45 26 Jun 43 England ETO Northern France Rhineland Central Europe [17] The Support Command Flight Checking Unit disbanded in early 1987, with its role transferred to No. 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'. 8279th GEN HOSP ETO 27 Apr 45 France (Provisional German PW Hospital). 174th GEN HOSP ETO Aug 44 France Indexes and keys to AIR 1 are available with the printed version of our catalogue at The National Archives at Kew. In1949,Marshall Aid was extended tothe newly formed West Germany. [4] Benson was officially opened as an RAF station under No. Our Trustees | About Us | RAF Benevolent Fund 63d FLD HOSP ETO Nov 44 England France Feb 45 Germany (returned to ZI 1 Feb 45) 391st Medical Collecto-Clearing Company ETO 6 Jun 44 France (component of 61st MED BN, 5th ESB) The second series of AHB records, in AIR 5, contains little on individuals. 4, became the 828th CONV CEN 1 Dec 44) Theyweretasked with guard duties in the camps set up to deal with the tide of humanity moving through Germany. 109th GEN HOSP ETO England 3, became the 827th CONV CEN 1 Dec 44) (ex-10th HOSP CEN in the ZI) HOSP TRAIN No. 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 Their task was to assist the British Ministry of Health in combating outbreaks of paratyphoid, scabies, and other diseases which were a constant threat in the crowded and bomb damaged cities. 91st GEN HOSP ETO 29 Apr 44 England 26 Sep 44 France 6 Oct 45 Belgium (priority for treatment of RAMPs effective 23 Apr 45, inactivated Cp. Please note that this series is still accruing and currently only goes up toAugust 1940. Liberated on 7 Sep 44, the city of Ciney suffered considerably during the Battle of the Bulge. Help with bereavement. 108th EVAC HOSP ETO 18 Apr 45 Germany HOSP TRAIN No. Itwas also encouraged to build a new military, the Bundeswehr, which took its place alongside the BAOR as anally in the burgeoning Cold War. Alternatively, search The National Archives library catalogue to see what is available to consult at Kew. 117th GEN HOSP ETO 5 Aug 44 England 46th GEN HOSP MTO 44 Algeria ETO 8 Sep 44 (activated 15 Jul 42) [17], Flying activity increased in January 1983 when the Hawker Siddeley Andover arrived from RAF Brize Norton. Contact the Engagement Office in the first instance: Email: BEN-Engagement @mod.gov.uk. Overall Mission: USAG Bavaria contains the Sheridan Barracks. After collecting their equipment scatteredon the congested and only partially organized beaches, the 13th Fld Hosp went into operation near the coast on 10 Jun 44. Oxfordshire: Bomber Command/No 1 (Bomber) Group: SHQ; No 103 (Bomber) Squadron; No 150 (Bomber) Squadron . USAG Ansbach and the attached Katterbach Kaserne base played a significant role during the Cold War, but operations have since been scaled back. It was later joined by the 28th General Hospital which went into operation in the city early October.The staff of the 15th Gen Hosp held regular meetings with the medical faculty of the local University, to discuss latest developments in the medical field and help them further on with their medical-related activities. Additional Hospital Centers were later set up on the Continent, under jurisdiction of ComZ. This change in policy was exemplified by the introduction of the Deutsche Mark (DM) in 1948, which replacedthe weak wartime currency, the Reichsmark (RM). 542, No. [12], Post-war demobilisation saw the disbandment of No. 15th STA HOSP ETO England Operations Record Books and Combat Reports, Royal Air Force officers service records 1918-1919, British prisoners of the Second World War and the Korean War, publications on Royal Air Force personnel and the associated records, The Distinguished Flying Medal register for the Second World War: With Official Recommendation details, Honour the Air Forces: Honours and awards to the RAF and Dominion Air Forces during the Second World War, The Distinguished Flying Cross and how it was won 1918-1995, Friends of The National 810th HOSP CEN (established Jan 45, never operational) 818th HOSP CEN Lige, Belgium (established Dec 44) 82d GEN HOSP ETO 29 Apr 44 England (part of the 6810th HOSP CEN (Prov) 23 Sep 44, redesignated 804th HOSP CEN, which later became the VI (US) HOSP GP (Prov), after 28 Sep 44 converted to HOSP for treatment of enemy PWs, ceased operations 23 May 45) (activated 20 Aug 42) (reopened 23 Jun 45 in France) 97th EVAC HOSP Jan 44 England ETO 17 Jun 44 France Dec 44 Belgium Mar 45 Germany (responsible for PWs and DPs, operated feeding point for transient RAMPS at Weimar airstrip > 5 to 8 May 45) (redeployed to join the 91st EVAC HOSP for duty in the PTO, redirected to ZI for inactivation Oct 45) During the period June 30, 1943toJune 30, 1945, the MDs task of hospitalizing sick and wounded personnel exceeded that of any previous period in the history of the U.S. Army. As a result, the Royal Engineers built the present road (part of the A4074) between Benson and Crowmarsh. This American package ofeconomic and technical assistanceboosted industry and raised living standards. Other units include the Oxford University Air Squadron and No. 132d EVAC HOSP ETO France 385th STA HOSP ETO 24 Jun 45 Germany (ex-116th GEN HOSP) Others actively sought out the company of German women, or worked closely with civilians in the black market, while some just felt pity for a poor and desperate people. Look on the GOV.UK website to find out how to obtain service records. The 130th General Hospital, at Ciney, Belgium, in winter. The base currently houses Aviation regiments of the US Army. HOSP TRAIN No. RAF Benson News - Royal Air Force 21 ETO 24 Oct 44 England Wales 44 France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace (inactivated 18 Sep 45) 7th FLD HOSP ETO 19 Sep 43 England ETO 10 Jul 44 France 25 Feb 45 Belgium 17 Mar 45 Germany 8 Sep 45 France (activated 10 Sep 43)(opened 2 separate Hospitals in the UK, on 9 Nov 43 and 22 Dec 43) (later operated as 3 independent Hospitalization Units in France and Germany) (inactivated 15 Nov 45 Germany) 15 30 May 44 Wales ETO Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe 23 14 Sep 43 England 24 Mar 44 Scotland ETO Sep 44 France -Central Europe (partly destroyed by German bombing, at the Gare St. Lazare, Paris, 26 Dec 44) [44], The station is home to No. 131st EVAC HOSP ETO Jan 44 England Jul 44 France Apr 45 Germany 9 May 45 Austria 25 Jun 45 France (set up at KZ-Mauthausen, for treating & servicing DPs, worked alongside the 130th EVAC HOSP and provided medical support at KZ-Gusen I (subcamp Mauthausen) later replaced by the 59th FLD HOSP and the 616th MED CLR CO, which started operating 15 Jun 45, returned to France 23 Jun 45, in fact already inactivated 16 Jun 45) After the attack against Pearl Harbor, the War Department activated the Headquarters, United States Army Forces in the British Isles (USAFBI), the date was January 8, 1942, Chief Surgeon was Col. Paul R. Hawley. M-402 MED DEP ETO Oct 44 France (largest Medical Depot in France) 160th STA HOSP USANIF 19 Sep 42 1 Jul 45 Belgium (activated 1 Jun 41) Most notably, those elements are tasked with providing aircraft and aircrews for the core mission. 123d EVAC HOSP ETO Jan 45 France Mar 45 Germany Jul 45 France Sep 45 Germany 2 Sep 44, French civilian Litter Bearers get ready to unloadarriving patients. Records of RAF airmen who served after 1939, and of men whose service numbers were above 562875 are still with the RAF. 09:00 to 17:00. 125th GEN HOSP ETO 8 Jan 45 England 14 Mar 45 France 5 Apr 45 Germany 30 Jun 45 France 24 Sep 45 Germany (activated 27 Mar 44) 242d GEN HOSP ETO 16 Dec 44 England 14 Feb 45 France Belgium (to SWPA, diverted at sea to ZI) The latter concern employed locals to makeradio setsmanufactured primarily from components salvaged from German military equipment. 68th MED GP ETO 10 Jun 44 France Sep 44 Belgium Apr 45 Germany 239th GEN HOSP ETO 2 Feb 45 France (absorbed elements from 50th FLD HOSP and consolidated with subject unit Mar/ Apr 46) Overall Mission: Geilenkirchen Base is a core part of NATOs Airborne Early Warning & Control Force. 606 (Chiltern) Squadron (RAuxAF) is a reserve unit that provides personnel in ground-support roles to assist the Support Helicopter Force. 36th STA HOSP USANIF 12 Sep 43 England (opened a special center for psychotics and non-combat related mental disorder in 1943) 82 ETO Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Home - AFN Europe 6 Group in early 1939. Kilmer, New Jersey, ZI, 17 Feb 46) [24], In October 1999, as a result of the Strategic Defence Review, the RAF's Support Helicopter Force was amalgamated into the newly formed tri-service Joint Helicopter Command. Overall Mission: More commonly called Clay Kaserne, this base is the US Army Europe Headquarters. 62d FLD HOSP ETO 44 England Germany This RAF article is a stub. Major IvanHirst and his comrades of theRoyal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers took over the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg in 1945, initially to make and repair cars for the British. The organization was authorized to operate under T/O 8-540, dated 1 April 1942, comprising a personnel strength of 29 Medical Officers, 4 Warrant Officers, 1 Nurse, and 255 Enlisted Men. The club conducts both flying training activity and private, pleasure flying. He worked with recently released German prisoner of war Rudolf Augstein. [17], Doubt was cast over the future of RAF Benson during a review of Joint Helicopter Command's (JHC) airfields, known as Programme Belvedere. For additional material on awards and promotions, as well as officers correspondence, browse or search the Air Historical Branch (AHB) papers in AIR 1. 223d STA HOSP ETO 10 Aug 44 England 6 Air Experience Flight. Multinational personnel supporting the above, including approximately 500 US Service Members. 199th GEN HOSP ETO Nov 44 France [17], The Queen's Flight received its first BAe 146 in May 1986, with a second in July 1986 and a final aircraft in late 1990. [30] The final Merlin along with 845 NAS departed on 16 June 2016, bringing nearly 15 years of Merlin operations at Benson to a close. 235th GEN HOSP ETO Dec 44 France . 207th GEN HOSP USAFBI 4 Jun 42 (activated 10 Feb 41, inactivated 15 Jan 43, disbanded 11 Nov 44) USAG Ansbach and the attached Katterbach Kaserne base played a significant role during the Cold War, but operations have since been scaled back. 192d GEN HOSP ETO Nov 44 England ORBs can also include: Along with combat reports, operations record books can help to tell a servicemans story.