of 36 heavy guns under its command. All the medium and heavy regiments were heavily involved in the initial CB programme (codenamed 'Blotter') on the evening of 23 March and the 'softening' bombardments that preceded the assault crossings by 15th (S) Division at 01.00 on 24 March (Operation Torchlight). The opening salvo of the 700 guns supporting 15th (S) Division was described by the divisional historian as 'earth-shaking'. The following morning the medium guns were then switched to bombardment and anti-flak tasks to support the airborne landings (Operation Varsity). Generally, 15th (S) Division's assault was successful, but 227th (Highland) Bde got held up at Haffen. A follow-up attack was planned using part of the divisional reserve and a squadron of DD Sherman swimming tanks that had crossed the river. At the last minute there was an erroneous report that some of the tanks were already in Haffen so the artillery support from the AGRAs was cancelled. Nevertheless, the area was largely cleared by nightfall. German counter-attacks came in against Mehr during the night, and the dangerous decision was made to use the medium guns for defensive fire close to the Scottish positions, then in the woods and close to the bridges over the River Issel where the Germans had retreated. The enemy was finally driven out of the riverside villages by 07.00 next morning and at 07.30 15th (S) Division began moving inland to the Issel. Once the Rhine had been crossed 21st Army Group began a rapid advance across northern Germany. Apart from the crossing of the River Elbe (Operation Enterprise) there were few setpiece operations and little call for medium or heavy artillery. Increasingly, as Victory in Europe (VE Day) approached, British units were called upon to act as occupation forces. After the German surrender at Lüneburg Heath this became the role for the whole of 21st Army Group while the troops awaited demobilisation. The regiment began to enter suspended animation in British Army of the Rhine 1 March 1946, completing the process by 13 March. Postwar When the TA was reconstituted on 1 January 1947 the regiment reformed at Colwyn Bay as 361 (Carnarvon, and Denbigh Yeomanry) Medium Regiment In 1956 the regiment amalgamated with 384th (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Light Regiment to form 372nd (Flintshire and Denbighshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, with RHQ moving to Prestatyn in Flintshire. After various mergers the unit became infantry as part of