page_title: British Army of the Rhine
section_title: 1919–1929
hierarchical_section_title: British Army of the Rhine / History / 1919–1929
caption_attribution_description: English: The British Army of the Rhine, 1919-1929 Two tanks passing through Cologne for inspection by the VI Corps Commander, General Aylmer Haldane, June 1919. The Drum Major is Sergeant Henry George Levett of the 9th Batttalion, East Surrey Regiment.
context_page_description: There have been two formations named British Army of the Rhine. Both were originally occupation forces in Germany, one after the First World War, and the other after the Second World War. Both formations had areas of responsibility located around the German section of the River Rhine.
context_section_description: The first British Army of the Rhine was set up 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
  Light Division (formed from 2nd Division): Commanded by Major-General George Jeffreys
  Southern Division (formed from 29th Division): Commanded by Major-General William Heneker
  IV Corps: Commanded by Sir Alexander Godley
  Lowland Division (formed from 9th Division)
  Highland Division (formed from 62nd Division)
  VI Corps: Commanded by Sir Aylmer Haldane
  Northern Division (formed from 3rd Division)
  London Division (formed from 41st Division)
  IX Corps: Commanded by Sir Walter Braithwaite and later by Ivor Maxse
  Western Division (formed from 1st Division)
  Midland Division (formed from 6th Division)
  X Corps: Commanded by Sir Thomas Morland
  Lancashire Division (formed from 32nd Division)
  Eastern Division (formed from 34th Division)
  Cavalry Division (formed from 1st Cavalry Division)
  Most of these units were progressively dissolved, so that by February 1920 there were only regular battalions:
  1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment
  4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
  2nd Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
  1st Battalion Middlesex Regiment
  3rd Battalion Middlesex Regiment
  1st Battalion Durham Light Infantry
  In August 1920 Winston Churchill told the British Parliament that the BAOR comprised approximately 13,360 troops, consisting of staff, cavalry, Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, infantry, machine gun corps, tanks, and the usual ancillary services. The troops were located principally in the vicinity of Cologne at an approximate cost per month of £300,000. The Cologne Post was a newspaper published for members of the BAOR during this period.
  From 1922 the BAOR was organised into two brigades:
  1st Rhine Brigade
  1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers  1922–1926
  1st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment  1922–1926
  2nd Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders  1922–1926
  1st Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment 1922–1924
  2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment  1926–1928
  2nd Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers  Nov 1926 – Oct 1929
  2nd Battalion Worcestershire Regiment  1926–1928
  2nd Rhine Brigade
  2nd Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry  1922–1924
  1st Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry  1922–1924
  2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps  1922–1925
  1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles  1922–1926
  1st Battalion Manchester Regiment  1923–1924
  2nd Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry  1924–1927
  1st Battalion Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry  1925–1927
  2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers  1926–1929
  2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment  1927–1929
  2nd Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment  1928–1929
caption: Two tanks passing through Cologne for inspection by the VI Corps Commander, General Aylmer Haldane, June 1919
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