BRITISH MP LANCE CORPORAL 15TH SCOTTISH DIV. 44

During World War II, several dozen divisions were formed as part of the British Army, and at the end of the war they served in its ranks about 2.9 million people. It was responsible for the discipline, order and prosecution of the perpetrators of common crimes - formed in 1926 - Corps of Military Police, abbreviated CMP (he received the adjective "Royal" only in 1946). At the start of World War II, about 4,100 people served in the CMP, while at the end of the war, its number increased to about 50,000 people. The CMP was divided into six main divisions (offices), including, for example, Provost Wing (responsible for maintaining general order in given divisions and sub-divisions), Vulnerable Points Wing (formed in 1941 and responsible for the protection of permanent military facilities in Great Britain). Great Britain) or the Traffic Control Wing (also formed in 1941 and responsible for the control and capacity of military road traffic). It is worth adding here that both the British infantry division and the armored division included a separate CMP company reporting directly to the division's command.