Updated 23 July 2024

London Barracks formerly Prinz Albrecht (Wehrmacht) Kaserne – south of General Wever Kaserne – no major units recorded by Oct 48

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HQ 16th Independent Parachute Brigade Group recorded arriving from Bemerode Camp East before moving to UK Dec 49

Handed over to the Bundeswehr 1957 – Prinz Albrecht Kaserne

Dempsey Barracks formerly General Wever/Scharnhorst Kaserne later Edinburgh Barracks – north of Prinz Albrecht Kaserne – no major units recorded by Oct 48

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33 Reinforcement Holding Unit 1945 (1)
125 Transit Camp 1946 (1)
5th Battalion Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders 1946 (2)
5th Battalion (Caithness and Sutherland) Seaforth Highlanders 1946 (3)
2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh’s) 1946-1948 (4)

Handed over to the Bundeswehr 1957 – Scharnhorst Kaserne

(1) arrived from Sulingen north-west of Neinburg 27 May 45 – redesignated 125 Transit Camp 30 Dec 45
(2) arrived from Herrenhausen 2 May 46 – moved to Belgium 20 May 46
(3) arrived from Pelikanviertel 4 May 46 – moved to Belgium 21 May 46
(4) arrived from Einbeck south-west of Goslar 2 Jun 46 – moved to Krefeld 13 Mar 48

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

Part II

This clearly was a large complex as much of the 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade was initially based there in 1951 on first deployment to BAOR and prior to the move to the Werl/Soest area.

Courtesy of Bob Ritter