with the 78th, were engaged in "some ugly scenes" once the Cossacks and their families realised what was happening; "Tommies used rifles, bayonets and pickaxe handles to convince them to board the lorries that would take them to the frontier." These efforts resulted in 900 German officers being turned over to the Soviets, among them Helmuth von Pannwitz who was later executed. In 1947, the division was disbanded as part of the demobilisation of the British army. The TA was reformed that year, on a much smaller scale of nine divisions, which did not include the 46th Infantry Division. General officers commanding The division had the following GOCs during the Second World War: Order of battle See also British Army during the Second World War List of British divisions in World War II British Army Order of Battle (September 1939) Notes Footnotes Citations References Infantry divisions of the British Army in World War II Military units and formations established in 1939 Military units and formations disestablished in 1946