Pinneberg various

Updated 31 October 2024

Allenby Barracks
Original Name – Luftnachrichten (Intelligence) Kaserne – Eggerstedter Weg Pinneberg

J Battery 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 1946 (1)
2nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 1946 (2)
1 Battery – 5 Battery – 6 Battery

Military Government use

Requisitioned civilian accommodation

11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own) RAC 1945 (3)
8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars RAC 1945 (4)
5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards RAC 1945 (5)
1st Battalion Royal Tank Regiment RAC 1945 (6)
1st Battalion Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) 1945 (7)
9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry 1945 (8)
5th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 1945 (9)
CC Battery – G Battery – K Battery
5th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment RAC 1945 (10)
1st/5th Battalion Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 1945 (11)
2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment 1945 (12)
4th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 1945 (13)
C Battery – F Battery – DD Battery
3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) RAC 1945 (14)
44th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment RAC 1945 (15)
2nd Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps 1945 (16)
271 Forward Delivery Squadron RAC 1945 (17)
59th (4th Battalion West Lancashire) Medium Regiment 1945 (18)
235 Battery – 236 Battery
15th (Isle of Man) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 1945 (19)
1 Battery – 41 Battery – 42 Battery
21st Anti-Tank Regiment RA 1945 (20)
Q Battery – Y Battery – Z Battery – 2 Battery
156th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment 1945 (21)
591 Battery – 592 Battery – 593 Battery
108th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment 1945 (22)
338 Battery – 382 Battery – 421 Battery
109th (7th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 1945 (23)
357 Battery – 358 Battery – 359 Battery
7th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany’s) 1945-1946 (24)
3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 1945-1946 (25)
D Battery – J Battery – M Battery

(1) arrived from Elmshorn north-west of Pinneberg 24 Jan 46 – returns to Elmshorn 19 Feb 46
(2) arrived from area Glückstadt north-east of Pinneberg 20 Feb 46 – moved to Wilhelmshaven 30 Jun 46
(3) arrived from Hamburg Mitte 4 May 45 – Rellingen south-east of Pinneberg – moved to Bendorf north-west of Itzehoe 7 May 45
(4) arrived from Hamburg Mitte 4 May 45 – Hasloh north-east of Pinneberg – moved to Wacken north-west of Itzehoe 5 May 45
(5) arrived from Hamburg Mitte 4 May 45 – Pinneberg – moved to Beldorf north-west of Itzehoe 7 May 45
(6) arrived from Kaiser Wilhelm Hafen (Docks) Hamburg 4 May 45 – Rellingen south-east of Pinneberg – moved to Thaden north-west of Itzehoe 5 May 45
(7) arrived from Hamburg-Harburg 4 May 45 – Pinneberg – moved to Grünenthal north-west of Itzehoe 7 May 45
(8) arrived from Kaiser Wilhelm Hafen (Docks) Hamburg 4 May 45 – Tangstedt north-east of Pinneberg – moved to Hanerau-Hademarschen north-west of Itzehoe 7 May 45
(9) arrived from Hamburg-Harburg 5 May 45 – Halstenbek south-east of Pinneberg 5 May 45 – moved to Gokels north of Itzehoe 9 May 45 – area Elmshorn north-west of Pinneberg 9 Jul 45 – moved to Berlin 13 Jul 45
(10) arrived from Hamburg Mitte 5 May 45 – Norderstedt north-east of Pinneberg – moved to Gribbohm north-west of Itzehoe 7 May 45
(11) arrived from Hamburg Mitte 5 May 45 – Quickborn north-east of Pinneberg – moved to Warringholz north of Itzehoe 7 May 45

(12) arrived from Hamburg Nord 5 May 45 – Hasloh north-east of Pinneburg – moved to Kaaks north of Itzehoe 7 May 45
(13) arrived from Wentorf east of Hamburg-Bergedorf 9 May 45 – Wedel south-west of Pinneberg – Moltkestraße Pinneberg 10 May 45 – moved to Kiel 21 Jun 45
(14) arrived from Hamburg-Winterhude 9 May 45 – area Pinneberg Bahnhof (Railway Station) – Elmshorn north-west of Pinneberg 10 May 45 – moved to Lehmkuhlen north-west of Plön 18 Jun 45
(15) arrived from Hamburg-Bergedorf 9 May 45 – Uetersen north-west of Pinneberg – moved to Schönweide north-east of Plön 18 Jun 45
(16) arrived from Hamburg-Bergedorf 10 May 45 – Bahnhofstraße Pinneburg – moved to Denmark 14 May 45
(17) arrived from Hamburg-Bergedorf 12 May 45 – Tornesch north-west of Pinneberg – Wedel south-west of Pinneburg 14 May 45 – moved to Preetz north-west of Plön 18 Jun 45
(18) arrived from Hamburg-Harburg 11 Jun 45 – Pinneburg – moved to Bochum-Altenbochum 10 Jun 45
(19) arrived from Kempe north-east of Glückstadt 18 Jun 45 – Marktstraße Uetersen north-west of Pinneberg – returns to Kempe 25 Jun 45
(20) arrived from Sandbostel south of Bremervörde 21 Jun 45 – Moltkestraße Pinneberg – Moltkestraße Elmshorn north-west of Pinneburg 9 Jul 45 – returns to Pinneberg 14 Jul 45 – moved to Wilster north-west of Itzehoe 29 Jul 45
(21) arrived from Ludwigslust south of Schwerin 1 Jul 45 – Elmshorner Straße Pinneberg – moved to Lauenburg south-east of Hamburg 30 Jul 45
(22) arrived from Hagenow south-west of Schwerin 1 Jul 45 – Elmshorn north-west of Pinneberg – moved Hamburg-Othmarschen 9 Jul 45
(23) arrived from Lübtheen south-west of Schwerin 1 Jul 45 – Uetersen north-west of Pinneberg – moved to Hamburg-Bergedorf 9 Jul 45
(24) arrived from Neuengamme Camp south-east of Hamburg 11 Jul 45 – Kirchhofsweg Pinneburg – suspended animation 30 Jan 46
(25) arrived from Schenefeld north of Itzehoe 8 Nov 45 – Westerstraße Elmshorn north-west of Pinneberg 8 Nov 45 – J Battery to Allenby Barracks Pinneberg 24 Jan 46 to 19 Feb 46 – moved to Oldenburg 7 Jul 46

Squadrons/Batteries/Companies were at various locations

More to follow
Source: 21st Army Group later British Army of the Rhine to 1 Mar 49