8271st GEN HOSP ETO 3 Mar 45 England (Provisional German PW Hospital) HOSP TRAIN No. HOSP TRAIN No. German refugees from the east arriving in the British zone, 1945, Demobilised German soldiers being sent home by train, 1945. BrowseAIR 21 for courts martial records from 1918 to 1965. [46] Flying operations are supported by units such as No. The facility was established in October 1997 and is operated by CAE Aircrew Training Services through a Private Finance Initiative contract. 42d GEN HOSP ETO France (activated 20 Apr 42) M-451 MED DEP ETO 44 France Developed an external network of contacts incorporating local businesses and Councils/VIP's promoting the Station in the best possible light. 635th MED CLR CO ETO 27 Dec 44 Belgium (component of the 169th MED BN) 1900s It carries the markings of Flight Lieutenant Duncan McCuaig who died while conducting a photographic reconnaissance mission over Bremen in Germany as part of Operation Crossbow. 56th GEN HOSP ETO 17 Oct 43 England 1 Nov 44 Belgium (activated 1 Feb 41) 12 OTU), tasked with training pilots, observers and air gunners on the Fairey Battle and Avro Anson. EVACUATION HOSPITAL 400 beds > 296 Off & EM (other sources 375 Off & EM) But this only provided limited assistance. The initial objective was to establish Army Forces in the British Isles in order to protect them from a possible enemy invasion; another objective was to relieve a number of British troops for operations in the Mediterranean, and to reinforce the Royal Air Force with aircraft and personnel. Operation Military Kids was founded to be a resource for teens and young adults who are interested in joining the military, but don't know where to begin. The Station Warrant Officer is the station commander's righthand man, with Mac fulfilling this role for the last three years. 38th EVAC HOSP USAFBI 16 Aug 42 transferred to MTO 9 Nov 42 13 Nov 42 Algeria 4 May 43 Tunisia 29 Sep 43 Italy (activated 15 Apr 42) (inactivated 8 Sep 45 in Italy) 116th EVAC HOSP ETO 6 Nov 44 France 28 Mar 45 Germany (also provided medical assistance to former inmates of KZ-Dachau, May + June 45) 14 Aug 45 France 21 Sep 45 Germany Thisformer German Hospital was taken over by the US Army 9 Jun 45, after the fall of the town. 226th GEN HOSP ETO 5 Mar 45 France These are records of airmen with service numbers from 1 to 562875. 53d MED BN USAFBI Nov 42 7 Jun 44 France 16 Dec 44 Belgium 32 (The Royal) Squadron, bringing Benson's long association with VIP transport to an end. For additional material on awards and promotions, as well as officers correspondence, browse or search the Air Historical Branch (AHB) papers in AIR 1. 816th HOSP CEN (established Jan 45, never operational) The last German DP camps closed in the early 1950s. [17], With the departure of the Argosys, the only flying unit which remained at Benson was the Queen's Flight. Formation badge of theBritish Army of the Rhine, c1958, Two suspected 'Werewolves' at Asendorf, Lower Saxony, May 1945. 156th GEN HOSP USAFBI Jul 43 ETO 19 Jun 44 England We can either copy our records onto paper or deliver them to you digitally, Visit us in Kew to see original documents or view online records for free, Consider paying for It established the British Army War Crimes Investigation Teams (WCIT), which was assisted by other units, including the Special Air Service (SAS). Official Site: https://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/. 189th GEN HOSP ETO 13 Oct 44 England (not operational) 17 Nov 44 France (already landed on Omaha Beach, Normandy, 15 Oct 44) (remained in France for the duration of the war) The new command, reporting to the British Army's Land Command, combined the battlefield support helicopters operated by the RAF, Fleet Air Arm and Army Air Corps. On the night of 26 Dec 44,German bombs destroyed Hospital Train No. 46th FLD HOSP ETO 44 England France Belgium 27 ETO 14 Aug 44 France (FIRST Hospital Train to reach the continent, disembarked in France 14 Aug 44, carrying the 43d GEN HOSP on board, also the very FIRST one to reach Paris 2 Sep 44, with part of the 203d GEN HOSP) 165th MED BN ETO Dec 44 Belgium Soldiers of all ranks resisted the ban on fraternisation. 9 ETO 31 Oct 45 Northern France Rhineland 28th FLD HOSP Alaska (Kiska) 22 Aug 43 ZI 20 Feb 44 ETO May 44 England 16 Aug 44 France 24 Mar 45 Germany 26 May 45 Austria 2 Sep 45 Germany Schematic illustrating the classification of Field Medical Service by the different Echelons (Oct 42). 6th EVAC HOSP 10 Feb 40 (disbanded 24 Aug 42, redesignated 9th EVAC HOSP, embarked for England26 Sep 42) 315th STA HOSP ETO Jun 44 England [22], June 1997 saw the Westland Puma HC1 introduced at Benson, when No. 60th MED BN ETO 6 Jun 44 France (component of 6th ESB) Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford and Admiral Sir George Zambellas were also present. A Nurse of the 15th General Hospital is checking the blood pressure of one of her patients. Official Site: https://home.army.mil/stuttgart/index.php. Picture taken during winter 1944-45. 62d FLD HOSP ETO 44 England Germany US President Harry Trumans intention to support any nations threatened by Communism (the so-called Truman Doctrine of 1947) raised the stakes even higher. During 1944-45, the Allies endured months of fighting against a determined enemy. 78 Squadron, reformed in late 2007 to operate six Merlin HC3As which had been purchased from the Royal Danish Air Force. 1 PRU was formed into No. to all General Hospitals grouped under the Center. 136th STA HOSP USAFBI 27 Aug 43 (remained in the United Kingdom for the duration of its overseas service) Churchill,Truman and Stalin at Potsdam, July 1945. In mid-February 1945, to achieve greater efficiency, the Seine Section streamlined and decentralized Hospital Train loading and unloading procedures to the Gare de lEst (Paris) and used the Gare St.- Lazare (Paris) only for loading outgoing trains bound for the Cherbourg area. 111th EVAC HOSP ETO Oct 44 Holland RAF Benson is home to two front-line Puma HC2 helicopter squadrons and one Operational Conversion Unit, flying a mix of Puma HC2 and Chinook HC4 helicopters. 12 OTU were replaced in December 1940 with Vickers Wellington medium bombers. 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It was attended by Prince Andrew, Duke of York (Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm), and Prince Michael of Kent (Honorary Air Marshal of RAF Benson). 42d EVAC HOSP 1 Jun 41 (disbanded 15 Oct 42, partly split in 2 separate units; the newly designated 27th EVAC HOSP, embarked for North Africa 3 Apr 44, and the designated 77th EVAC HOSP, which embarked for England 5 Aug 42) 83 ETO Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace, 3d STA HOSP USAFBI 30 Jun 42 44 France 28 Apr 45 Belgium(activated 18 Mar 42) [17], Doubt was cast over the future of RAF Benson during a review of Joint Helicopter Command's (JHC) airfields, known as Programme Belvedere. 323d STA HOSP ETO 10 Aug 44 England Meanwhile, the number of Hospital patients in the United States increased from 167,713 on June 30, 1943 to a peak of 303,102 by June 30, 1945 (at this time, the number of authorized beds for all Hospitals in the ZI was only 314,588). Consideration was given to closing at least one JHC airfield, with Benson's support helicopters potentially relocating to RAF Lyneham. FIELD HOSPITAL 400 beds > 40 Off & 184 EM (other sources 35 Off & 211 EM) The BAORalso mobilised former enemysoldiers into the German Civil Labour Organisation (GCLO). 12 21 May 44 England ETO Normandy Northern France Rhineland Millions of people had been made homeless by the war. A second runway (06/24) along with the western taxiways are no longer in use, The airfield features two areas known as load parks (north and south), which are used by helicopters for practising under-slung load operations. STATION HOSPITAL 500 beds > 364 Off & EM (other sources 370 Off & EM, 407 Off & EM) [32] The move began in December 2015 as the unit joined their Puma counterparts under a reformed No. RAF Regiment instructors are responsible for training all Royal Air Force personnel . Hospital construction in Britain was lagging behind in 1943, andUS implementation of the required bed capacity (about 90,600 fixed beds) proved impossible to meet. The United States currently operates eleven bases in Germany. HOSP TRAIN No. Kilmer, New Jersey, 2 Jan 46) 252d GEN HOSP ETO Feb 45 France M-407 MED DEP ETO 6 Sep 44 France Your email address will not be published. The following day, Tuesday 8 May 1945, was declared 'Victory in Europe' (VE) Day, and marked the formal end of the European war. 12th HOSP CEN Great Malvern (established Mar 44) comprised 52d Gen Hosp 53d Gen Hosp 55th Gen Hosp 81st Gen Hosp 93d Gen Hosp 96th Gen Hosp 107th Gen Hosp 114th Gen Hosp 122d Gen Hosp 123d Gen Hosp 135th Gen Hosp 155th Gen Hosp 156th Gen Hosp 297th Gen Hosp 77th Sta Hosp 123d Sta Hosp 232d Sta Hosp 279th Sta Hosp 307th Sta Hosp (previously V Hospital Group, Provisional) 10th STA HOSP USANIF 26 Jan 42 USAFBI (activated 10 Feb 41) The unit, and most others hospitals that were hit in theregion, cared for their own casualties, cleared away rubble, and kept on working , 159th GEN HOSP ETO May 44 England [45], No. 815th HOSP CEN Paris, France (established Feb 45) document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Rob V. is the founder of OperationMilitaryKids.org. 121st GEN HOSP ETO 4 Sep 44 England 26 Jul 45 Germany (to SWPA, diverted to ETO / Germany Jul 45) HOSP TRAIN No. HOSP TRAIN No. [51], Flying and notable non-flying units based at RAF Benson. In that same period 5,050,718 Army patients were admitted to overseas Hospitals, and 6,002,013 to ZI Hospitals! 83d GEN HOSP ETO England 24 Jun 45 France British soldiers had a leading role in this, helping to hunt war criminals, rebuild industry and deal with displaced persons. 173d GEN HOSP ETO 15 Feb 45 France This bloody struggle eventually ended in the final defeat of Nazi Germany. 101st GEN HOSP ETO 28 Apr 45 England 25 Aug 45 Germany 58 25 Nov 44 England Once a member of the Royal Air Force has reached the rank of warrant officer or master aircrew, they are eligible to apply to be a SWO. The Soviets followed suit in October 1949 with the establishment of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). The Surgeon General furnished adequately trained and equipped Army Service Forces Hospital units for the Theaters of Operations, where numbered Station, Field, and General Hospitals became the most important medical installations. 51st STA HOSP MTO 13 May 44 Italy ETO 4 Nov 44 France (NP HOSP maintained psychiatric services and treatment facilities) 100th GEN HOSP USAFBI 14 Apr 43 16 May 44 England 22 Aug 44France (returned to ZI 20 Aug 45) HOSP TRAIN No. 91st EVAC HOSP USAFBI 8 Nov 43 ETO 10 Jun 44 France 7 Sep 44 Holland 15 March 44 Germany (ex-6th SURG HOSP, to ZI 2 Sep 45) 130th STA HOSP ETO 15 Jun 44 England France 24 Aug 45 Germany (the unit where G. S. PATTON Jr died on 21 Dec 45 at 1755 hrs) HOSP TRAIN No. Conflict in Europe. Germans queueing for food in Pinneberg, 1945, German youths being beaten for stealing from British troops, 1945. Cold War HOSP TRAIN No. There were nine suchcamps in the British zone, all guarded by British troops. [54], "BEX" redirects here. Hospital Train No. M-406T MED DEP ETO 26 Aug 44 France (mainly used by the Red Ball Express) 500 / 600 patients > 147 Off & EM 122d EVAC HOSP ETO 7th MED DEP CO ETO Aug 44 France The 13th landed on 7 Jun 44, followed by the 51st Fld Hosp. [53], The station is home to two K8 telephone kiosks which are grade II listed. 65th MED GP ETO 44 Luxembourg 44 Belgium Mar 45 Germany This meant they had a different currency from the locals, and the only one accepted in NAAFI canteens and various messes. 130th GEN HOSP ETO England France Nov 44 Belgium (NP HOSP maintaining psychiatric services and treatment facilities) 12th EVAC HOSP USAFBI 29 Apr 43 ETO 23 Aug 44 France 15 Jan 45 Luxembourg 7 Apr 45 Germany (constituted with elements of 19th EVAC HOSP) 95th GEN HOSP ETO Mar 44 England Aug 44 France late 44 Belgium (part of the 819th HOSP CEN 18-28 Oct 44, went into strategic reserve Jun 45 in France) M-411 MED DEP ETO 29 Nov 44 Belgium (satellite facility of M-409 Medical Depot, located at Lige) 130th EVAC HOSP ETO 15 Dec 44 England 15 Mar 45 France 2 May 45 Germany 15 May 45 Austria (responsible for treatment of RAMPs at Stalag VII-A Moosburg PW Camp, as from 2 May 45, and later responsible for DPs, and former inmates of KZ-Mauthausen effective 15 May 45 onward, unit later replaced by the 59th FLD HOSP 16 Jun 45, returned to France 22 Jun 45, sailed for ZI, arrived Cp. In1949,Marshall Aid was extended tothe newly formed West Germany. alone had approximately 700 Hospital units of all kinds in operation overseas at this time The following record types may prove useful when tracing the career of an officer: You can trace the commissions and promotions of an RAF officers career from March 1919 in the Air Force List, available at The National Archives at Kew and other specialist libraries and archives (see section 11). HOSP TRAIN No. 220th GEN HOSP ETO 6 Feb 45 England (no debarkation, moved on to France, where landed 8 Feb 45) 23 Mar 45 France (activated 28 Sep 44) (closed for operations 19 Nov 45, returned to ZI 21 Nov 45) 50th FLD HOSP- ETO 9 Mar 44 England 12 Sep 44 France 17 Sep 44 Holland 27 Sep 44 Belgium 14 Oct 44 Holland 8 Apr 45 Germany 14 Jul 45 France (consolidation with 239th GEN HOSP Mar/Apr 46) (some sources indicate some unit elements remained in France until 47) The base is one of the only bases in Europe that has existed as a US Army base since before WWII. [34], BAe 146 aircraft of No. Anything that was deemed nice to know, or necessary to know was investigated, collected, and requested. Following their victory, the Allies feared that Nazi fanatics might wage a partisan war against the occupation, and gather in the mountains of Bavaria and Austria, in the so-called 'Alpine Redoubt'. 22 Squadron (the Operational Evaluation Unit for Joint Helicopter Command) and Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility which operates a variety of simulators. The Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force ( WORAF) (previously known as the Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer) is the senior RAF appointment for a warrant officer (WO), and therefore the most senior non-commissioned appointment in the Royal Air Force (RAF). The tented 76th Gen Hospwashard hit on 8 Jan 45, when a V-1 buzz bomb struck the area, killing 24 patients and staff, injuring another 20, and causing heavy damage to installations and equipment. Many investigating officers were demobbed without being replaced. Look in PMG 43 for supplementary payments to RAF officers and their dependents from 1916 to 1920. In any case, the Allies took the threat seriously and had interned around 100,000 civilian suspects by the end of 1945. In February 1962, No. HOSP TRAIN No. Contact the Chaplaincy Office: Phone: 01491 837766 Ext: 6234 Church services and meetings Various weekly services and sessions are available, both religious and spiritual; however, there is currently no Sunday service. [38], Aircraft hangars at Benson date from the Second World War and comprise four C-type (known as hangars A to D) and a T2 hangar. 179th MED BN ETO Dec 44 Belgium was assigned as Camp Surgeon, assisted by personnel of the 116th EVAC and 127th EVAC HOSP) 66th MED DEP CO ETO Dec 44 Belgium (operated M-409), 91st MED GAS TREAT BN ETO Jul 44 France 16 Dec 44 Belgium Mar 45 Germany 1st GEN HOSP USAFBI 28 Dec 43 ETO 16 Jun 44 England Sep 44 France (activated 10 Jun 43, returned to ZI Oct 45) Due to its location on the Baltic, the British zone receiveda great number of German refugees who had come by sea. Kilmer, New Jersey, ZI, 17 Feb 46) 60 Squadron reformed at the station, flying the Westland Wessex HC2. Official Site: https://home.army.mil/ansbach/, Related Article Military Bases In Texas. These are predominantly records of service prior to 1939. 317th GEN HOSP ETO 44 England In western Germany, the British and Americans unified their zones in 1947 so as to betterco-operate politically and economically. 4th CONV HOSP 16 Oct 43 USAFBI ETO 28 Jun 44 France 2 Oct 44 Holland 26 Oct 44 Belgium 22 Mar 45 Germany The German capital of Berlin, despite being deep inside the Soviet occupation area, was also to be split into four separate zones. [7] Utilising Supermarine Spitfires, the unit found that their camouflage and operating altitude allowed them to remain virtually invisible to enemy defences and avoid interception. It is a front-line station and home to the RAF's fleet of Westland Puma HC2 support helicopters, used primarily for the transportation of troops & equipment. 42d FLD HOSP ETO Mar 44 England 8 Jun 44 France 17 Sep 44 Holland 16 Dec 44 Belgium 24 Dec 44 France 9 Jan 45 Belgium 13 Apr 45 Germany 30th FLD HOSP Alaska (Kiska) 15 Aug 43 ZI 20 Feb 44 ETO 15 May 44 England 14 Aug 44 France 28 Feb 45 Germany Revised plans were negotiated with the British Ministry of Works, and the new overall plan now called to resume construction of twelve 834-bed Sta Hosp, five 1,084-bed Gen Hosp, and thirty convertible Troop Camps; the first were mostly semicylindrical metal Nissen-Hut constructions with, if necessary, tented expansion wards; the second either existing or new fixed brick installations; while the last were either existing Emergency Medical Services buildings (EMS), British Militia camps, or dual-purpose installations. SCSHQ remained at Benson until 1981. 306th GEN HOSP ETO 8 Apr 45 France (admitted RAMPs for treatment May 45) Required fields are marked *. Eventually, Hirst helped turn Volkswagen into today's well-known brand. View of a General Hospital, at Bayreuth, Germany,late August 45. Myles Standish, ZI) SURGICAL HOSPITAL 400 beds > 385 Off & EM. Multinational personnel supporting the above, including approximately 500 US Service Members. 191st GEN HOSP ETO 3 Oct 44 England 20 Dec 44 France(returned to ZI 23 Dec 45, and inactivated 9 Jan 46) 51st EVAC HOSP 27 Aug 44 Southern France 27 Mar 45 Germany Oct-Nov 45 France(inactivated in ZI Jan 46) 228th STA HOSP ETO Jun 44 England France (ex-72d GEN HOSP inactivated and reorganized) Last edited on 16 December 2021, at 15:33, introducing citations to additional sources, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Station_warrant_officer&oldid=1060607991, This page was last edited on 16 December 2021, at 15:33. 217th GEN HOSP ETO Mar 44 6 Sep 44 France (activated 1 Jun 41, ceased operations Jul 45) (admitted 1,098 RAMPs for further treatment Apr/May 45) 103d GEN HOSP ETO 7 Aug 44 England The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) was therefore formed in April 1949 with General Dwight Eisenhower as the first Supreme Allied Commander Europe. The Puma Operational Conversion Flight, previously part of No. RAF Benson opened in 1939 and during the Second World War it was tasked with training aircrews on the Fairey Battle light bomber and Avro Anson training aircraft. At the end of the war, the Allies also had to deal with millions of displaced persons (DPs). 21 Apr 2023 12:03:28 49 6 Apr 44 Scotland Follow their evolution from conquerors and occupiers to allies and friends. 58 Squadron. 38th STA HOSP USAFBI 5 May 42 ETO Jun 44 England 4 Aug 45 France It was made responsible for the occupation and administration of the British Zone in north-west Germany. Look on the GOV.UK website to find out how to obtain service records. 126th EVAC HOSP ETO 1 May 45 Germany (responsible for PW, DPs and RAMPS servicing) 5th EVAC HOSP ETO 18 Dec 43 England 15 Jun 44 France 18 Sep 44 Belgium 11 Mar 45 Germany (activated 15 Jun 42) (operatedfeeding point for transient RAMPS at Gotha) (inactivated 5 Mar 46 ZI) Shortly thereafter, authority was requested to activate 5 additional Hospital Centers with a certain number of cellular units attached in order to obtain T/O units for operation of the 7 Hospital Groups. Indeed, with around 800,000 Commonwealth soldiers in Germany by the end of 1945, finding barracks and camps for them all in a ruined country was major headache. 201st GEN HOSP ETO 7 Nov 44 England 26 Dec 44 France 241st GEN HOSP ETO 44 England 14 Feb 45 France Itwas also encouraged to build a new military, the Bundeswehr, which took its place alongside the BAOR as anally in the burgeoning Cold War. 47th FLD HOSP ETO 1 Sep 44 France 7 Sep 44 Belgium 1 Oct 44 Holland 27 Oct 44 Belgium 20 Mar 45 Germany 16 Jul 45 Austria 12 Sep 45 Germany 34 ETO Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace 242d GEN HOSP ETO 16 Dec 44 England 14 Feb 45 France Belgium (to SWPA, diverted at sea to ZI) During the first days ashore, the unit functioned as an Evacuation Hospital, receiving and treating all types of patients,supported by Auxiliary Surgical Teams provided by the 5th Engineer Special Brigade (ESB) Clearing Stations. Thought the presentation & interpretation made the subject accessible". 25 6 Jul 44 England 25 Jul 44 Scotland ETO Northern France Rhineland Central Europe The original documents are in AIR 1/819/204/4/1316 and also AIR 10/232-237. In April 1944, the existing organization was superseded by a new T/O 8-500, dated 23 April 1944, governing a Hospital Center Headquarters consisting of 7 Officers, 1 Warrant Officer, 1 Nurse, and 23 Enlisted Men. 7431st GEN HOSP ETO 1 Jun 45 France (Provisional German PW Hospital) 166th GEN HOSP ETO 1 Jul 45 France (temporarily converted to hospital care for German PWs) (established in Germany where it began operations 11 Jun 46) The CCG provided raw materials and labour. VII Hospital Group (Prov) Newmarket, Cambs., UK. 99th GEN HOSP ETO 12 Jun 44 England 29 Sep 44 France 94th GEN HOSP ETO 1 Apr 44 England 1 Jul 45 France (activated 25 Sep 42) 09:00 to 17:00. 118th EVAC HOSP ETO Apr 45 Germany (responsible for PWs,DPs and RAMPS servicing) 7th CONV HOSP ETO England France Germany
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