Recklinghausen various

Updated 5 September 2024

Requisitioned civilian accommodation

2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) (Machine Gun) 1945 (1)
1st Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borders 1945 (2)
2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Riles 1945 (3)
41st Commando Battalion RM 1945 (4)
4th (Army) Commando Battalion 1945-1946 (5)
7th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1945 (6)
6th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1945-1946 (7)
47th Commando Battalion RM 1945 (8)
48th Commando Battalion RM 1945 (9)
HQ 4th Commando Brigade RM 1945 (10)
1st Battalion (City of London Regiment) Royal Fusiliers 1946-1947 (11)

(1) arrived from Langelage north-east of Osnabrück 30 May 45 – Dorsten-Hochfeldt north-west of Recklinghausen – Hullern north of Recklinghausen 16 Jun 45 – moved to Belgium 13 Aug 45
(2) arrived from Ibbenbüren west of Osnabrück 29 May 45 – Waltrop east of Recklinghausen – Polizeipräsidium (Police HQ) Recklinghausen 30 May 45
(3) arrived from Mettingen north-west of Osnabrück 30 May 45 – area Vom-Stein-Straße
Buer south-west of Recklinghausen – moved to Belgium 14 Aug 45
(4) arrived from Netherlands 7 Jun 45 –
Bochumer Straße Recklinghausen – moved to Rheinberg north-west of Duisburg 28 Jun 45 – returns 4 Sep 46 – Herten south-west of Recklinghausen 30 Jan 46 – disbanded 18 Mar 46
(5) arrived from Borken east of Bocholt 4 Jul 45 – Bochumer Straße Recklinghausen – Warburg south-east of Paderborn 8 Jul 45 – returns 8 Sep 45 – moved to UK 26 Nov 45
(6) arrived from Belgium 4 Jul 45 – Waltrop east of Recklinghausen – moved to Altena south of Iserlohn 28 Jul 45
(7) arrived from Belgium 13 Aug 45 – Vom Stein Straße Buer south-west of Recklinghausen
– Haltern am See north of Recklinghausen 9 Mar 46 – moved to Aurich 19 Apr 46
(8) arrived from Minden 23 Aug 45 – Oer-Erkenschwick north-east of Recklinghausen – moved to Warburg south-east of Paderborn 9 Nov 45
(9) arrived from Borken east of Bocholt 27 Aug 45 – Waltrop east of Recklinghausen – moved to Büren south-west of Paderborn 27 Nov 45
(10) arrived from Geseke south-west of Paderborn 4 Sep 45 – Schütenstraße Waltrop east of Recklinghausen – moved to UK 27 Nov 45
(11) arrived from Berlin 10 Dec 46 – Buer south-west of Recklinghausen
– moved to Iserlohn 19 Jul 47

Companies were at various locations

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