May 45 – 5th Infantry Division from 118th Airborne Corps US Army – HQ unknown to Wismar May 45 taking over from 6th Airborne Division to 30th Corps District Jun 45 – HQ Yorkshire Barracks Braunschweig to 1st Corps District Sep 46 disbanded Sep 47 and units merged with Hannover District

General Officer Commanding: Major General Richard Amyatt Hull DSO CB

5 Reconnaissance Regiment RAC – Neustadt (Holstein) to Salzwedel to Hannover Jul 45 disbanded Feb 46

7 Battalion Cheshire Regiment (Machine Gun)

CRA: HQ unknown to Bad Kleinen

92 (5th London) Field Regiment RA to Guards Division Jun 45

91 (4th London) Field Regiment RA

94 Field Regiment RA

156 (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA

CO: Lieutenant Colonel RCM Monteith

52 Anti-Tank Regiment RA

18 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA

CRE:

38 Field Company RE

245 Field Company RE

252 Field Company RE

207 Field Park Company RE

18 Bridging Platoon RE

Jun 47 – 5th Infantry Division District CRE: Colonel FC Nottingham

5 Divisional Signals

COs: Lieutenant Colonel AJM Aldridge OBE then Lieutenant Colonel HEF Middleton

May 45 – 5 Platoon 30th Fuselier Battalion Belgium Army – Braunschweig to Berlin-Charlottenburg to Belgium Jan 46

Jun 45 – 32 Field Regiment RA

Jun 45 – 2 County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons) from 30th Armoured Brigade – Biernrode disbanded early 46

Jun 45 – 1 Battalion Northamptonshire Yeomanry from 33rd Armoured Brigade – Salder

Aug 45 – 9 Royal Tank Regiment from 30th Corps District – Mehle disbanded Jan 46  

Oct 45 – 1 Battalion Border Regiment from Norway – Hann Munden to 30th Corps District Feb 46

Oct 45 – 13/18 Hussars (Queen Mary’s Own) from 8th Armoured Brigade – Wottingrode near Braunschweig to Immendorf  Jul 46 to Braunschweig Oct 47 to UK Oct 47

Nov 45 – 11 Royal Tank Regiment from 30th Corps District – Einbeck disbanded Dec 45 

Mar 46 – 2 Battalion Cameronians from 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division – Goslar to UK Jul 46

Jun 46 – 1 Royal Dragoons from 8th Corps District – Gifhorn to Dedelsdorf Oct 46 to Northampton Barracks Wolfenbuttel 1947 to 7th Armoured Division Mar 47

Jun 45 – 105th Anti-Aircraft Brigade – HQ Hildesheim

May 45 – 13th Infantry Brigade – HQ unknown to Wismar May 45 attached to 7th Armoured Division Jul 45 return unknown to Italy Aug 46 returns May 47 to Hannover District Jun 47

Commanders: Brigadier WH Lambert later Lieutenant Colonel EA Hefford later Brigadier RWM de Winton

2 Battalion Cameronians

2 Battalion Wiltshire Regiment

5 Battalion Essex Regiment – Wismar

2 Battalion Essex Regiment from 56th Infantry Brigade to UK

Mar 47 – 1 Worcestershire Regiment Lüneburg to 4th Armoured Brigade Dec 47

Mar 47 – 1 Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry to 4th Armoured Brigade Dec 47

May 45 – 15th Infantry Brigade – HQ unknown to Hannover District Sep 47

Commanders: Brigadier C Huxley later Brigadier DR Morgan

1 Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

1 Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

1 Battalion Green Howards

May 45 – 17th Infantry Brigade – HQ Kletzin later unknown to Hannover District Sep 47

Commanders: Brigadier CB Fairbanks later Lieutenant Colonel JL Maxwell later Brigadier CB Fairbanks later Lieutenant Colonel JL Maxwell later Brigadier CB Fairbanks

Feb 46 – 2 Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers – Steinheim to Minden Apr 46 to 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division May 46

Feb 46 – 4/5 Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers – Steinheim from 156th Infantry Brigade

CO: Lieutenant Colonel Maxwell

2 Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment

6 Battalion Seaforth Highlanders

Aug 46 – 130th Infantry Brigade from 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division – HQ unknown disbanded Dec 46

4 Battalion Dorset Regiment

5 Battalion Dorset Regiment

7 Battalion Hampshire Regiment

more research to follow...additions and amendments most welcome...steve@baor-locations.co.uk