Soltau various

Updated 11 September 2024

Requisitioned civilian accommodation

94th (Dorset & Hampshire) Field Regiment RA 1945 (1)
218 Battery – 224 Battery – 468 Battery
8th Battalion Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) (Machine Gun) 1945 (2)
A Squadron 43rd Reconnaissance Regiment RAC 1945 (3)
HQ 130th Infantry Brigade arrived 1945-1946 (4)
HQRE 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division 1946 (5)
204 Field Company – 100 Field Company (Royal Monmouth) – 207 Field Park Company + 13 Bridging Platoon

(1) arrived from Gnarrenburg south-west of Bremervörde 8 May 45 – Wietzendorf south-east of Soltau – Wiesenstraße Soltau 19 May 45 – Burgdorf south-west of Celle 26 May 45
(2)
arrived from Celle-Neuenhäusen 19 May 45 – Schneverdingen north of Soltau 23 May 45 – moved to Lüchow north-east of Celle 2 Jun 45
(3)
arrived from Rebberlah north-east of Celle 20 May 45 – Poitzen south-east of Soltau 21 May 45 – moved to Hermannsburg north of Celle 28 May 45
(4) arrived
from Winsen-Luhdorf north-west of Lüneburg 30 May 45 – Witte Hotel Schneverdingen RS373045 north of Soltau – relieved by 214th Infantry Brigade in Lüneburg moved to Berlin 11 Mar 46
(5)
arrived from Celle 3 May 46 – TBC – forms 43 Army Troops Engineers 22 Aug 46 to 30 Aug 46

Batteries/Companies were at various locations

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