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In 1968, a new command (Army Strategic Command) was formed at Erskine Barracks, largely staffed by the Southern Command personnel already based there. At the same time a new HQ Southern Command was established at Hounslow Barracks , into which was merged HQ Eastern Command (which was thence disestablished as a separate command). [ 16 ]
Netherlands East Indies Command (c.1946-1947) Northern Command; HQ Northern Ireland; Persia and Iraq Command; Scottish Command; South Eastern Command (1941–1944) Southern Command (until 1972) United Kingdom Land Forces (1972–1995) United Kingdom Support Command (Germany) West Africa Command (1941–1956) Western Command
Army Strategic Command (United Kingdom) B. British Expeditionary Force (World War I) ... Scottish Command; Southern Command (United Kingdom) Structure of Aldershot ...
The regiment took over responsibility for the eastern part of Southern Command's area [51] and was redesignated 63 Command (Mixed) Signal Regiment on 6 March 1957 ('Mixed' indicating that members of the Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC) were integrated into the unit), 63 (Mixed) Signal Regiment in 1959, and simply 63 Signal Regiment in 1961.
In Southern Command (United Kingdom) the colouring of the shield and sometimes the stars was varied according to the wearers arm of service, 18 second world war varieties are known including the headquarters, and the Auxiliary Territorial Service.
At around this time there were numerous Allied command changes, with Montgomery handing over the Eighth Army to Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese and departing for the United Kingdom to take up command of the 21st Army Group, which controlled all Allied land forces for the planned invasion of Normandy, whilst General Sir Henry Wilson replaced ...
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After returning for a short spell at Southern Command Brooke was appointed in July 1940 to command United Kingdom Home Forces to take charge of anti-invasion preparations. Thus it would have been Brooke's task to direct the land battle in the event of a German amphibious invasion of Great Britain.