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Commanding Officers
1942-1948
| 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion |
| Formed in May 1942 from 7 CAMERON HLDRS |
| 1942 .........Lieutenant
Colonel A Dunlop 1942-1943 Lieutenant Colonel C B Mackenzie, DSO, OBE 1943-1945 Lieutenant Colonel D R Hunter, MC 1945-1947 Lieutenant Colonel J N H Christie 1947..........Lieutenant Colonel A G F Munro 1947-1948 Lieutenant Colonel P S Sandilands, DSO |
| Redesignated 2 PARA in July 1948 |