Tönisvorst is a town in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Germany. It is situated approx. 5 km west of Krefeld.
Updated 11 September 2024
Tönisvorst was the responsibility of the following higher formations:
53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division 7 Jun 45
2nd Infantry Division 1 Feb 47
Requisitioned civilian accommodation
HQ 17th Army Group Royal Artillery 1945 (1)
1 Special Intelligence Company 1945 (2)
(1) arrived from Kevelaer south-west of Bocholt 7 Jun 45 – Overingshof Hüserheide 58b – moved to Kamp-Lintfort north of Krefeld 13 Jun 45
(2) Overingshof Hüserheide west of Krefeld to 14 Jun 45
Source: 21st Army Group later British Army of the Rhine to Mar 49