British Army of the Rhine

British Army of the Rhine
Active	1919–1929 1945–1994
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Part of	British Army British Forces Germany 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, West 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). British Forces Germany consisted of elements of the three service branches of the British Armed Forces based in West Germany; BAOR controlled Army units stationed there.