Updated 12 August 2024

Furness Barracks formerly Pionier Kaserne – please note the translation into English is Engineer not Pioneer.

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1 Coy – 2 Coy – 3 Coy – 4 Coy 2nd Battalion Welsh Guards 1946-1947 (1)
BHQ – HQ Coy 2nd Battalion Welsh Guards 1946-1947 (1)
4th Queen’s Own Hussars RAC 1947 (2)
4th/6th Battalion Parachute Regiment 1948 (3)
1st Battalion Parachute Regiment 1948 (3)

(1) arrived from Bensberg east of Köln 11 Mar 46 – BHQ + HQ Coy arrived 3 Dec 46 – moved to UK and suspended animation 12 Mar 47
(2) arrived from Austria 1 Mar 47 – moved to UK 1 Dec 47
(3) arrived from UK 12 Mar 48 – redesignated 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment 16 Jul 48 – moved to Braunschweig 22 Sep 48

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