New website

Been in preparation for some time and will continue to be "work in progress"

https://britisharmyingermany.com

Many thanks to JPW and a small team with their assistance over the years trying to piece together the early days of BAOR, a missing piece of our history, folks talk about WW2 but the chat normally disappears shortly after VE day 8 May 45, many forum members have helped and some regimental histories give a brief account of occupation duties, however JPW and myself quickly realised that memories cannot always be relied on, enter documents from the public records office in Kew and have been able to piece together an Order of Battle from 8 May 45 to 1948, in brief:

21st Army Group
2nd Army
4 x Corps
14 x Divisions
84 x Brigades including HQ Corps, Divisional and Army Group Royal Artillery who were at brigade strength

You will find an Order of Battle down to brigade level up to 1948

So far managed to complete 3rd (British) Infantry Division, excluding Corps and Army Troops these will be listed later

This is just the British formations; need to add the Canadian, Polish, Dutch, Belgium, Norwegian and Danish troops, who were part of 21st Army Group later British Army of the Rhine, by early 1948, HQ British Army of the Rhine was down to just:

2nd Infantry Division
Hamburg District
Hannover District
7th Armoured Brigade
4th Army Group Royal Artillery
31st Independent Infantry Brigade
Norwegian Brigade Group
Danish Infantry Brigade Group

Life did change with the start of the Cold War however 1949 can wait for now!

Need to add 1st Belgium Corps consisting of 1st and 2nd Belgium Infantry Divisions

For the latest update please go to https://britisharmyingermany.com

For the latest update please go to https://britisharmyingermany.com

Noted Steve........ Well done.

Alan

Congratulations Steve on a good job done, well !!!!. You have put a ton of information on the site.

well done !!

Thanks for your support guys, hoping to publish up to early 1949, the start of the “Cold War” and clearly missing from history, the internet/publications are useful but JPW and myself have found many errors, now hope that BAOR Locations can record these early days with clarity, my first project was Iserlohn that I wish to continue with and also working on Verden-Aller my first posting 50 years ago, have passed my research for Hameln to the webmaster of https://british-army-in-hameln.com and hope in the future that other garrisons can be researched in detail with the help from my research

Latest update here https://britisharmyingermany.com if you appreciate what you see you can always “buy me beer” via the donation button

Cheers
Steve

steve wrote:

Thanks for your support guys, hoping to publish up to early 1949, the start of the “Cold War” and clearly missing from history, the internet/publications are useful but JPW and myself have found many errors, now hope that BAOR Locations can record these early days with clarity, my first project was Iserlohn that I wish to continue with and also working on Verden-Aller my first posting 50 years ago, have passed my research for Hameln to the webmaster of https://british-army-in-hameln.com and hope in the future that other garrisons can be researched in detail with the help from my research

An interesting site
In addition to the RE's based there, other squadrons made short visits, from memory 2-3 weeks

I served with 40 Field Squadron, of 37 Army Engineers Regiment; and we camped in Hemeln [on a hill overlooking the town, think on the opposite side to the Pied pipers cave] July 1951 and again August 1952.
Our squadron packed all kit and took all our vehicles, from Roberts Barracks Osnabruck drove to Hameln
We did not visit 28 Regiment, but built our bridge a bit out of town. Over the fast flowing Weser
Bailey bridge onto pontoons, then in 1952 we used compressed air rubber pontoons, [American??]
That night a very large number of tanks moved over our bridge
My job was to watch the shore supports for any movement; was close to a large compressor to keep warm even in Summer
Happy days

Regards
Sapper

UPDATE
Just added new pages to cover Line of Communication in the Low Countries, formation and major units are shown along with minor units Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers – Royal Signals being updated, at the bottom of the Line of Communication page you will find the formations and major units under command 1st Canadian Army prior to arrival in Germany.

https://britisharmyingermany.com under construction from France to Berlin

Steve,

Nice to see you are making great progress on your British Army web site.

Alan

Date for your diary

https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/army-life-germany-virtual-tour

Thanks Steve,

Alan