Updated 5 November 2024

Landkreis Meppen was the responsibility of the following higher formations:
2nd Canadian Corps
1st Polish Armoured Division 21 May 45
7th Armoured Division 1 May 47
Hannover District 15 Jan 48
7th Armoured Division 1 Mar 49

Requisitioned civilian accommodation – Headquarters

HQ 2nd Canadian Corps 1945 (1)
HQ 2nd Canadian Army Group Royal Artillery 1945 (2)
HQ 107th Anti-Aircraft Brigade 1945 (3)
HQ 4th Army Group Royal Artillery 1945 (4)
HQ 1st Polish Armoured Division 1945-1947 (5)

Requisitioned civilian accommodation

1st Heavy Regiment RA 1945 (6)
3 Battery – 5 Battery – 16 Heavy Battery – 28 Heavy Battery
10th (Royal Fusiliers) Medium Regiment RA 1945 (7)
83 Battery – 84 Battery
7th Medium Regiment RA 1945 (8)
25/26 Battery – 27/28 Battery
53rd (London) Medium Regiment RA 1945 (9)
209 Battery – 210 Battery
65th (Highland) Medium Regiment RA 1945 (10)
222 Battery – 223 Battery
68th (West Lancashire) Medium Regiment RA 1945 (11)
233 Battery – 234 Battery
51st (Lowland) Heavy Regiment RA 1945 (12)
1 Battery – 2 Battery – 4 Battery – 6 Battery
61st (North Midland) Super Heavy Regiment RA 1945 (13)
241 Battery – 242 Battery – 443 Battery
1st Polish Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 1945-? (14)
10th Polish Mounted Rifle Regiment 1945-? (15)
2nd Polish Armoured Regiment 1945-? (16)
2nd Polish Field Regiment 1945-? (17)
24th Polish (Lancers) Armoured Regiment 1945-? (18)
32nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 1945-? (19)
55 Battery – 98 Battery – 223 Battery

(1) Borken north of Meppen – moved to Bad Zwischenahn 5 May 45
(2) area Hüntel north of Meppen – moved to Netherlands 9 May 45
(3) Haren north of Meppen – moved to Helle north of Bad Zwischenahn 9 May 45
(4) arrived from Ihrhove south-east of Emden 6 May 45 – Am Sportsplatz Wesuwe north-west of Meppen 6 May 45 – Netherlands 10 May 45 – returned 25 May 45 – moved to Etzhorn north-east of Oldenburg 26 May 45
(5) arrived from Schortens west of Wilhelmshaven 21 May 45 – Margarentenstraße Meppen – Rear HQ arrived 18 May 45 – moved to United Kingdom 15 May 47
(6) area Emden – area Meppen – moved to Netherlands 10 May 45
(7) area Meppen – moved to Netherlands 10 May 45
(8) arrived Gross Hespe south-west of Meppen 6 May 45 – moved to Netherlands 10 May 45
(9) arrived Klein Fullen west of Meppen 6 May 45 – moved to Netherlands 10 May 45
(10) arrived Versen north-west of Meppen 6 May 45 – moved to Netherlands 10 May 45
(11) arrived Meppen-Esterfeld 6 May 45 – moved to Netherlands 10 May 45
(12) arrived Gross Fullen west of Meppen 6 May 45 – moved to Netherlands 10 May 45
(13) arrived Meppen-Neustadt 6 May 45 – moved to Netherlands 10 May 45
(14) arrived from Reepsholt south-west of Schortens 12 May 45 – Haselünne south-east of Meppen
(15) arrived from Schortens west of Wilhelmshaven 21 May 45 – Emmeln north of Meppen
(16) arrived 21 May 45 – Herzlake east of Meppen
(17) arrived from Friedeburg south-west of Schortens 22 May 45 – Hülsen east of Meppen – Lingen south of Meppen 19 Jun 45
(18) arrived 23 May 45 – Holte-Lastrup east of Meppen
(19) arrived from Aurich 30 Jun 45 – Rütenbrock north-west of Meppen – suspended animation 25 Feb 46

Squadrons/Batteries/Companies were at various locations

More to follow
Source: 21st Army Group later British Army of the Rhine to 1 Mar 49