Updated 10 September 2024

Original name – Seefleigerhorst Kaserne

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147 Field Park Squadron RE + 11 Bridge Troop RE 1945-1946 (1)
Renamed Kitchener Barracks
HQ 83 Group RAF 1945-1946 (2)
Royal Signals:
1st Air Formation Signals 1945 (3)
13th Air Formation Signals 1945-1946 (4)
11th Air Formation Signals 1946 (5)
Renamed Caterham Barracks
HQRE Guards Division 1946-1946 (6)
14 Field Company – 615 Field Company – 108 Field Park Company + 11 Bridging Platoon
HQ Schleswig-Holstein Sub Area 1948 (7)
32 Independent Line of Communication Signal Squadron 1948 (8)
Renamed Cavalry Barracks
16th/5th Queen’s Royal Lancers RAC 1948 (9)
Barracks empty for renovation
HQ 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Group 1948 (10)
Renamed Marine Barracks
5 (British) Liaison and HQ British Troops Schleswig-Holstein formed 22 Sep 48 (11)
CRE Schleswig 1949

(1) arrived 25 May 45 – Molke Kaserne 7 Mar 46
(2) arrived from Lüneburg 7 Jun 45 – absorbed by 84 Group 21 Apr 46
(3) arrived from Lüneburg 7 Jun 45 – 1 + 2 Company moved to Bohmte north-east of Osnabrück 14 Jun 45 – 3 Company moved to Belgium 29 Jun 45
(4) arrived from Celle less one company 28 Jun 46 – disbanded 18 Jan 46
(5) reformed 1 Jan 46 – moved to Celle 1 Mar 46
(6) from Molke Kaserne 4 Aug 46 – disbanded 10 Jan 47
(7) arrived from Plön 1 Feb 48 – relieved by 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Group and disbanded 12 Mar 48
(8) arrived from Plön 1 Feb 48 – relieved by 2 Independent Parachute Brigade Group Signal Squadron and disbanded 12 Mar 48 relieved
(9) arrived from Tessendorf Camp Klagenfurt Austria 24 Mar 47 – moved to UK 1 Oct 47
(10) arrived from UK 12 Mar 48 – redesignated 16th Independent Parachute Brigade Group 16 Jul 48 – moved to Hannover 22 Sep 48

(11) Personnel strengths:
30 Sep 48 = 264 Officers – 2026 Other Ranks
31 Dec 48 = 254 Officers – 2885 Other Ranks
31 Mar 49 = 246 Officers – 2638 Other Ranks
Major units – 3rd Medium Regiment RA in Rendsburg – 29th Field Regiment RA in Kiel

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

Part II

Thanks to JPW for the following research

Headquarters Norwegian Tyskland Brigade – Sep 1948 to Apr 1953
Signals Company Norwegian Tyskland Brigade – Sep 1948 to Apr 1953
Military Police Company Norwegian Tyskland Brigade – Sep 1948 to Apr 1953
Transport and Stores Company Norwegian Tyskland Brigade – Sep 1948 to Apr 1953
Medical Units Norwegian Tyskland Brigade – Sep 1948 to Apr 1953 (7)
Workshop Company Norwegian Tyskland Brigade – Sep 1948 to Apr 1953 (8)

(7) Norwegian medical personnel were also employed in the local civilian hospital
(8) The workshop was based at the nearby RAF Schleswigland – Jagel

We (16th/5th Lancers) were on the outskirts of the town of Schleswig. The Schlie, an inlet from the Baltic, forms a sort of harbour at Schleswig, and the Luft Marine barracks was situated on the Schlie. From the roof of our barracks building we could see the town and the church spire. We were just starting to use civilians in the offices at that time, and they used to cycle in from Schleswig.

Courtesy of Larry Conroy, Ex 16th/5th Queens Own Lancers

A picture of my cot next to what was left of the windows of the Luft Marine barracks we took over. Those were the first sheets we’d ever had. They came from the German barracks stores. The cot, the locker – everything was German Marine issue. When we moved in it was a bullet-riddled mess.

Courtesy of Larry Conroy, Ex 16th/5th Queens Own Lancers

A picture of three of the 16th/5th in dress uniform prior to a full dress ride for the locals – which never came off.

Courtesy of Larry Conroy, Ex 16th/5th Queens Own Lancers

Above – a buddy sunbathing on the wing of a Blom Und Voss sea plane which had been strafed and wrecked right where it was anchored. More shot up planes can be seen in the background. We started swimming amongst these wrecks and diving into them as soon as we got there. We found some very amazing things.

Courtesy of Larry Conroy, Ex 16th/5th Queens Own Lancers

Two more buddies on a small sea wall on the Schlie (a camera shy German boy stands behind them.) We were fighting his older brothers in that area — ex Hitler youth and young ex-SS, who formed together as “The Werewolves”. They were dedicated to getting the top brass Nazis out of Germany into Denmark. The local mansions were stopping off places to load gold, silver, jewellery wine, art — anything that could be used as currency. A very small group of us got the job of finding and digging the stuff out, and stopping the escapes. Pretty hairy duty actually, but great for the adventurous amongst us.

Courtesy of Larry Conroy, Ex 16th/5th Queens Own Lancers