United Kingdom Land Forces

United Kingdom Land Forces was a command of the British Army responsible for generating and preparing forces for current and contingency operations.

[1] It had eight districts plus HQ Scotland and HQ Northern Ireland under its direction: North West District headquarters shifted to Fulwood Barracks, Preston, in 1977.

[3] In 1995, HQ UK Land Forces at Wilton assumed control of troops in Germany and most other places.

The remaining British Army troops in Germany (including the core of Headquarters Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps, HQ ARRC) were placed under its command after the disbandment of Headquarters British Army of the Rhine.

[4] When it was formed it included 69,200 regular troops (6,400 officers and 62,800 other ranks), 59,700 reservists and 14,200 civil servants.