Updated 30 June 2024
Dortmund was the responsibility of the following higher formations:
49th (West Riding) Infantry Division 5 Jun 45
53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division 15 Jul 46 – redesignated X Division 1 Oct 46
2nd Infantry Division 1 Feb 47
Requisitioned civilian accommodation
49th Divisional Artillery Brigade 1945-1946 (1)
76th Anti-Aircraft Brigade 1945 (2)
69th (West Riding) Field Regiment RA 1945-1946 (3)
273 Battery – 448 Battery – 189 Battery
74th (Northumbrian) Field Regiment RA 1945-1946 (4)
296 Battery – 440 Battery – 452 Battery
143rd (West Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA 1945 (5)
190 Battery – 388 Battery – 507 Battery
55th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment RA 1945-1946 (6)
217 Battery – 218 Battery – 219 Battery – 220 Battery
89th (11th Buffs) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 1945 (7)
308 Battery – 309 Battery – 310 Battery
112th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 1945 (8)
352 Battery – 353 Battery – 380 Battery
1st Searchlight Regiment + 1/1 Battery 1945 (9)
(1) arrived from Hilter south-east of Osnabruck 5 Jun 45 – Unterer Ahlenbergweg 72, Herdecke south-west Dortmund – redesignated HQRA 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division 7 May 46 – moved to Hilden north-east of Düsseldorf and redesignated HQRA 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division 15 Jul 46
(2) arrived from Belgium 5 Jun 45 – Dortmund-Dorstfeld – moved to Laer north-west of Münster 20 Jun 45
(3) arrived from Placke south-east of Osnabruck 5 Jun 45 – Dortmund-Hörde 5 Jun 45 – moved to West Riding Barracks 21 Jan 46
(4) arrived from Herne north of Bochum 11 Jul 45 – Dortmund-Dorstfeld – moved to Moore Barracks 6 May 46
(5) arrived from Wattenscheid west of Bochum 11 Jul 45 – Dortmund-Kirchhörde – moved to Witten-Bommern south-west of Dortmund
(6) arrived from Hilter south-east of Osnabruck 5 Jun 45 – Kurler Straße, Kurl north-east of Dortmund – moved to Suffolk Barracks 21 Jan 46
(7) arrived from Remsede south-east of Osnabruck 5 Jun 45 – Hohle Eiche, Kirchhörde south Dortmund – moved to Bochum 20 Jun 45
(8) arrived from Belgium 5 Jun 45 – Dortmund-Brackel – moved to Emsdetten north-east of Laer 10 Jul 45
(9) arrived from Witten-Bommern south-east of Dortmund 20 Jun 45 – Dortmund-Hombruch – moved to Tecklenburg south-west of Osnabrück 10 Jul 45
Batteries were at various locations
More to follow
Source: 21st Army Group later British Army of the Rhine to 1 Mar 49