprise
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Lt Col James Grant Peterkin

The 15th Scottish Reconnaissance Regiment[a] was a World War II unit of the British Army's Reconnaissance Corps, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps. Formed from a variety of infantry units, it served with 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division in the North West Europe campaign in 1944–45.
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