British Army of the Rhine | |
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Active | 1919–1929 1945–1994 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Part of | British Army Northern Army Group |
Garrison/HQ | JHQ Rheindahlen, Germany |
British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) was the name given to British Army occupation forces in the Rhineland, 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, and was a part of British Forces Germany (BFG). The BFG was made up of elements of the three services based in West Germany; the BAOR controlled Army units stationed there.