Updated 27 August 2024
Requisitioned civilian accommodation
HQRA 11th Armoured Division 1945-1946 (1)
13th (Honorable Artillery Company) Regiment RHA 1945-1946 (2)
G Battery – H Battery – I Battery
151st Field Regiment RA (3)
123 Battery – 124 Battery – 125 Battery
75th Anti-Tank Regiment RA (4)
117 Battery – 118 Battery – 119 Battery – 338 Battery
257 Battery of 65th (Norfolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment RA (5)
(1) arrived from Ratzbek south-west of Lübeck 10 May 45 – Gut Mariental south of Eckernförde 16 May 45 – Gut Altenhof south-east of Eckernförde 16 May 45 – Northolt Barracks Holtenau Kiel 12 Jan 46 – Altenhof south-east of Eckernförde 10 Mar 46 – disbanded 15 Apr 46
(2) arrived from Zarpen west of Lübeck 10 May 45 – various locations in Landkreis Eckernförde – suspended animation 4 Mar 46
(3) arrived from Bad Oldesloe west of Lübeck 15 May 45 – Eckernförde-Süd – 125 Battery TVA Süd – suspended animation 4 Mar 46
(4) arrived from Badendorf west of Lübeck 10 May 45 – Gut Ludwigsburg north-east of Eckernförde – Gut Grünholz north-east of Eckernförde – moved to Morsum north-west of Verden 3 Jun 45
(5) arrived 24 Jun 45 – Eckernförde Centrum – moved to Carlshöhe Kaserne 1 Jan 46
Carlshöhe Kaserne – proposal to rename Arbroath Barracks
65th (Norfolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank RA 1946 (6)
257 Battery – 258 Battery – 259 Battery – 260 Battery
53rd (Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Heavy Regiment RA 1946 (7)
8 Battery – 9 Battery – 24 Battery – 25 Battery
Military Government 1946 onwards
https://www.carlshoehe-eckernfoerde.de/carlshoehe-gestern
(6) arrived from Kappeln-Dothmark north-east of Schleswig 1 Jan 46 – 259 Battery arrived 9 Aug 45 – disbanded 4 Mar 46
(7) arrived from Neumünster south of Kiel 10 Feb 46 – disbanded 27 Mar 46
Torpedoversuchsanstalt (TVA) Süd Kaserne – proposal to rename Arundel Barracks – demolished Oct 48
125 Battery of 151st Field Regiment RA 1945-1946 (8)
4th Battalion Coldstream Guards 1946 (9)
29th Field Regiment RA 1946 (10)
8 Battery – 79 Battery – 145 Battery
Advance party RASC Amphibian Training Wing arrived Apr 47 then moved to TVA Nord
(8) arrived 19 Sep 45 to 1 Jan 46
(9) arrived from Monschau south-east Aachen 9 Mar 46 – moved to UK and disbanded 8 Jun 46
(10) arrived from Schleswig 11 Jun 46 – moved to Düsseldorf 3 Jan 47
Torpedoversuchsanstalt (TVA) Nord Kaserne – demolished Oct 48
RASC Amphibian Training Wing 1947-1948 – disbanded
More to follow
Source: 21st Army Group later British Army of the Rhine to 1 Mar 49
Part II
Eckernförde is a City of approximately 23,000 situated on the Baltic coast 10 kilometres NW of the major port of Kiel. It sits on a narrow strip of land, about 1 km across at its widest point, that separates the Baltic Sea from the Windebyer Noor. Approximately 2.5 km (1.6 miles) east is the district of Louisenburg containing a harbour area protected by substantial sea defences. It is home to the entire fleet of submarines operated by today’s Kriegsmarine.
Situated in the Eckernförde area, circa 1949, was the Aquatic Warfare Training Unit for BAOR. Back then it was renowned for the joys of freezing boat landings, Kapok bridges and landing craft.