10,000 members of the division were taken prisoner at St Valery. Post-war restructuring and Cold War In August 1946 the 51st (Highland) Division was disbanded. Shortly afterwards however the formation was revived as part of the 51st/52nd (Scottish) Division, created via an amalgamation with the 52nd (Lowland) Division. They once again became a Territorial Division upon demobilisation in 1948. In 1950, the 51st/52nd (Scottish) Division was split, restoring the independence of the 51st Highland Division, which took regional command of Territorial Army units based in the Scottish Highlands, including the TA infantry battalions of the Highland Brigade regiments. British forces contracted dramatically as the end of National Service took place in 1960, as announced in the 1957 Defence White Paper. As a result, on 20 July 1960, a reorganisation of the TA was announced by the War Office. The 1966 Defence White Paper and after This was followed by complete reorganisation as announced in the 1966 Defence White Paper. The 51st Highland Volunteers were formed in 1967 from the amalgamation of territorial battalions of regiments in the Highland Brigade. It was a TAVR II (NATO reserve role) unit with headquarters located at Perth, Scotland. 51st Highland Volunteers c.1967 HQ (Black Watch) Company, located at Perth A (Black Watch) Company, located at Dundee B (Seaforth Highlanders) Company, located at Wick C (Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Company, located at Inverness D (Gordon Highlanders) Company, located at Aberdeen E (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Company, located at Stirling G (London Scottish) Company, located at London V (Liverpool Scottish) Company, located at Liverpool In 1969, the three TAVRIII (Home defence) battalions were reduced in size and amalgamated into the 51st Highland Volunteers, forming three additional companies: No.1 (Lovat Scouts) Company, located at Kirkwall and Lerwick No.2 (Queen's Own Highlanders) Company, located at Fort William and Stornoway No.3 (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Company, located at Dumbarton and Campbeltown On 1 April 1971, the 51st Highland Volunteers split into two battalions. A third battalion was subsequently formed on 1 April 1975. 51st Highland Volunteers c. 1975 1st Battalion, 51st Highland Volunteers Headquarters located at Perth A (The Black Watch) Company, located at Dundee B (The Black Watch) Company, located at Kirkcaldy C (The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Company, located at Grangemouth, formed from the cadre of the 3rd Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders E (The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Company, located at Stirling G (The London Scottish)