Aurich

Aurich

Updated 4 October 2024

Stadtkreis Aurich was the responsibility of the following higher formations:
3rd Canadian Infantry Division 5 May 45
2nd Canadian Infantry Division 17 May 45
3rd Canadian Infantry Division (Canadian Occupation Force) 9 Jul 45
52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division 15 May 46
7th Armoured Division 6 Jul 46
Hannover District 15 Jan 48

Danish Brigade Group under command Hannover District became responsible for Stadtkreis Aurich 5 Jul 47

Blücher Kaserne (Marine Signal School) later Maple Leaf Barracks

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HQ 3rd Canadian Infantry Division 1945 (1)
7th Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of York’s Canadian Hussars) 1945 (2)
Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Machine Gun) 1945 (3)
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders 1945 (4)
HQ 2nd Canadian Infantry Division 1945 (5)
1st Battalion Toronto Scottish (Machine Gun) 1945 (6)
HQ 6th Canadian Infantry Brigade 1945 (7)
32nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 1945 (8)
Les Fusiliers Mont Royal 1945 (9)
Queens Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada 1945 (10)
South Saskatchewan Regiment 1945 (11)
3rd Battalion Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Machine Gun) 1945 (12)
2nd/7th Canadian Infantry Brigade 1945-1946 (13)
4th Battalion Royal Winnipeg Rifles 1945-1946 (13)
4th Battalion Royal Regina Rifles 1945-1946 (13)
4th Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment 1945 (14)
4th Battalion Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada 1945-1946 (15)
356 (Independent) Searchlight Battery (Moonlight) RA 1945-1946 (16)
C Squadron 2nd/7th Reconnaissance Regiment (17th Duke of York’s Royal Canadian Hussars) 1945-1946 (17)
6th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1946 (18)
4th/5th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers 1946 (19)
HQ Royal Artillery 7th Armoured Division 1946 (20)
21st Anti-Tank Regiment RA 1946 (21)

(1) arrived 5 May 45 – moved to Netherlands 17 May 45
(2) Stadtkreis Aurich – moved to Netherlands 16 May 45
(3) Stadtkreis Aurich – Blücher Kaserne 11 May 45 – moved to Netherlands 17 May 45
(4) Stadtkreis Aurich – moved to Netherlands 17 May 45
(5) arrived from Oldenburg 17 May 45 – moved to Bad Zwischenahn 15 Jun 45
(6) arrived from Emden 25 May 45 – moved to Netherlands 12 Jul 45
(7) arrived from Oldenburg 14 May 45 – Stadtkreis Aurich – moved to Netherlands 11 Jul 45
(8) arrived from Oldenburg 22 May 45 – attached from 107th Anti-Aircraft Brigade – Stadtkreis Aurich – Rütenbrock north-west of Meppen returning 30 Jun 45
(9) arrived from Netherlands 14 Jun 45 – moved to Netherlands 11 Jul 45

(10) arrived from Moormerland south of Aurich 18 Jun 45 – moved to Netherlands 11 Jul 45
(11) arrived from Wittmundhafen west of Wilhelmshaven 18 May 45 – Stadtkreis Aurich – moved to Netherlands
12 Jul 45
(12) arrived from Netherlands 10 Jul 45 – Stadtkreis Aurich – Maple Leaf Barracks 13 Jul 45 – moved to
Wilhelmshaven 15 Aug 45
(13) arrived from Netherlands 10 Jul 45 – moved to Delmenhorst Transit Camp 27 Mar 46 then UK
(14) arrived from Netherlands 10 Jul 45 – moved to Wiesede east of Aurich 16 Jul 45
(15) arrived from Wiesede east of Aurich 16 Jul 45 – moved to Delmenhorst Transit Camp 3 May 46 then UK
(16) arrived from Munsterlager – moved to Sandbostel Camp south-west of Bremervörde 5 Feb 46
(17) arrived from Weener south-west of Leer 15 Apr 45 – moved to Delmenhorst Transit Camp 6 May 46 then UK
(18) arrived from Haltern north of Recklinghausen 19 Apr 46 – moved to Wilhelmshaven 25 Jun 46
(19) arrived from Delbrück north-west of Paderborn 19 Apr 46 – disbanded 1 Aug 46
(20) arrived from Itzehoe 2 Jul 46 – moved to Bad Zwischenahn 16 Aug 46
(21) arrived from Brunsbüttelkoog west of Itzehoe 2 Jul 46 – moved to Oldenburg 16 Aug 46

Batteries/Companies were at various locations

More to follow:
Sources: 21st Army Group later British Army of the Rhine to 1 Mar 49
 https://wartimes.ca/canadiana-heritage-war-diary-reels