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Historical Record for Headquarters Line of Communication from 8th May 1945 command 21st Army Group redesignated Headquarters British Army of the Rhine 25th August 1945 from 31st May 1946 Headquarters British Troops Low Countries to 1st December 1946
Commander: Major General G Surtees CB CMB MC to 20 May 46
Deputy Commander appointed 1 May 46: Brigadier GS Hatton DSO OBE
General Staff Officer I: 31 Aug 45 Colonel EEGL Searight OBE MC to 12 Sep 45 – Lieutenant Colonel S Mancroft – Lieutenant Colonel GL Neilson 27 Dec 45
Headquarters: Roubaix-F
9 May 45 – surrender of Dunkirk-F taken by 1st Czechoslovak Independent Armoured Brigade
12 May 45 – command of Dunkirk Force to Headquarters Line of Communication
15 May 45 – Château de Val-Duchesse Brussels-Auderghem-B
21 May 45 – command of Dunkirk enclave to French authorities
20 Jun 45 – Avenue Louise 347/349, Brussels-Ixelles-Elsene-B
31 Jul 45 – Headquarters Anti-Aircraft Troops disbanded
4 Aug 45 – 1st Canadian Army redesignated Canadian Forces Netherlands
29 Dec 45 – responsible for the whole of the Netherlands
31 Dec 45 – posted strengths – 156 Officers – 464 Other Ranks (including 100 ATS)
31 May 46 – redesignated Headquarters British Troops The Low Countries
Commander: Brigadier GS Hatton DSO OBE – Brigadier AWB Becher CBE MC 30 Sep 46
Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General: Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert (later Brussels Garrison)
Posted strengths – 29 Officers – 99 Other Ranks
30 Sep 46 – posted strengths – 32 Officers – 160 Other Ranks
1 Dec 46 – disbanded replaced by Brussels Garrison and Hook Garrison command Headquarters BAOR with 1st Corps District for administration
11th Line of Communication Area – Headquarters Line of Communication
Headquarters: Caserne d’Artillerie (Artillery Barracks) Malines-B today Mechelen-B north-east of Brussels-B
10 Oct 45 – suspended animation order issued
17 Oct 45 – alternative accommodation in Malines-B
25 Oct 45 – suspended animation
12th Line of Communication Area – Headquarters Line of Communication
Commanders: Brigadier Strong – Brigadier CE Ravenhill OBE
Headquarters: Alverna Monastery 3, Helmond-NL
18 Jun 45 – Bülow Kaserne later Ripon Barracks, Stadtkreis Bielefeld – Headquarters Berlin District
24 Jun 45 – Headquarters Berlin Area
2 Jul 45 – The-Hague-NL – Headquarters Line of Communication
2 Sep 45 – disbanded
4th Line of Communication Sub Area – 1st Canadian Army
5th Line of Communication Sub Area – 12th Line of Communication Area
Commander: Brigadier E Montgomery OBE
Headquarters: Artillery Barracks, Breda-NL
22 Jun 45 – Headquarters Line of Communication
7 Jul 45 – 12th Line of Communication Area
31 Aug 45 – Headquarters Line of Communication
29 Dec 45 – relieves Headquarters Canadian Forces Netherlands
31 Dec 45 – posted strengths – 20 Officers – 96 Other Ranks
25 May 46 – disbanded
6th Line of Communication Sub Area – Netherlands District command 1st Canadian Army
Headquarters: Scheveningen-NL north of The Hague-NL
1 Jul 45 – Rotterdam-Nieuwe Werk-NL – Headquarters Line of Communication
7 Jul 45 – 12th Line of Communication Area
31 Aug 45 – Headquarters Line of Communication
15 Dec 45 – disbanded – units to 5th Line of Communication Sub Area
7th Base Sub Area – 11th Line of Communication Area
Headquarters: Nerviërsstraat 17, Antwerp-B
25 Oct 45 – Headquarters Line of Communication
1 Dec 45 – redesignated 7th Line of Communication Sub Area
31 Dec 45 – posted strengths – 27 Officers – 88 Other Ranks
7 Aug 46 – disbanded
8th Base Sub Area – 2nd Army
9th Line of Communication Sub Area – 11th Line of Communication Area
Headquarters: Convent du Sacre Coeur Ostend-B
13 Sep 45 – Kouter 31, Ghent-B
25 Oct 45 – Headquarters Line of Communication
31 Dec 45 – posted strengths – 20 Officers – 76 Other Ranks
27 Apr 46 – disbanded
15th Line of Communication Sub Area – 1st Corps from 21 May 45 1st Corps District
16th Line of Communication Sub Area – 11th Line of Communication Area
Headquarters: Kouter 31, Ghent-B
29 Sep 45 – disbanded
17th Line of Communication Sub Area – Headquarters Line of Communication
Headquarters: Place de Tourcoing, Lille-F
23 Jun 45 – 11th Line of Communication Area
5 Jul 45 – Copenhagen-DK
18th Line of Communication Sub Area – Netherlands District
Headquarters: Amsterdam-NL
1 Jul 45 – Headquarters Line of Communication – 6th Line of Communication Sub Area for administration
14 Dec 45 – disbanded
19th Line of Communication Sub Area – 1st Corps from 21 May 45 1st Corps District
20th Line of Communication Sub Area – 11th Line of Communication Area
Commander: by Jan 46 Brigadier EL Griffith-Williams CBE DSO MC
Headquarters: Boitsfort-B south-east Brussels-B
25 Oct 45 – Headquarters Line of Communication
9 Dec 45 – Rue du Congrès 16, Brussels-B
31 Dec 45 – posted strengths – 22 Officers – 90 Other Ranks
7 Jul 46 – disbanded
21st Line of Communication Sub Area – 1st Corps from 21 May 45 1st Corps District
Headquarters: Eindhoven-NL
25 May 45 – 12th Line of Communication Area
22 Jun 45 – Headquarters Line of Communication
7 Jul 45 – 12th Line of Communication Area
10 Aug 45 – Headquarters Line of Communication
12 Aug 45 – disbandment order issued
27 Aug 45 – disbanded
75th Anti-Aircraft Brigade – to 2 Nov 45
Brussels Garrison – 11th Line of Communication Area
Headquarters: Rue du Congres, Brussels-B
25 Oct 45 – Headquarters Line of Communication
8 Dec 45 – disbanded – units to 20th Line of Communication Sub Area
13th Garrison – 1st Canadian Army
Headquarters: Grande Place 27 Renaix today Ronse-B
5 Jun 45 – Tilburg-NL – 11th Line of Communication Area
18 Jun 45 – Nijmegen-Hees-NL – Headquarters Line of Communication
16 Jun 45 – Headquarters Berlin Area
5 Jul 45 – disbanded
25th Garrison – Headquarters Line of Communication
Headquarters: Chateau D’Aprigny, Bayeux-F
22 Jun 45 – 11th Line of Communication Area
13 Sep 45 – Headquarters Line of Communication
31 Aug 45 – 26 Blvd Leon Gambetta, Calais-F
31 Dec 45 – posted strengths – 12 Officers – 50 Other Ranks
31 May 46 – British Forces France
4 Beach Group – 9th Line of Communication Sub Area
Headquarters: Blankenberge-B north-east of Ostend-B
20 Oct 45 – disbanded
36 Beach Brick – Headquarters Line of Communication
Headquarters: 13/15 Rue des Soupirants, Calais-F
19 Jun 45 – 11th Line of Communication Area
25 Aug 45 – Mark-F east of Calais-F – units to 25th Garrison
4 Sep 45 – disbanded
British Affairs Seine Sector COM Z – General Headquarters Troops – Headquarters Line of Communication for administration
Headquarters: 62 Rue du Faubourg St Honore, Paris-F
5 Jul 45 – British Army Staff Paris
22nd Liaison Headquarters Mission – 1st Czechoslovak Independent Armoured Brigade with 17th Line of Communication Sub Area for administration
Wormhout-F south of Dunkirk – to 11 May 45
11 May 45 – 17th Army Group Royal Artillery – to 3 Jun 45
16 May 45 – 306th Anti-Aircraft Infantry Brigade – to 3 Jun 45
13 Jun 45 – 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division – to 16 Aug 45
24 Jun 45 – General Headquarters 2nd Echelon – 20th Line of Communication Sub Area
Headquarters: Ecole Militaire (Military School) Brussels-B
15 Apr 46 – Adam Barracks formerly Boehme Kaserne Hamburg-Rahlstedt redesignated Hamburg District 2nd Echelon
1 Jul 45 – 75th Anti-Aircraft Brigade – to 2 Nov 45
5 Jul 45 – British Army Staff Paris – Headquarters Line of Communication for administration
Headquarters: 62 Rue du Faubourg St Honore, Paris-F
2 Sep 45 – redesignated British Army Staff France
16 Apr 46 – redesignated British Forces France
1 Jul 46 – War Office responsibility
9 Jul 45 – 74th Anti-Aircraft Brigade – to 18 Aug 45
23 Jul 45 – 3rd Liaison Headquarters – 16th Line of Communication Sub Area
Ghent-B to Brussels-B 13 Sep 45
23 Jul 45 – 23rd Liaison Headquarters – British Mission (Netherlands) with 6th Line of Communication Sub Area for administration
18 Aug 45 – 3rd Infantry Division – to 21 Oct 45
24 Aug 45 – Jewish Infantry Brigade Group – to 30 May 46
15 Dec 45 – Cross Channel Troops Bayeux – 25th Garrison
16 Apr 46 – British Forces France
25 May 46 – Hook Garrison – Headquarters Line of Communication
Headquarters: Hook of Holland-NL south-west of The Hague-NL
31 May 46 – Headquarters British Troops Low Countries
27 Jun 46 – redesignated 41 Garrison (Hook)
Major British Units command Headquarters Line of Communication
13th Line of Communication Signals
Headquarters: Apeldoorn-NL north of Arnhem-NL
13 May 45 – The Hague-NL – 6th Line of Communication Sub Area relieving 12th Line of Communication Signals
18 Dec 45 – 5th Line of Communication Sub Area
7 Jan 46 – disbanded responsibilities to 17th (Cheshire Yeomanry) Line of Communication Signals
1 Company – 5th Line of Communication Sub Area
Breda-NL
2 Company – 5th Line of Communication Sub Area
Rotterdam-NL
3 Company – Headquarters Line of Communication with – 20th Line of Communication Sub Area for administration
Brussels-B
17 Dec 45 – disbanded
4 Company – 4th Line of Communication Sub Area
Huize St Marie, Arnhemschweg, Apeldoorn-NL
11 Jun 45 – 12th Line of Communication Signals
Light Aid Detachment – Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers – to 27 Feb 46
Helmond-NL – Brussels-B 7 Sep 45
4 Oct 45 – The Hague-NL
17th (Cheshire Yeomanry) Line of Communication Signals – 11th Line of Communication Area
Headquarters: Malines-B today Mechelen-B north-east of Brussels
22 Oct 45 – Ghent-B – 9th Line of Communication Sub Area
26 Oct 45 – 9th Line of Communication Sub Area
7 Jan 46 – relieved 13th Line of Communication Signals
1 May 46 – Antwerp-B – 7th Line of Communication Sub Area
1 Jul 46 – British Troops Low Countries
15 Jul 46 – Headquarters disbanded
1 Company
Breda-NL – 5th Line of Communication Sub Area
22 Oct 45 – Ghent-B – 9th Line of Communication Sub Area
3 May 46 – Brussels-B
15 Jul 46 – redesignated British Troops Low Countries Signal Squadron with Hook of Holland Signal Troop
2 Company
Antwerp-B – 7th Line of Communication Sub Area
21 Jul 45 – disbanded
3 Company – 25th Garrison
Calais-B
28 Sep 45 – Lille-F
9 Feb 46 – Tilburg-NL – 5th Line of Communication Sub Area
1 Mar 46 – Breda-NL
4 Jun 46 – suspended animation
4 Company – 20th Line of Communication Sub Area
Malines-B today Mechelen-B north-east of Brussels
5 Nov 45 – 7th Base Sub Area
15 Nov 45 – disbanded
Light Aid Detachment – Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Ghent-B
27 Feb 46 – Section Antwerp
5 Mar 46 – Section Brussels
15 Apr 46 – disbanded
3 Company 2nd War Office Signals – 17th Line of Communication Sub Area for administration
Saint Omer-F south-east of Calais-F
26 Sep 45 – Nordusques-F south-east of Calais-F
22 Oct 45 – Calais-F
5 Mar 46 – disbanded
101 Beach Sub Area Signals – Brussels Garrison for administration
Brussels-B
14 Jun 45 – Long Line Control Detachment (Line of Communication)
22 Jul 45 – disbanded
1 Czechoslovak Independent Armoured Brigade Signals – General Headquarters Troops – 22nd Liaison Headquarters Mission – 17th Line of Communication Sub Area for administration – to 11 May 45
Wormhout-F south of Dunkirk
3 Independent Administration Company – General Headquarters Anti-Aircraft Troops
Brussels-B
1 Jul 45 – redesignated Headquarters Royal Artillery
1 May 46 – 17th Line of Communication Signals and disbanded
18 Dec 45 – Cross Channel Command Signal Company
19 Jan 46 – disbanded
18th Battalion Durham Light Infantry – 6th Beach Brick
Battalion Headquarters: Boulogne-F
18 Jul 45 – Marck-F east of Calais
31 Aug 45 – 25th Garrison
17 Sep 45 – disbanded
Headquarters Company – Defence Company only with
71 Independent Company Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Boulogne-F
18 Jul 45 – The Maltery Calais-F
15 Sep 45 – disbanded
600th (5th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s) Infantry Regiment Royal Artillery – 7th Base Sub Area
Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Colonel FA Carline OBE TD
Second-in-Command: Major LOC Richardson
Regimental Headquarters: Zeelann 138, De Panne-B north-east of Dunkirk-F
10 May 45 – Dunkirk Sector – 1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade with 17th Line of Communication Sub Area for administration
11 May 45 – 17th Army Group Royal Artillery
16 May 45 – 306th Anti-Aircraft Infantry Brigade
A Battery: Captain H Garety
Zeelann 138, De Panne-B
B Battery: Major Shaw
Hotel Horloge, De Panne-B
C Battery: Captain C Robinson
Hotel Albert 1st, De Panne-B
D Battery: Major P Hincliffe
Bray-Dunes-F south-west of De Panne-B
E Battery: Captain J Denby
Ghyvelde-F south-west of De Panne-B
601st (West Yorkshire) Infantry Regiment Royal Artillery – 1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade with 17th Line of Communication Sub Area for administration
Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Colonel CT Wells
Second-in-Command: Major JAT Webster
Regimental Headquarters: 11 Avenue Gustave, Roubaix-Delory-F
10 May 45 – Fm Duval Bourbourg-F south-west of Dunkirk-F
11 May 45 – 17th Army Group Royal Artillery
16 May 45 – 306th Anti-Aircraft Infantry Brigade
A Battery: Captain EG Hindsley
10 May 45 – Fm Duval Bourbourg-F
B Battery: Major HL Douglas
10 May 45 – Fm Pleenaert Loon-Plage-F north-east of Bourbourg-F
C Battery: Major P Smith
10 May 45 – Craywick-F north-east of Bourbourg-F
D Battery: Major SB Cathcart
10 May 45 – no name farm Loon-Plage-F north-east of Bourbourg-F
E Battery: Major JS Templer
10 May 45 – Main Street 18, Loon-Plage-F north-east of Bourbourg-F
606th (5th Battalion Lincolnshire) Infantry Regiment Royal Artillery – 7th Base Sub Area
Regimental Headquarters: 10 Jul 45 – Antwerp-B – Brussels-B
5 Oct 45 – 147th Infantry Brigade of 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
607th (Essex Regiment) Infantry Regiment Royal Artillery
Regimental Headquarters: 10 Jul 45 – Bourg Leopold-B today Leopoldsburg-B
25 Jul 45 – Headquarters Royal Artillery 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
608th (Welch) Infantry Regiment RA – 1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade with 17th Line of Communication Sub Area for administration
Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Colonel T McLean Riddel OBE
Seconds-in-Command: Major JB Williams MBE TD – Major JK Meakin 3 Jul 45
Regimental Headquarters: The Chateaux Roubaix-Mouveax-F
10 May 45 – Gravelines-F north-west of Bourbourg-F
11 May 45 – 17th Army Group Royal Artillery
16 May 45 – 306th Anti-Aircraft Infantry Brigade
A Battery: Major AC Hammond
10 May 45 – Gravelines-F north-west of Bourbourg-F
B Battery: Captain from 3 Jul 45 Major GAL Tucker
10 May 45 – Gravelines-F north-west of Bourbourg-F
C Battery: Captain from 3 Jul 45 Major ADO Evans
10 May 45 – Gravelines-F north-west of Bourbourg-F
D Battery: Major JF Meakin
10 May 45 – Fm Decrooge Loon-Plage-F north-east of Bourbourg-F
E Battery: Captain WM Piercey
10 May 45 – Loon-Plage-F north-east of Bourbourg-F
611th (Middlesex) Infantry Regiment Royal Artillery – 7th Base Sub Area
Regimental Headquarters: Boom-B south of Antwerp-B
23 Jun 45 – 8th Army Group Royal Artillery
612th (South Lancashire) Infantry Regiment – 1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade with 17th Line of Communication Sub Area for administration
Regimental Headquarters: 98 Boulevard Gambetta Roubaix-Tourcoing-F
10 May 45 – Coppenaxfort-F east of Bourbourg-F
11 May 45 – 17th Army Group Royal Artillery
16 May 45 – 306th Anti-Aircraft Infantry Brigade
A Battery: Major TN Price
10 May 45 – Coppenaxfort east of Bourbourg-F
B Battery: Major CJ Galletly
10 May 45 – Coppenaxfort east of Bourbourg-F
C Battery: Captain WE Evans
10 May 45 – Coppenaxfort east of Bourbourg-F
D Battery: Captain from 3 Jul 45 Major WK Lucas
10 May 45 – Grand Millebrugge east of Coppenaxfort
E Battery – Captain from 3 Jul 45 Major NV Williams
10 May 45 – Fm Merlin Craywick north-west of Coppenaxfort
613th (Essex Fortress) Infantry Regiment Royal Artillery
Regimental Headquarters: Brussels-B
25 May 46 – not recorded
18 May 45 – 636th (Hampshire) Infantry Regiment Royal Artillery – 21st Line of Communication Sub Area
Regimental Headquarters: Bourg Leopold-B today Leopoldsburg-B
10 Jul 45 – Haelen-NL north-west of Roermond-NL
8 Aug 45 – Antwerp-B – 7th Base Sub Area
12 Aug 45 – Eindhoven-NL – 5th Line of Communication Sub Area
3 Oct 45 – Antwerp-B – 7th Base Sub Area – 7th Line of Communication Sub Area from 1 Dec 45
14 Dec 45 – Hemiksem-B south-west of Brussels-B
25 May 46 – not recorded
25 May 45 – 32nd Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery from 17th Army Group Royal Artillery – 7th Base Sub Area
Regimental Headquarters: Keerbergen-B north-east of Brussels-B
23 Jun 45 – Headquarters Royal Artillery 5th Infantry Division redesignated 32nd Field Regiment Royal Artillery
22 Jun 45 – 31st Battalion Loyals Regiment (North Lancashire) – 16th Line of Communication Sub Area
Battalion Headquarters: Tournai-B
21 Jul 45 – Brussels-B
2 Aug 45 – Villa Sans Souci Geneval-B today Rixensart-B south-east of Brussels-B
27 Mar 46 – Chausse de la Hulpe, Brussels-B
25 May 46 – not recorded
A Company
13 Mar 46 – Calais-F
31 May 46 – British Forces France
B Company
13 Mar 46 – Brussels-B
C Company
13 Mar 46 – Antwerp-B
D Company
13 Mar 46 – Brussels-B
13 Jul 45 – advance party 2nd Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps from 1st Airborne Brigade Denmark – 20th Line of Communication Sub Area
Regimental Headquarters: Schepdaal-B west of Brussels-B
19 Jul 45 – main party
23 Jul 45 – advance party to United Kingdom
1 Dec 45 – 2nd Battalion Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment from United Kingdom
Regimental Headquarters: Cathedral Barracks Malines-B
17 Feb 46 – 17th Infantry Brigade of 5th Infantry Division
18 May 46 – 1st Buckinghamshire Battalion formerly T-Force from 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
Battalion Headquarters: Ghent-B
disbandment date to be confirmed
20 May 46 – 5th Battalion Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders from 152nd Infantry Brigade
Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Colonel CAHM Noble MC 1 Aug 45
Battalion Headquarters: St Anne’s Barracks Brussels-Laeken-B
21 Oct 46 – suspended animation
20 May 46 – 5th Battalion (Caithness and Sutherland) Seaforth Highlanders from 152nd Infantry Brigade
Battalion Headquarters: Malines-B today Mechelen-B north-east of Brussels
1 Aug 46 – disbanded
Minor Royal Artillery Units
200 Royal Artillery Practice Camp (Anti-Aircraft) Royal Artillery: Major HO Doddrell – 75th Anti-Aircraft Brigade – 9th Line of Communication Sub Area for administration
Headquarters: Villa Jeanne Lepoldstraat Middelkerke-B south-west of Ostend-B
17 May 45 – WESTREX Recording Detachment from 76th Anti-Aircraft Brigade of General Headquarters Anti-Aircraft Troops
18 Jun 45 – WESTREX Recording Detachment to 307th Infantry Brigade of 51st (Highland) Infantry Division
1 Dec 45 – closed down – cadre staff to Brigade Headquarters
1 Artillery Range Detachment + 1 Calibration Troop Royal Artillery – 21st Line of Communication Sub Area
Lommel-B
18 Jul 45 – Marck-F east of Calais-F
27 Nov 45 – 1st Corps District
31 May 45 – Long Force Independent Battery Royal Artillery – 9th Line of Communication Sub Area – to 15 Sep 45
La Panne-B north-east of Dunkirk-F
10 Jul 45 – 443 Super Heavy Battery of 61st Super Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery – 9th Line of Communication Sub Area
La Panne-B north-east of Dunkirk-F
20 Aug 45 – returns to regiment
10 Jul 45 – 41 Working Troops Royal Artillery – 36 Beach Brick
Calais-F
18 Jul 45 – Marck-F east of Calais-F
31 Aug 45 – 21st Line of Communication Sub Area
10 Sep 45 – disbanded
10 Jul 45 – 43 Working Troops Royal Artillery – 36 Beach Brick
Boulogne-F
18 Jul 45 – Marck-F east of Calais-F
31 Aug 45 – 21st Line of Communication Sub Area
10 Sep 45 – disbanded
10 Jul 45 – 4 Royal Artillery Reorganisation Centre – 21st Line of Communication Sub Area
Meulenberg-B north-east of Hasselt-B
8 Aug 45 – 7th Base Sub Area
27 Nov 45 – 1st Corps District
10 Jul 45 – 1 Support Training Detachment Royal Artillery – 21st Line of Communication Sub Area
Meulenberg-B north-east of Hasselt-B
8 Aug 45 – 7th Base Sub Area
13 Sep 45 – Royal Artillery Training Establishment – 7th Base Sub Area
Lommel-B south-west of Eindhoven-NL
22 Nov 45 – 1st Corps District as British Army of the Rhine Artillery Training Establishment
27 Oct 45 – 16 Super Heavy Battery 1st Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery – 7th Base Sub Area
Meulenberg-B north-east of Hasselt-B
22 Nov 45 – returns to regiment
Sub units under command will be listed separately
Major British Units command 1st Canadian Army redesignated Canadian Forces in the Netherlands 4 Aug 45 and disbanded 29 Dec 45
49th (West Riding) Infantry Division – 1st Canadian Corps
23 May 45 – 1st Corps District
31st Anti-Aircraft Brigade – 1st Canadian Corps
17 May 45 – 2nd Canadian Corps
15 Jun 45 – 30th Corps District
74th Anti-Aircraft Brigade – 1st Canadian Corps
11 May 45 – 1st Canadian Infantry Division
12 Jun 45 – 1st Canadian Corps
1 Jul 45 – Line of Communication
76th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
29 May 45 – 1st Corps District
107th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
21 May 45 – 2nd Canadian Corps
15 Jun 45 – 30th Corps District
307th Anti-Aircraft Infantry Brigade
26 May 45 – Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
4th Commando Brigade Royal Marines – Netherlands District
5 Jun 45 – 1st Corps District
16 May 45 – 301st Anti-Aircraft Infantry Brigade
24 May 45 – 2nd Canadian Corps
15 Jun 45 – 30th Corps District
7 Jun 45 – 305th Anti-Aircraft Infantry Brigade – 2nd Canadian Corps
15 Jun 45 – 30th Corps District
1st East Riding Yeomanry Royal Armoured Corps
Regimental Headquarters: Tilburg-NL – Breda-NL
Handed in tanks and converts to Occupational War Establishment
15 Jun 45 – 4th Armoured Brigade
98th (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry Queen Mary’s) Field Regiment Royal Artillery (Self Propelled) – 1st Canadian Army Group Royal Artillery
Regimental Headquarters: Beverwijk-NL north-west of Amsterdam-NL
4 Jun 45 – 80th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
3rd Medium Regiment Royal Artillery – 1st Canadian Army Group Royal Canadian Artillery
Regimental Headquarters: Beverwijk-NL north-west of Amsterdam-NL
10 May 45 – Den Oever north of Amsterdam-NL
22 Jun 45 – Schaarsbergen-NL north of Arnhem-NL – 1st Canadian Army Troops
28 Jun 45 – 4th Army Group Royal Artillery
10th (Royal Fusiliers) Medium Regiment Royal Artillery – 2nd Canadian Army Group Royal Canadian Artillery
Regimental Headquarters: Meppen north-west of Osnabrück
10 May 45 – Goor-NL west of Hengelo-NL
12 May 45 – Markelo-NL west of Hengelo-NL – 1st Canadian Army Troops
3 Jun 45 – 2nd Army Troops
5 Jun 45 – 5th Army Group Royal Artillery
1st Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery – 2nd Canadian Army Group Royal Canadian Artillery
Regimental Headquarters: Meppen north-west of Osnabrück
10 May 45 – Goor-NL west of Hengelo-NL
12 Jun 45 – 3rd Army Group Royal Artillery
56th Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery – 1st Canadian Army Group Royal Canadian Artillery
Regimental Headquarters: Beverwijk-NL north-west of Amsterdam-NL
18 Jun 45 – 9th Army Group Royal Artillery
61st (North Midland) Super Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery
Regimental Headquarters: 21 May 45 – Groenlo-NL north-east of Arnham-NL
13 Jun 45 – 17th Army Group Royal Artillery
1st Buckinghamshire Battalion (T-Force)
Battalion Headquarters: Haaksbergen-NL south-west of Enschede-NL
5 Jun 45 – 1st Corps District
30th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment (T-Force)
Battalion Headquarters: Waalwijk-NL north of Tilburg-NL – Utrecht-NL
3 Jun 45 – 8th Corps
26 May 45 – 631st (Kent) Infantry Regiment Royal Artillery from 307th Anti-Aircraft Infantry Brigade
Regimental Headquarters: Stork Factory Hengelo-NL
1 Jun 45 – General Headquarters Troops
Sub units under command will be listed separately
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21st Army Group later British Army of the Rhine 