 Before the Allies advanced into Nazi Germany in February 1945 , the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force ( SHAEF ) began to form dedicated units to secure important objectives — equipment , installations , intelligence , and personnel . The 5th King 's provided the nucleus for No. 2 T ( Target ) Force . Elements of the 5th reached the naval port of Kiel in May 1945 , securing the cruiser Admiral Hipper and taking 7 @,@ 000 sailors prisoner . The battalion continued to conduct intelligence operations until disbandment in July 1946 during the demoblisation process . Reconstitution into the Territorial Army followed in 1947 under the command of Lieutenant @-@ Colonel Edward Stanley . 
