M-452 MED DEP ETO 44 Southern France (most completely mechanized and organized Medical Depot in the ETO, located in Marseille), 1st MED DEP CO USAFBI Jul 43 England ETO 6 Jun 44 France Nov 44 Belgium Mar 45 Germany STATION HOSPITAL 75 beds > 58 Off & EM Thatsame month, West Germany joined Nato. 167th GEN HOSP ETO 21 Oct 44 France (upon arrival in England 23 Sep 44, the organization directly crossed the English Channel into France) (the Hospital closed 1 Jun 45 and eventually staged at Calas, Southern France for Redeployment) Be the first to hear about our latest events, exhibitions and offers. Civilians in the ruins of occupied Hamburg, 1945. 59th FLD HOSP ETO 2 Aug 44 France May 45 Germany [28], The Merlin fleet was officially handed over to the navy during a ceremony at Benson on 30 September 2014. In charge was Maj. Gen. James E. Chaney (US Air Corps) who headed the delegation formerly designated Special Observers Group (SPOBS). Notwithstanding, the station remained busy with several administrative and support units taking up residence. 15, Hq, UK Base. 78th GEN HOSP ETO England 180th MED BN ETO Dec 44 Belgium Later that month the vessel was destroyed by the Allies in the North Atlantic. 304th STA HOSP USAFBI 15 Sep 43 19 Oct 43 England 3 Jun 45 France 3 Aug 45 Germany The Station Warrant Officer is the station commander's righthand man, with Mac fulfilling this role for the last three years. In February 1962, No. 3 ETO 20 Apr 44 Wales 19 May 44 England 44 France Rhineland 22d GEN HOSP ETO 14 Jun 44 England 16 7 May 44 England 30 May 44 Wales ETO Northern France Rhineland 57 25 Feb 44 England (inactivated 12 Nov 45) 162d GEN HOSP ETO 7 Sep 44 England (assigned to the 805th HOSP CEN 22 Dec 44, effective 1 May 45, prepared for reception, processing, maintenance and disposition of RAMPs) M-403 MED DEP ETO France (closed down 15 Nov 44 at LEtard) HOSP TRAIN No. Other German businesses were assisted by the Army, including the KWS Grain Factoryand theHuth-Apparatebau radio factory in Hanover. 279th STA HOSP ETO 12 Jan 44 England 1 Jan 45 Wales 26 May 45 France 18 Sep 45 Germany The last Werewolf activities petered out in early 1947, with its operatives having failed to mobilise a war-weary population to support their doomed struggle. The shortage of food and other supplies immediately after the German surrender meant that illegal commerce, the so-called black market, filled the void. The CCG provided raw materials and labour. 24th EVAC HOSP ETO 29 Jan 44 England 14 Jun 44 France 9 Sep 44 Belgium 8 Oct 44 Holland 3 Dec 44 Belgium 19 Dec 44 Germany(inactivated 4 Feb 46) M-3 MED DEP ETO 19 Jul 44 France (later redesignated M-403T at Le Grand Chemin) M-413 MED DEP ETO Dec 44 Belgium (opened to replace M-411) HOSP TRAIN No. Group Captain Nick Paton, the RAF Benson Station . 42d GEN HOSP ETO France (activated 20 Apr 42) 6 Air Experience Flight with the De Havilland Chipmunk T.1. The base previously hosted Lindsey Air Station and retains elements of an airfield to this day. 28 Squadron, which is the combined Puma and Boeing Chinook HC6A training unit. 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) 15 30 May 44 Wales ETO Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe 115 Squadron. 12 21 May 44 England ETO Normandy Northern France Rhineland 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. 101st GEN HOSP ETO 28 Apr 45 England 25 Aug 45 Germany HOSP TRAIN No. 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) 78 Squadron, reformed in late 2007 to operate six Merlin HC3As which had been purchased from the Royal Danish Air Force. HOSP TRAIN No. American Forces Network Europe. 279th GEN HOSP ETO 18 Sep 45 Germany 151st STA HOSP USAFBI 30 Jun 42 (inactivated 5 Jun 44, personnel & equipment absorbed by 12th GEN HOSP) In response to West Germany joiningNato, the Communist states of Eastern Europe formed the Warsaw Pact under Soviet tutelage. 118th EVAC HOSP ETO Apr 45 Germany (responsible for PWs,DPs and RAMPS servicing) 250th GEN HOSP ETO 24 Apr 45 France [51], Flying and notable non-flying units based at RAF Benson. [6] The unit was the first to discover the Germany Navy battleship Bismarck, near Bergen in May 1941. 1 Flying Training School at RAF Shawbury and builds on their existing skills learnt from basic and advanced helicopter training to qualify them on the Puma and Chinook. The last phases of the transition began when 846 NAS moved to RNAS Yeovilton on 26 March 2015. Many factories and laboratories were dismantledand shipped offas a form of reparations. 49th STA HOSP IBC Sep 42 ETO 9 Jul 43 England 104th GEN HOSP ETO 20 Jul 44 England (ex-285th STA HOSP activated 15 Jul 43, reorganized & redesignated 104th GEN HOSP 23 Dec 43) 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. 117th EVAC HOSP ETO 6 Nov 44 France 1 Apr 45 Germany 9 Aug 45 Austria (activated 10 Feb 44) (redesignated Detachment A 124th GEN HOSP Linz, Austria 15 Feb 46) (117th EVAC HOSP officially inactivated 25 Feb 46, Linz, Austria) In fiscal 1945, when the peak of overseas shipments occurred, the WD sent 81 General, 35 Field, and 8 StationHospitalsto the various Theaters of Operations. This made the accommodation shortage even worse and also caused a reduction in the food ration in early 1946. IV Hospital Group (Prov) Cirencester, Glos., UK (ex-15th Hospital Center) [11], During the war Vera Lynn, known as 'the forces Sweetheart', visited Benson to entertain the troops, reportedly singing "The White Cliffs of Dover" at the station. 2 Sep 44, French civilian Litter Bearers get ready to unloadarriving patients. German prisoners of war released to assist with Operation Barleycorn, Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein, 1945. 32d MED DEP CO ETO 6 Jun 44 France Nov 44 Holland (organized M-2, later operated M-402T) In March 1945, Field MarshalMontgomerysent a letter outlining the policyto allsoldiers in21st Army Group. STATION HOSPITAL 300 beds > 233 Off & EM 224th GEN HOSP ETO 7 Feb 45 France Myles Standish, ZI) Thousands of men and women suspected of involvement in the concentration camp system and other crimes across Europe were rounded up by Allied forces. 35th STA HOSP MTO 44 Corsica ETO 20 Sep 44 France 122d EVAC HOSP ETO Phone: 01491 827245. 209th GEN HOSP USAFBI Jul 42 England (activated 1 Jun 41, inactivated 10 Jun 43, disbanded 11 Nov 44) 819th HOSP CEN Bar-le-Duc, France (established Dec 44) 96th GEN HOSP ETO 9 Jan 44 England (possessed psychiatric facilities for prolonged treatment and rehabilitation of patients) A major change was the setup of 7 Hospital Groups (Provisional) in order to provide for a more efficient control and operation of all Army Hospitals stationed in the United Kingdom. FIELD HOSPITAL 100 beds > 14 Off & 74 EM The station warrant officer (SWO, often pronounced as a word) is the senior warrant officer on a British Royal Air Force station. [5] Once the Second World War started, both squadrons moved to France as part of the Advanced Air Striking Force. 1 for Officers, active 19 Apr 43 1 Sep 43, ceased operations 30 Dec 44, remained in France and moved to Germany 2 Jun 45) (reopened 23 Jul 45 in Germany) 123d EVAC HOSP ETO Jan 45 France Mar 45 Germany Jul 45 France Sep 45 Germany Eventually, the High Command accepted the policy was unworkable. Warrant Officer Mac Macdonald, from Thetford, lowered the Royal Air Force Ensign on station for the last time as he left the RAF following 39 years of exemplary service.. This page is not available in other languages. These are records of airmen with service numbers from 1 to 562875. 137th GEN HOSP ETO 44 England 77 ETO Ardennes-Alsace 232d STA HOSP ETO 24 Mar 44 England (activated 25 Feb 43 ZI) (inactivated Jan 46 ZI) 32 (The Royal) Squadron, bringing Benson's long association with VIP transport to an end. Even so, he still banned his troops from billeting with Germanfamilies, or from marrying Germans. 254th GEN HOSP ETO 45 Germany While he never actually served in the US Military, he has a passion for writing about military related topics. EVACUATION HOSPITAL 750 beds > 409 Off & EM (other sources 417 Off & EM, 507 Off & EM) Similar facilities were also available in the Southern Base Section at places such as Taunton, Bath, Tidworth, Winchester, Oxford, and Cheltenham, and in the Eastern Base Section at Diddington, Mansfield, Newmarket, Nottingham, Histon, etc. The last German DP camps closed in the early 1950s. It employs around 70 personnel and trains RAF, Royal Navy, British Army, NATO and foreign crews. A first Rehabilitation Center opened on April 19, 1943 in Worcestershire, followed by a second on October 5, 1943 in Warwickshire. 104th EVAC HOSP ETO 14 Jul 44 France Central Europe 1 PRU was formed into No. 150th STA HOSP ETO England Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templerserved as Director of Military Government in the British occupation zone after the war. Such a Center was set up to include operation of a 1,000-bed Convalescent Camp while performing unified administrative services common (e.g. 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 Within the War Department, and among some elements of the SOS, such as the Quartermaster Corps and the Medical Department, functions, responsibilities, authority, control, and matters of activation, training, and supply became critical subjects for constant review among AGF and SOS staff, leading to disputes about general planning for Hospitalization and Evacuation! HOSP TRAIN No. [13][14][15][16] The King's Flight reformed at Benson in 1946 and received four Vickers Vikings during the following year. 83 ETO Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace, 3d STA HOSP USAFBI 30 Jun 42 44 France 28 Apr 45 Belgium(activated 18 Mar 42) 106th GEN HOSP ETO Nov 44 England There are discrepancies amongst sources regarding the opening date of the station, with both 1 February and 1 April 1939 quoted in RAF and other publications. STATION HOSPITAL 750 beds > 508 Off & EM (other sources 529 Off & EM, 563 Off & EM) 44th EVAC HOSP USFBI 26 Nov 43 ETO 19 Jun 44France 12 Sep 44Belgium 9 Feb 45Germany 23 Sep 45France (medical support to former KZ-Nordhausen inmates from 16 Apr to 4 May 45, to ZI 10 Nov 45, and inactivated 21 Nov 45) HOSP TRAIN No. HOSP TRAIN No. 100th GEN HOSP USAFBI 14 Apr 43 16 May 44 England 22 Aug 44France (returned to ZI 20 Aug 45) [17], Flying activity increased in January 1983 when the Hawker Siddeley Andover arrived from RAF Brize Norton. 267 Squadron, both operating from Benson until the early 1970s. This was granted on 22 November 1944, whereby the Groups would now be known as Hospital Centers. 192d GEN HOSP ETO Nov 44 England 544 Squadrons). The patients were then directed for further treatment to the 280th Sta Hosp(Cherbourg) or the 8th Conv Hosp (Valognes). 84th FLD HOSP ETO May 45 Germany Royal Air Force Benson or RAF Benson (IATA: BEX, ICAO: EGUB) is a Royal Air Force (RAF) station located at Benson, near Wallingford, in South Oxfordshire, England. Sports 499th MED COLL CO ETO 6 Jun 44 France (component of 60th MED BN, 6th ESB) But as time went on, these rules too were quietly forgotten. It performs support functions for other bases in the area, and is considered the smallest US military base in Germany. 347th STA HOSP ETO 17 Jun 44 England 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) 15th General Hospital, at Lige, Belgium. STATION HOSPITAL 350 beds > 266 Off & EM Overall Mission: USAG Stuttgart contains the Patch Army Barracks. 6th FLD HOSP Alaska (Kiska) Aug 43 ZI 20 Feb 44 ETO Jun-Jul 44 England (operated as Air Holding Unit at Prestwick, AAF-500, until 18 Aug 45) Manyhad to work with Germans to re-establish industrial concerns and local government, making it impossible to adhere tothe policy's strict conditions. Group Headquarters would be commanded by a staff of 1 Medical Officer assisted by 22 other Officers and 142 EM. STATION HOSPITAL 800 beds > 539 Off & EM Following their victory over Nazi Germany in May 1945, the Allies were faced with occupying and administering a country in ruins. This change in policy was exemplified by the introduction of the Deutsche Mark (DM) in 1948, which replacedthe weak wartime currency, the Reichsmark (RM). 132d EVAC HOSP ETO France Foe to Friend They are described by Historic England as "intact examples of the K8 model kiosk, an inventive modernist adaptation of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott's classic K6 design". 60th MED BN ETO 6 Jun 44 France (component of 6th ESB) HOSP TRAIN No. 135th GEN HOSP USANIF42 ETO Jul 44 England 35th MED DEP CO ETO 31 Dec 44 Holland 280th STA HOSP USAFBI 30 Dec 43 Scotland 3 Oct 44 France 18 Sep 45 Germany (returned to ZI 1946) With the construction of a similar, but more advanced facility in Wiesbaden, Dagger Complex was downgraded to a data center, and is scheduled to be closed in the coming years. 428th MED BN ETO 28 Jun 44 France 195th GEN HOSP ETO 15 Feb 45 France [47], No. 103d EVAC HOSP ETO 20 Jul 44 France 6 Mar 45 Germany 124th STA HOSP ETO 10 Dec 45 Austria 127th STA HOSP ETO Apr 44 England Germany (second Hospital in charge of blood collection at Salisbury Blood Collection & Processing Plant, 26 Aug 44) 8th MED DEP CO USAFBI May 43 Scotland 16th GEN HOSP ETO 7 Jul 44 England 24 Jun 45 France Belgium National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3 4HTRegistered Charity Number: 237902, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Active Edge: The Army, Germany and the Cold War. 48th GEN HOSP ETO Apr 44 England 23 Sep 44 France Germany Austria (reopened in France 23 Jun 45) The E.T.O. In the spring of 1945, Allied armies began their final advance into the heart of Nazi Germany. [7], In June 1943, No. 23 at the Gare St.-Lazare and put the railway station out of service for 48 hours! [9] Spitfire and Mosquito aircraft flew missions over occupied Europe, including the provision of battle damage assessment images after Operation Chastise, the attack on German dams by No. Overall Mission: USAG Baumholder is the site of the largest concentration of US Army personnel outside of the United States. STATION HOSPITAL 100 beds > 82 Off & EM [17], Doubt was cast over the future of RAF Benson during a review of Joint Helicopter Command's (JHC) airfields, known as Programme Belvedere. 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. During the 1970s, various communications and administrative units were present and in the early 1990s the station began its association with the support helicopter force. 201st GEN HOSP ETO 7 Nov 44 England 26 Dec 44 France [25], No. Hospital Centers were designed to save personnel and administrative resources. 126th EVAC HOSP ETO 1 May 45 Germany (responsible for PW, DPs and RAMPS servicing) The OCU later moved to RAF Thorney Island. [5][7], Benson was selected in 1941 as the home station of No. 814th HOSP CEN Paris, France (established Feb 45) STATION HOSPITAL 600 beds > 426 Off & EM The first of six aircraft arrived on 20 November 1961 to form the Operational Conversion Unit (OCU) which trained Argosy crews. Mrs Cooper has been at the heart of the RAF Benson leadership team for several years and has made a huge impact on our personnel and families. 177th GEN HOSP ETO Oct 44 France [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. 121st GEN HOSP ETO 4 Sep 44 England 26 Jul 45 Germany (to SWPA, diverted to ETO / Germany Jul 45) FIELD HOSPITAL 200 beds > 26 Off & 132 EM 543 Squadron having been disbanded when the aircraft strength per squadron was increased). Kilmer, New Jersey, 2 Jan 46) Here follows a tentative list of Military Hospitals active in the European Theater of Operations: The Medical Department was impressed by the effectiveness of the British Convalescent & Rehabilitation system, and as a result of their survey, it ordered the building of special reconditioning camps. The club conducts both flying training activity and private, pleasure flying. [15], In 1953, Benson came under the control of Transport Command. Theyweretasked with guard duties in the camps set up to deal with the tide of humanity moving through Germany. 6 Group in early 1939. Between 1 May 15 Jun 45, elements of the 9th 50th 61st 62d- 78th 83d Field Hospitals supported PW enclosures and established new PW Hospital Centers with German medics working under supervision of American Medical Battalions. 110th EVAC HOSP ETO 25 Aug 44 France 31 Sep 44 Luxembourg 17 Dec 44 Belgium Mar 45 Germany 4, became the 828th CONV CEN 1 Dec 44) 500 / 600 patients > 147 Off & EM Most notably, those elements are tasked with providing aircraft and aircrews for the core mission. In March 1948, the Soviet Union withdrew from the Allied Control Council after learning of Alliedproposals to create a new West German state. 313th STA HOSP ETO 14 Jan 44 England (Rehabilitation Center No. In March 1942 the reorganization of the War Department, and the creation of three main Commands Army Air Forces, Army Ground Forces, and Services of Supply (called ASF after March 1943), were to cause several conflicts within the United States Armed Forces. These centers were at first staffed by personnel from the 16th Station Hospital, reinforced by 5 Officers and 7 EM who had trained in British Convalescent camps. [33], During 2016, the Joint Helicopter Support Squadron moved from RAF Odiham to Benson. M-408 MED DEP ETO 20 Sep 44 France HOSP TRAIN No. The building was a former GermanReserve-Lazarett(local reserve, or emergencyhospital) which wastaken over by American Occupation Forces. [43] The Support Helicopter Force is under the direction of Joint Helicopter Command, whereas other elements on the station are under the RAF's No. 69th MED GP ETO 44 France 44 Luxembourg Mar 45 Germany The RAF Regiment is trained in CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) defence and equipped with advanced vehicles and detection measures. Those found guilty included Commandant Josef Kramer who was sentenced to death by a military court and hanged on 13 December 1945.
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