There have been two formations named British Army on the Rhine (BAOR). Both were originally occupation forces in Germany, one after World War I, and the other after WWII. Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Franz... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian...

The second British Army on the Rhine was formed on 25 August 1945 from 21st Army Group. Its original function was to control the corps districts which were running the military government of the British zone of occupied Germany. After the assumption of government by civilians, it became the command formation for the troops in Germany only, rather than being responsible for administration as well. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Loreley At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (Dutch Rijn, French Rhin, German Rhein, Italian: Reno, Romansch: Rein, ) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... (Redirected from 21st Army Group) The British 21st Army Group was an important Allied force in the European Theatre of World War II. Commanded by Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery it initially controlled all ground forces in Operation Overlord. ...

As the Soviet threat increased, BAOR became more responsible for the defence of Germany than its occupation. It became the primary formation controlling the British contribution to NATO after the formation of the alliance in 1949. Its primary combat formation was I (BR) Corps. From 1952 the commander-in-chief of the BAOR was also the commander of NATO's Northern Army Group NORTHAG in the event of a general war with the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation[1] (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for collective security established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... The British I Corps has a long history, and was in existence as an active formation in the British Army for longer than any other corps. ... Unofficial Seal of the Warsaw Pact Distinguish from the Warsaw Convention, which is an agreement among airlines about financial liability and the Treaty of Warsaw (1970) between West Germany and the Peoples Republic of Poland. ...

The 1993 Options for Change defence cuts resulted in BAOR being replaced by the 25,000 strong British Forces Germany (BFG) in 1994. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Options for Change was a restructuring of the British military in 1993, aimed at cutting defence spending following the end of the Cold War. ... The British Forces Germany (BFG) is the successor of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) and Royal Air Force Germany (RAFG), which were disbanded in 1994 after the end of the Cold War. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Commanders-in-Chief

• Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein 1945 –1946
• Lieutenant General Sir Richard Loudon McCreery 1946 – 1947
• General Sir Brian Herbert Robertson 1947 –1948 (also British Military Governor 1947 – 1949)
• Lieutenant General Sir Brian Horrocks 1948 – 1949
• Lieutenant General Sir Charles Keightley 1949 – 1951
• General Sir John Harding 1951 – 1952
• General Sir Richard Nelson Gale 1952 – 1957
• General Sir Alfred Dudley Ward 1957 – 1960
• General Sir James Cassels 1960 – 1963
• General Sir William Gurdon Stirling 1963 – 1966
• General Sir John Hackett 1966 – 1968
• General Sir Desmond Fitzpatrick 1968 – 1970
• General Sir Peter Mervyn Hunt 1970 – 1973
• General Sir Harry Tuzo 1973 – 1976
• General Sir Frank King 1976 – 1978
• General Sir William Scotter 1978 – 1980
• General Sir James Michael Gow 1980 – 1983
• General Sir Nigel Bagnall 1983 – 1985
• General Sir Martin Farndale 1985 – 1987
• General Sir Brian Kenny 1987 – 1989
• General Sir Peter Inge 1989 – 1993
• General Sir Charles Guthrie 1993 – May 1994 (command disbanded)

Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC (17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976) was a British Army officer, often referred to as Monty. He successfully commanded Allied forces at the Battle of El Alamein, a major turning point in World War II, and... . ... Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks, (September 7, 1895 - January 4, 1985) was a British military officer. ... Gale as GOC 6th Airborne Division, 10 June 1944. ... General Sir Alfred Dudley Ward, GCB, KBE, DSO, (27 January 1905 – 28 December 1991), was a British Army officer during the Second World War and later Governor of Gibraltar. ... Field Marshal Sir Charles Archibald James Halkett Cassels , GCB, KBE, DSO (1907-1996) was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1965 and 1968. ... This article is about the British Army officer and author, for information about the musician, see John Hackett (musician). ... Field Marshal Sir Nigel Bagnall was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1985 and 1989. ... Field Marshal Peter Anthony Inge, Baron Inge, KG, GCB, DL (born 5 August 1935) was the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1992 and 1994. ... General Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank. ...

See also

• British military history
• UK topics