Updated 8 November 2024
Stadtkreis and Landkries Celle were the responsibility of the following higher formations:
43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division 8 May 45
5th Infantry Division 4 Jun 46
Hannover District 15 Jan 48
7th Armoured Division 1 Mar 49
Requisitioned civilian accommodation – Headquarters
HQ 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division (1)
HQ Royal Artillery 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division (2)
HQ 129th Infantry Brigade (3)
HQ 15th Infantry Brigade (4)
(1) arrived from Ebstorf north-west of Uelzen 21 May 45 – Silk Factory Offices Lüneburger Heerstraße Celle – relieved by 5th Infantry Division 4 Jun 46 – disbanded 30 Jun 46
(2) arrived from Ebstorf north-west of Uelzen 21 May 45 – Spinnhütte Celle – moved to Osnabrück 21 Mar 46
(3) arrived from Medingen north-west of Bad Bevensen 27 May 45 – Winsen an der Aller north-west of Celle – Gamsen north of Gifhorn 27 May 45 – returns 3 Jul 45 – Wensestraße Celle – relieved by 5th Infantry Brigade 4 Jun 46 – disbanded 30 Jun 46
(4) arrived from Goslar 4 Jun 46 – Blumlage Celle – moved to Hannover 30 Jun 47
Source: 21st Army Group later British Army of the Rhine to Mar 49