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British Army of the Rhine
British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) was the name given to British Army occupation forces in the Rhineland, West Germany, after the First and Second World Wars, and during the Cold War, becoming part of NATO's Northern Army Group (NORTHAG) tasked with defending the North German Plain from the armies of the Warsaw Pact. The BAOR constituted the bulk of British forces in West Germany.
The first British Army of the Rhine was created in March 1919 to implement the occupation of the Rhineland. It was originally composed of five corps, composed of two divisions each, plus a cavalry division:
II Corps: commanded by Sir Claud Jacob
IV Corps: commanded by Sir Alexander Godley
VI Corps: commanded by Sir Aylmer Haldane
IX Corps: commanded by Sir Walter Braithwaite and later by Ivor Maxse
X Corps: commanded by Sir Thomas Morland
Cavalry Division (formed from 1st Cavalry Division)
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British Army of the Rhine
British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) was the name given to British Army occupation forces in the Rhineland, West Germany, after the First and Second World Wars, and during the Cold War, becoming part of NATO's Northern Army Group (NORTHAG) tasked with defending the North German Plain from the armies of the Warsaw Pact. The BAOR constituted the bulk of British forces in West Germany.
The first British Army of the Rhine was created in March 1919 to implement the occupation of the Rhineland. It was originally composed of five corps, composed of two divisions each, plus a cavalry division:
II Corps: commanded by Sir Claud Jacob
IV Corps: commanded by Sir Alexander Godley
VI Corps: commanded by Sir Aylmer Haldane
IX Corps: commanded by Sir Walter Braithwaite and later by Ivor Maxse
X Corps: commanded by Sir Thomas Morland
Cavalry Division (formed from 1st Cavalry Division)