British Army of the Rhine
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British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) is the name given to two British Army formations of the same name. Both were originally occupation forces in Germany, the first after the First World War and the other, active after the Second World War and during the Cold War, eventually becoming part of NATO's contribution to allied forces there. Both formations had areas of responsibility located around the German section of the River Rhine.
Formal group photograph of British and French officers and commissioners outside the house of the Commander-in-Chief Allied Armies of Occupation, Marienberg
18th Hussars in Cologne, 6 December 1918.
Field Marshal Lord Plumer, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief the British Army of the Rhine, taking the salute from the 29th Division entering Cologne by the Hohenzollern Bridge
Two tanks passing through Cologne for inspection by the VI Corps Commander, General Aylmer Haldane, June 1919
Ivor Maxse
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General Sir Frederick Ivor Maxse, was a senior British Army officer who fought during the First World War, best known for his innovative and effective training methods.
Lieutenant General Ivor Maxse, the GOC of the 18th Corps, presenting medals to men of the 152nd (1st Highland) Brigade, 51st Division at St. Jans-Ter-Brizen, 21 August 1917.