Now added to Combat Service Support Arms – Royal Army Service Corps Information taken from higher formation War Dairies/Historical Information from Kew as kindly supplied by Lee at arcre.com Do not hold RASC files, except early CRASC 49 (West Riding) Infantry Division, so the listed information is very incomplete, if you can help with post May 45 details please get in touch. Now working on RAMC – have listed hospitals as a starter. 21st Army Group later British Army of the Rhine (under construction)
Nienburg 30 Corps District HQ by Historic Steve posted Jun 21, 2022 at 3:48 PM Puzzle solved after 10+ years, the attached was taken from a 1945/6 publication with the story of 30 Corps in Germany purchased on eBay, the grid references quoted in War Dairies failed to find a firm location on Google Earth and was just about to make my second reece to Nienburg, did a search again on the internet and BINGO this was the Amtssparkasse am Goetheplatz that opened in 1921, now demolished and replaced with a new building serving as the main HQ for the Sparkasse in Nienburg. Not the first time finding a bank had been requestioned, HQ Royal Signals 21 Army Group from 25 Aug 45 British Army of the Rhine were located the Deutsche Bank, corner of Kloster and Porta Strasse in Bad Oeynhausen.
Latest update 1 Oct 2022 Now added to Combat Service Support Arms: Medical Services – Royal Army Medical Corps + Royal Army Dental Corps Provost – Corps Military Police – Royal from 28 Nov 46 Royal Army Ordnance Corps Town Majors In preparation Intelligence Corps Pioneer Corps – Royal from 28 Nov 46 Always looking for War Diaries/Historical Records for units post May 45 to try and improve the published information. 21st Army Group later British Army of the Rhine (under construction)
Major website update 1 Jan 2023 Have now competed records best I can for nearly all Cap Badges that are listed under: Combat Arms Combat Support Arms Combat Service Support Arms Higher formations are listed from their command as at VE Day 8 May 45 To follow: Miscellaneous units Military Government Allied Armies – Belgium – Dutch – Norwegian – Danish Thanks to all members who have assisted with information Wishing everybody a Happy and Healthy New Year 21st Army Group later British Army of the Rhine (under construction)
From Twitter by john bolton @JohnIceAgency using tweets by 7 RLC Regiment in November 2013, alas copy & paste is not working: Yes, a BAOR unit, so could be of interest.
It may have been that the Brits recruited complete units or based the MCTGs around a cadre. OC 632 MCTG'sm office had a Stammlein (?) /Lineage board which traced the unit to a named transport column from, if memory serves me , 1st Fallschirmjaeger Armee