Rotenburg various

Updated 10 September 2024

Requisitioned civilian accommodation

HQ 31st Armoured Brigade 1945 (1)
1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry RAC 1945 (2)
42nd Armoured Engineer Regiment RE 1945 (3)
16 Squadron – 222 Squadron – 617 Squadron
49th Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment RAC 1945 (4)
HQ 32nd Infantry Brigade (Guards) 1945 (5)
HQ 32nd Guards Brigade 1945 (5)
2nd Battalion Scots Guards 1945 (6)
2nd Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion Welsh Guards 1945 (7)
2nd Battalion Welsh Guards 1945 (7)
5th Battalion Coldstream Guards 1945 (8)
1 (Independent) Company 4th Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (Machine Gun) 1945 (9)
1st Battalion Armoured Coldstream Guards 1945 (10)
1st Battalion Coldstream Guards 1945 (10)
HQ 5th Guards Armoured Brigade 1945 (11)
2nd Household Cavalry Regiment RAC 1945 (12)
7th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment RAC 1945 (13)
40th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 1945-1946 (14)
105 Battery – 140 Battery – 268 Battery
92nd (7th Battalion Loyals) Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 1945-1946 (15)
317 Battery – 318 Battery – 319 Battery

(1) Offensen north-west of Rotenburg – Gut Gothard Rotenburg-West 10 May 45 – moved to Schloss Neersen south-west of Krefeld 31 Aug 45
(2) Heeslingen north-west of Rotenburg – Rotenburg Airfield 9 May 45
(3) Heeslingen north-west of Rotenburg – Elsdorf south of Heeslingen 9 May 45 – Westerwalsede south-west of Rotenburg 10 May 45 – Jesterburg north-west of Lüneburg 4 Jun 45
(4) arrived from Gödenstorf west of Lüneburg 11 May 45 – Scheeßel north-east of Rotenburg – moved to Kirchgellersen west of Lüneburg 26 May 45
(5) arrived from Cuxhaven 19 May 45 – Bartelsdorf north-east of Rotenburg – redesignated 32nd Guards Brigade 12 Jun 45 – moved to Alt-Frankenforst east of Köln 17 Jun 45
(6) arrived from Cuxhaven 19 May 45 – Waffensen north-west of Rotenburg – moved to Seedorf north-west of Rotenburg 27 May 45
(7) arrived from Cuxhaven 20 May 45 – Scheeßel north-east of Rotenburg – redesignated 2nd Battalion Welsh Guards 12 Jun 45 – moved to Bergisch Gladbach east of Köln 18 Jun 45
(8) arrived from Nordholz south of Cuxhaven 20 May 45 – Westervesede north-east of Rotenburg – moved to Köln-Weiden 17 Jun 45
(9) arrived from Altenwalde south of Cuxhaven 20 May 45 – Süderwalsede south of Rotenburg – moved to UK 12 Jun 45
(10) arrived from Nordholz south of Cuxhaven 21 May 45 – Innenstadt Rotenburg – redesignated 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards 12 Jun 45 – moved to Alt-Frankenforst east of Köln 17 Jun 45
(11) arrived from Neuhaus an der Oste east of Cuxhaven – Kalbe north-east of Rotenburg 20 May 45 – moved to Gödestorf west of Verden 22 May 45
(12) arrived from Cuxhaven 20 May 45 – Visselhövede south-east of Rotenburg – moved to Brühl south of Köln 17 Jun 45
(13) arrived from Kirchgellersen west of Lüneburg 26 May 45 – Scheeßel north-east of Rotenburg – moved to Krefeld 30 Aug 45
(14) arrived from Berensch south-west of Cuxhaven – Glockengießerstraße Rotenburg 13 Jun 45 – Grosse Straße Rotenburg 6 Dec 45 – disbanded 1 Mar 46
(15) arrived from Henstedt south-east of Syke 3 Sep 45 – disbanded 4 Feb 46

Squadrons/Batteries/Companies were at various locations

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