British Army Units 1945 on

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Life Guards 
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
 By 17/7/45 the Household Cavalry Regiment comprised personnel of the Life Guards and was disbanded to reconstitute the Life Guards  
1945.07Germany: Goslar6 Guards Brigade
1945: Germany: Northampton Barracks, Wolfenbuttel
Mar 46: Berlin: Kladow Barracks
 June 46: Germany: Luneberg  

1946.07

 

Egypt: Kasr-el-Nil Barracks, Cairo and Amirya, near Alexandria

 

last British troops to leave Cairo
 28 Mar 47: Egypt: Canal Zone: Camp 52, Fanara  
1947.06Palestine: Gaza then to Sarafand; A Sqn Jerusalem, ? Sqn Beer Sheeba
 May 48: left Palestine via Canal Zone for UK  
1948.05England: On leave
 Aug 48: England: Combermere Barracks, Windsor  TA Training
1952.03Germany: Northampton Barracks, Wolfenbüttel 11 Armoured DivisionRecce Role
1953.12England: On leave  
1954.01Egypt: Canal Zone
Jul 55 - Mar 56: Cyprus (Sqn)
 Jul 55 - Apr 56: Aden (Sqn)  
1956.01England: Combermere Barracks, Windsor  
1958.09Aden (Sqn in Oman)  
1959.11England: On leave  
1960.01Germany: Harewood Barracks, Herford Corps Screen 
1962.11England: On leave  
1963.01England: Combermere Barracks, Windsor3 DivisionRecce Role
 Jan 64 - Nov 64: Cyprus: RHQ, A and C Sqns  
1966.05Malaysia
 Sep 65 - 1966: Sqns served in Borneo  
1968.11England: Combermere Barracks, Windsor3 DivisionRecce Role
1971.09Germany: Lothian Barracks, Detmold20 Armoured Brigade 
Jul 72 - Dec 72: Northern Ireland: East BelfastInfantry Role
 May 74 - Sep 74: Northern Ireland: Armagh  
1975.10England: Combermere Barracks, Windsor16 Parachute BrigadeRecce Role
1980.02Germany: Lothian Barracks, Detmold4 Armoured Division
 Jan 81: Lothian Barracks, Detmold20 Armoured Brigade 
1984.01England: Combermere Barracks, Windsor5 Airborne BrigadeRecce Role
1990.01Germany: Athlone Barracks, Sennelager20 Armoured Brigade  
1992.10England: Combermere Barracks, Windsor
19 Oct 92: Amalgamated with The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons), to form Household Cavalry Regiment and Household Mounted Cavalry Regiment
 
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