VIII Corps District

VIII Corps District formed Jun 45 were responsible for the state of Schleswig-Holstein disbanded Apr 46

7th Armoured Division
8th Hussars
5th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
21st Anti-Tank Regiment RA
15th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA
621st Field Company RE
143rd Field Park Company RE
7th Bridging Platoon RE

22nd Armoured Brigade
1st Royal Tank Regiment
2nd Royal Tank Regiment
5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards
1st Rifle Brigade

131st Infantry Brigade
1st/ 5th Queen’ s Royal Regiment
2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment
9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
Brigade detached to Berlin Jul 45
13th Infantry Brigade – attached from 5th Infantry Division
2nd Battalion Cameronians
2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment
5th Battalion Essex Regiment
252nd Field Company RE

11th Armoured Division
15th /19th Hussars
13th (Honourable Artillery Company) Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
151st Field Regiment RA
58th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA
65th Anti-Tank Regiment RA
13th Field Company RE
612th Field Company RE
147th Field Park Company RE
10th Bridging Platoon RE

29th Armoured Brigade
3rd Royal Tank Regiment
23rd Hussars
8th Rifle Brigade
2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

159th Infantry Brigade
4th Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
1st Battalion Herefordshire Regiment
1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment

15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
15th Reconnaissance Regiment RAC
1st Battalion Middlesex Regiment (Machine Gun)
131st Field Regiment RA
181st Field Regiment RA
190th Field Regiment RA
102nd Anti-Tank Regiment RA
119th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA
20th Field Company RE
278th Field Company RE
279th Field Company RE
624th Field Park Company RE
26th Bridging Platoon RE

44th Infantry Brigade
6th Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borders
8th Battalion Royal Scots
6th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers

46th Infantry Brigade
2nd Battalion Glasgow Highlanders
7th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
2nd Battalion Cameronians

227th Independent Infantry Brigade
10th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders
2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Travemunde 1946 moved to Stade later Buxtehude Naval Barracks Jun 46 moved to Bottrop (BHQ + HQ + B + D Coys) and Dinslaken (A + C + Sp Coys) end 1946 to Wesel then moved to UK Dec 46

1st Parachute Brigade from SHAEF Mission Denmark moved to 21 Army Group Jul 45
1st Battalion Parachute Regiment
2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment
17th Battalion Parachute Regiment
1st Battalion Royal Dragoons
2nd Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps

This is up to 31 Aug 45 so many units/brigades would have been disbanded

Source http://www.ordersofbattle.com

Regards
Steve