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Historical Record for the Corps of Royal Engineers from 8th May 1945 until 1st March 1949
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Headquarters 21st Army Group redesignated British Army of the Rhine 25 Aug 45
Chief Engineers: Major-General Sir Eustace Tickell – Major-General GL Watkinson by Jul 46 – Brigadier WM Broomhall DSO OBE CE by Aug 46 – Brigadier GJ Eaton-Matthews by May 48 – Brigadier DCT Swan by 1949
Deputy Director Engineer Works: Brigadier PF Foley by 1949
Deputy Director Transportation: Colonel JH Anderson by 1947
Headquarters 1st Corps redesignated 1st Corps District 21 May 45
Chief Engineers: Brigadier HE Pike CBE DSO – Brigadier WW Boggs CBE Feb 46
1 Jul 47 – disbanded
Headquarters 8th Corps redesignated 8th Corps District 11 June 1945 – forming Royal Engineer (Works) Branch 8 Corps District – 30th Corps District 9 May 46
Headquarters 12th Corps – disbanded 2 Jun 45
Deputy Chief Engineer Works – 8th Base Sub Area of 8th Corps 2 Jun 45
Headquarters 30th Corps redesignated 30th Corps District 11 Jun 45
Chief Engineer: Brigadier CL Fox CBE
9 May 46 – District Chief Engineer Schleswig-Holstein 30 Corps District from 8 Corps District
31 Oct 46 – disbanded
19 Jun 45 – Chief Engineer Berlin District from 1 Corps District – Berlin Area Troops 24 Jun 45 – British Troops Berlin 31 Aug 45
Chief Engineers: Lieutenant Colonel DF Brown CBE – Brigadier JSW Stone CBE MC 1 Aug 45
Deputy Chief Engineer: 1 Aug 45 Colonel DF Brown CBE
Lübbecke – Braunschweig 19 Jun 45 – British Troops Berlin – Platanenallee 28, Charlottenburg 4 Jul 45 – Marine House Kaiserdamm 15 May 46
15 Apr 46 – Chief Engineer Branch Hamburg District
Chief Engineers: Brigadier HHC Sugden later Brigadier GC Swift OBE MC
1 Nov 46 – Chief Engineer Branch 5th Infantry Division District – disbanded 15 Jan 48
Chief Engineer: by 1 Apr 47 Colonel FC Nottingham
1 Jul 47 – Chief Engineer Branch 2nd Infantry Division District
Chief Engineer: Colonel CD Reed
1 Jul 47 – Chief Engineer Branch 7th Armoured Division District
Chief Engineer: Colonel DCT Swan
15 Jan 48 – redesignated Headquarters Royal Engineers Hannover District
Chief Engineer: by 1949 Colonel FHT Gayer
8 Army Group – 30 Corps – 12 Corps 14 May 45 – 8 Corps 2 Jun 45 – 1 Corps District 8 Jun 45 – 30 Corps District 22 Aug 46 – disbanded 13 Sep 46
2 Jun 45 – Hamburg-Blankenese – Rhede east of Bocholt 8 Jun 45 – Hexhof Düsseldorf-Gerresheim 13 Jun 45
10 Army Group 14 May 45 – 30 Corps from 11 Jun 45 30 Corps District – to 20 Jul 45
19 Jun 45 – Bucken south of Verden
11 Army Group – 8 Corps from 11 Jun 45 8 Corps District – disbanded 26 Nov 45
Commander: Colonel RN Foster
13 May 45 – Molfsee south-west of Kiel – Wahlstorf south-east of Kiel 28 May 45
12 Army Group – 8 Corps from 11 Jun 45 8 Corps District – 30 Corps District 12 Jul 45 – cadre only 25 Aug 45
15 Jun 45 – Timmendorfer Strand north-east of Kiel
13 Army Group 3 Jun 45 – 1 Canadian Army Troops – 30 Corps District 15 Jun 45 to 17 Dec 45
Hengelo-NL north-east of Arnhem-NL – Nienburg 19 Jun 45
14 Army Group (Airfields) – 1 Canadian Army Troops – 30 Corps District 18 Jun 45 – 1 Corps District 8 Jul 45 to 18 Mar 46
Delden-NL north-east of Arnhem-NL – Wildeshausen north-east of Vechta 18 Jun 45 – Marl north-west of Recklinghausen 29 Jul 45
18 Army Group – 1 Corps from 21 May 45 1 Corps District – to 7 Mar 46
Preussisch Oldendorf west of Minden – Neubeckum south-east of Münster 19 Jul 45 – Köln-Rodenkirchen 17 Nov 45 – returns Neubeckum 5 Dec 45
2 Army Troops 13 Jun 45 – 30 Corps District – disbanded 8 Jul 45
6 Army Troops – 12 Corps – 10 Army Group 16 May 45 to 7 Jun 45 – 14 Army Group 25 Jun 45 to 8 Jul 45
13 Jun 45 – Wallenhorst north of Osnabrück
7 Army Troops – 11 Army Group – to 26 Nov 45
13 May 45 – Neumünster
29 Army Troops forms 30 Aug 46 – CE Hamburg District
24 Mar 47 – Worcester Barracks Lüneburg
30 Army Troops forms 1 Aug 46 – CE 1 Corps District
18 Jul 47 – Münster (rear party)
43 Army Troops forms 22 Jul 46 – CE 30 Corps District – 8 Army Group 22 Aug 46 to 30 Aug 46
49 Army Troops forms 30 Aug 46 – CE 30 Corps District – to 23 Sep 46
52 Army Troops forms 12 Nov 46 – CE 1 Corps District
Münster
1 Corps Troops from 21 May 45 1 Corps District Troops – 18 Army Group 7 Jul 45 – disbanded 19 Dec 45
Borghorst north of Münster – Postdamm Emsdetten north-west of Münster – Borghorst north of Münster 27 Jun 45 – Herdecke west of Iserlohn 10 Jul 45
8 Corps Troops – 11 Army Group 31 May 45 – disbanded 25 Mar 46
Molfsee south-west of Kiel – Niederkleveez east of Pöln 5 Jun 45
12 Corps Troops – 8 Corps 2 Jun 45 from 11 Jun 45 8 Corps District – 14 Army Group 29 Jul 45 – 18 Army Group 25 Sep 45 – 14 Army Group 26 Feb 46 – disbanded 18 Mar 46
23 Aug 45 – Meckinghoven north-east of Recklinghausen – Dinslaken-Bruch north of Duisburg 11 Oct 45
30 Corps Troops from 11 Jun 45 30 Corps District Troops – disbanded 27 Apr 46
24 May 45 – Neinburg-Langendamm – Neinburg 19 Jun 45
Guards Armoured Divisional Troops – Guards Division 12 Jun 45
Commander: Lieutenant Colonel JN Thomas DSO MC
7 Armoured Divisional Troops
Commanders: Lieutenant Colonel GL Galloway – Lieutenant Colonel GAD Young DSO Apr 47
1 May 47 – redesignated 7th Armoured Divisional Engineer Regiment – disbanded 13 Mar 48 forming Depot Regiment
11 Armoured Divisional Troops – disbanded 12 Mar 45
Commander: Lieutenant Colonel GL Galloway DSO GM
3 Infantry Divisional Troops – to Middle East 15 Oct 45
5 Infantry Divisional Troops – disbanded 15 Feb 48
Commander: Lieutenant Colonel KM Osborne DSO MC
15 Infantry Divisional Troops – to 8 Corps District 19 Mar 46 – suspended animation 3 May 46
Commander: Lieutenant Colonel RK Millar DSO
43 Infantry Divisional Troops – disbanded 30 Jun 46
Commander: Lieutenant Colonel MCA Henniker
49 Infantry Divisional Troops – disbanded 4 Nov 46
Commanders: Lieutenant Colonel GW Duke CBE DSO to 30 Jun 45 – Lieutenant Colonel CA O’B Compton MC from 16 Jul 45 to 1 Jan 46
51 Infantry Divisional Troops – to 43 Infantry Division 27 May 46 – disbanded 30 Jun 46
52 Infantry Divisional Troops – disbanded 15 Jul 46
Commander: Lieutenant Colonel FW Houghton DSO MC
53 Infantry Divisional Troops – redesignated 2 Infantry Division 1 Feb 47
Commander: by Jul 46 Lieutenant Colonel LF Heard CBE
18 Nov 46 – redesignated Chief Engineer Branch 53 Infantry Division
12 Jun 45 – Guards Divisional Troops – disbanded 10 Jan 47
Commander: Lieutenant Colonel JN Thomas DSO MC
1 Feb 47 – 2 Infantry Divisional Troops
Commanders: Lieutenant Colonel EE Stenhouse DSO – Lieutenant Colonel RFE Stoney OBE Jan 48
23 May 48 – redesignated 2 Infantry Divisional Engineer Regiment
9 Jul 48 – redesignated 23 Field Engineer Regiment
17 Apr 47 – 1 Mine Clearance Office – British Troops 1 Belgium Corps Area
28 Aug 47 – disbandment order issued for 17 Sep 47
6 Oct 45 – 1 Engineer Training Establishment British Army of the Rhine from United Kingdom
Commandant: by 15 Apr 46 Colonel RPG Anderson
Headquarters: Knokke-B north-east of Bruges-B – 9th Line of Communication Sub Area for administration – 30 Corps District 22 Mar 46
15 Apr 45 – Gordon Barracks formerly Linsingen Kaserne, Stadtkreis Hameln with 5th Infantry Division for administration
15 Jan 48 – Hannover District for administration
13 Mar 48 – Depot Regiment forms from disbanded 7 Armoured Division Engineer Regiment relieving 32 Assault Engineer Regiment – Hannover District
Regimental Headquarters: Gordon Barracks Hameln
3 Sep 48 – now Depot Squadron 23 Field Engineer Regiment
9 Jul 48 – 23 Field Engineer Regiment forms – 2nd Infantry Division – to Headquarters British Army of the Rhine 3 Sep 48
Regimental Headquarters: Mons Barracks Iserlohn – Gordon Barracks Hameln 3 Sep 48
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