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Historical Record for Royal Army Service Corps from 8th May 1945 until 1st March 1949
SHAEF = Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
EXFOR = Expeditionary Force (21st Army Group)
GHQ = General Headquarters
L of C = Line of Communication
BTLC = British Troops Low Countries
CCG = Control Commission Germany
DDST = Deputy Director Supply and Transport
CRASC = Commander Royal Army Service Corps
OC = Officer Commanding
EFi = Expeditionary Force Institutes (NAAFI)
DDST 1 Corps from 27 May 45 1 Corps District – to 1 Jul 47
DDST 8 Corps from 11 Jun 45 8 Corps District – to 5 Jun 46
DDST 12 Corps – to 2 Jun 45
DDST 30 Corps from 11 Jun 45 30 Corps District – to 31 Oct 46
CRASC 2 Army Troops – DDST 30 Corps District 19 Jun 45
Dolldorf north-west of Neinburg 19 Jun 45 – Lotte west of Onsbrück 6 Jul 45 – Wachendorf south-west of Verden 5 Sep 45
CRASC 1 Corps from 27 May 45 1 Corps District Troops – disbandment order issued 28 Mar 46 for 5 Apr 46
Kevelaer south-west of Bocholt – Hermann Göring (Flak) Kaserne later Oxford Barracks Münster 27 Jun 45
4 Platoon – Letmathe west of Iserlohn 27 Nov 45
CRASC 8 Corps from 11 Jun 45 8 Corps District Troops – disbanded order issued 7 Feb 46
Hindenburg Kaserne later McLeod Barracks Neumünster
CRASC 12 Corps Troops – 8 Corps District 14 Jun 45 – 1 Reorganisation and Disbandment Centre 17 Oct 45
Pinneburg north-west of Hamburg – Halstenbek south-east of Pinneburg 6 Oct 45 – Lohne south-west of Bad Oeynhausen 17 Oct 45
CRASC 30 Corps from 11 Jun 45 30 Corps District Troops: Lieutenant Colonel Cozens – disbanded 21 Mar 46
Wichtringhausen west of Hannover – Bad Niendorf west of Hannover – Steinkrug south-west of Hannover 5 Sep 45
CRASC 79 Armoured Division redesignated CRASC 80 Transport Column 3 Oct 45
CRASC 2 Infantry Division 1 Jul 47
CRASC 5 Infantry Division 1 Jul 47 to 15 Jan 48
CRASC 7 Armoured Division 1 Jul 47 to 13 Feb 48
CRASC Hamburg District 15 Apr 46
Hochkamp Hamburg-Altona – Cromarty Barracks Hamburg-Marienthal 15 Dec 46
CRASC Hannover District 15 Jan 48 to 1 Mar 49
OC RASC British Troops Berlin – redesignated 94 CRASC British Troops Berlin 19 Dec 46
Platanenallee 26, Berlin-Charlottenburg 22 Nov 45 – Marine House Kaiserdamm Berlin-Charlottenburg 15 May 46
OC RASC 1 Sub District 1 Sep 46 – 1 Corps District – 7 Armoured Division 1 Jul 47 – Hannover District 15 Jan 48
Oldenburg
OC RASC 2 Sub District 5 Nov 46: by 1 Feb 47 Major RW Patterson to 13 Jan 48 – 1 Corps District – 2 Infantry Division 1 Jul 47 – disbandment order issued 15 Feb 48 for 19 Feb 48
Dortmund – West Riding Barracks Dortmund 1 Feb 47
OC RASC 3 Sub District 23 Sep 46 – 30 Corps District
OC RASC 4 Sub District 23 Sep 46 – 30 Corps District – 1 Corps District 31 Oct 46 – 5 Infantry Division 1 Jul 47 – Hannover District 15 Jan 48
OC RASC 5 Sub District 23 Sep 46 – 30 Corps District – Guards Division 31 Oct 46
93 CRASC Hamburg District 15 Apr 46
Philips Barracks Hamburg-Osdorf by mid-47
94 CRASC British Troops Berlin 19 Dec 46
Marine House Kaiserdamm Berlin-Charlottenburg
95 CRASC Schleswig-Holstein 8 May 46 – Hamburg District
McLeod Barracks Neumünster
97 CRASC HQ BAOR 18 Jul 47
Bad Oeynhausen
200 CRASC 13 Jan 48: Lieutenant Colonel KC Netherton – 2 Infantry Division
Ratingen north-east of Düsseldorf
201 CRASC 13 Jan 48: Lieutenant Colonel RH Daut – 2 Infantry Division
Aldershot Barracks Iserlohn – Northumberland Barracks Menden 3 Nov 48
202 CRASC 13 Jan 48: Lieutenant Colonel JE Hill – 2 Infantry Division
Mülheim east of Duisburg 1 Apr 48
203 CRASC 6 Mar 48 – Hannover District
Hildesheim
204 CRASC 6 Mar 48 – Hannover District
Seaforth Barracks Goslar
207 CRASC – Hamburg District
Lüneberg
208 CRASC 6 Mar 48 – Hannover District
Bielefeld
4 Training Brigade RASC 3 Oct 45 – 1 Corps District – 7 Armoured Division 1 Jul 47 – Hannover District 15 Jan 48 – redesignated 7 Training Battalion by 24 Sep 48 – less detachment
Flak Kaserne later Churchill Barracks Lippstadt south-west of Paderborn
RASC Amphibian Training Wing 6 May 46 – 95 CRASC – disbanded 1 Oct 48
Torpedoversuchsanstalt (TVA) Süd Kaserne Eckernförde south-east of Schleswig
Transport units less Bulk Petroleum
Companies less Bulk Petroleum and Supply
Platoons (Artillery and Transport)
Petroleum units
Maintenance and Inspection units
Supply units
Supply Depots
Port detachments
Bakery and Butchery
Barrack Services
NAAFI units
Miscellaneous units
Do not hold copies of War Dairies/Historical Information, except early CRASC 49 (West Riding) Infantry Division, so the listed information is incomplete, if you can help with post May 45 details please get in touch.
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