At the same time, they had to learn to live and work alongside their former enemies. 14th FLD HOSP ETO 44 Plans to activate 14 Hospital Centers on the continent were therefore launched, based on T/O 8-500 dated 1 January 1945 and T/O 8-500 amended 18 January 1945, with authorized reduced personnel! Mr Marshman is leaving after two and a half years, and moving on to take up a Para STANEVAL position at @RAFBrizeNorton. [6][17], Thereafter, Benson became the focus of the RAF's medium-range tactical transport fleet, operating the Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C.1. 541 Squadrons following in September 1946. 666th MED CLR CO ETO 44 France, 384th MED COLL CO ETO 19 Sep 44 Belgium 165th MED BN ETO Dec 44 Belgium 28 Squadron. [17][23] Due to the increased level of helicopter activity at Benson, it was necessary to relocate the University of London Air Squadron to RAF Wyton during 1999. 121st STA HOSP ETO Apr 44 England (Det A, 121st STA HOSP closed for operations 31 Jul 45, while the main body of the 121st STA Hosp closed 29 Aug 45) M-412 MED DEP ETO 44 France The building was a former GermanReserve-Lazarett(local reserve, or emergencyhospital) which wastaken over by American Occupation Forces. [8], Benson's long association with royalty began in September 1940, when the King's Flight relocated to the station. 192d GEN HOSP ETO Nov 44 England The original documents are in AIR 1/819/204/4/1316 and also AIR 10/232-237. 65th GEN HOSP USAFBI 13 Oct 43 (activated 15 Jul 42) By late 1947, over 50,0000 Germans were employed as labourers, drivers, mechanics and in many other roles. Information pamphlet about the Nazi Party used by British investigators, 1948. Some planners arguedthat Germany should be reconstructed purely as anagrarian state, one that lacked the heavy industry needed to wage afuture war. The CCG provided raw materials and labour. 522d MTR AMB CO ETO Aug 44 France Browse the first series of Air Historical Branch (AHB) records in series AIR 1 for nominal rolls of individual units for the First World War. This was granted on 22 November 1944, whereby the Groups would now be known as Hospital Centers. The number of patients in Hospitals overseas increased from 47,446 on June 30, 1943 to 266,466 at the end of January 1945. HOSP TRAIN No. 55th GEN HOSP ETO 3 Jul 44 England 1 Jul 45 France 5th AUX SURG GP ETO 44 France, 33d MED BN ETO May 44 England III Hospital Group (Prov) Chippenham, Wilts., UK 116th GEN HOSP ETO England 24 Jun 45 Germany Search these records by: These files may contain missing person and casualty action sheets, death certificates, personal letters and correspondence, exhumation reports, investigation reports, questionnaires by repatriated personnel and personal effects of POWs. 237th GEN HOSP ETO Dec 44 France 540 and No. 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. It has most recently been one of several staging areas for operations in the Middle East. 52d GEN HOSP USAFBI 12 Jan 43 ETO 15 Apr 43 England (activated 1 Sep 42, inactivated in the UK 24 Aug 45) 31st MED DEP CO ETO 6 Jun 44 France (organized M-3, later operated M-407) Overall Mission: Dagger Complex previously operated as an Army Intelligence and NSA processing and analysis center. HOSP TRAIN No. 114th GEN HOSP ETO England 254th GEN HOSP ETO 45 Germany 67th MED GP ETO 44 France 2 Group (Air Combat Support) RAF / Joint Helicopter Command (JHC), RAF Benson's badge, awarded in August 1955, features a red rampant lion against the backdrop of an escallop. British soldiers often bought goods cheaply in staff canteens and NAAFI shops, which were reserved for their use only, and sold them on the black market for RMs. M-405 MED DEP ETO 25 Aug 44 France 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. Hiswords came to define much of the post-war era: 'From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.'. To gain experience of operating and maintaining the Merlin, Royal Navy aircrew and engineers were integrated into the Merlin force at Benson during 2012. 606 (Chiltern) Squadron (Royal Auxiliary Air Force), "8 Things You Need to Know About The Battle of Britain", Coastal Command Group Dispositions - July 1945, "BBC - WW2 People's War - Corporal Lena of RAF Benson 423254", "Cambridge and London Universities: Air Squadrons Written Answers (Lords)", "Lodger Units Support Helicopter Force Headquarters", "Helicopter Searches House of Commons Hansard Written Answers", "RAF Hand Over Merlins to the Royal Navy", "CHF family reunited as Merlins complete their move from Oxfordshire to Yeovilton", "Six Chinooks and 160 staff transfer to RAF Benson", "DIO starts work on Northolt runway resurfacing -", "Defence Estates Development Plan 2009 Annex A", "MoD To Invest 90 Million In RAF Training Centre", "90m announced for 'immersive' South Oxfordshire helicopter simulators", "Serco awarded extension to helicopter pilot training contract at RAF Benson", "Royal Air Force forms combined Puma and Chinook unit", "History of Oxford University Air Squadron", "Two K8 Telephone Kiosks at RAF Benson (1393996)", UK Military Aeronautical Information Publication Benson (EGUB), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RAF_Benson&oldid=1150186220, Support Helicopter Standards Evaluation Wing, This page was last edited on 16 April 2023, at 19:36. SCSHQ remained at Benson until 1981. 809th HOSP CEN Saint Erme, France (established Apr 45) [5][7], Benson was selected in 1941 as the home station of No. 544 Squadrons). 42d GEN HOSP ETO France (activated 20 Apr 42) 39th EVAC HOSP ETO 18 Feb 44 England 21 Jul 44 France 24 Dec 44 Belgium 5 Mar 45 Luxembourg 24 Mar 45 Germany 16 Sep 45 France (returned to ZI, 1 Nov 45, where inactivated 14 Nov 45) HOSP TRAIN No. 10th STA HOSP USANIF 26 Jan 42 USAFBI (activated 10 Feb 41) 305th STA HOSP USAFBI 15 Oct 43 ETO 9 May 44 England (inactivated 6 Oct 45) 139th EVAC HOSP ETO 44 Germany 45 Austria 35th MED DEP CO ETO 31 Dec 44 Holland 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. 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) By the end of 1947, 20,0000 cars had been made. The relaxation offraternisation rules inHerford, July 1945, Recently liberated Poles outside a displaced persons camp, 1945. Search it in the following sets of documents: Look in PMG 42/13-16 to find payments made to invalided RAF officers from 1917 to 1920. 19th EVAC HOSP USAFBI 6 Jan 43 (disbanded 25 Aug 42, split in 2 newly designated units; 7th EVAC HOSP sent to Tongatabu 7 Apr 42, and the 12th EVAC HOSP transferred to England) Subsequently to operation of the three first Hospital Centers, a reorganization of the United Kingdom Base was formulated 1 September 1944, whereby the Base Sections were now designated Districts, such as the Southern Western and Eastern Districts. [17], The headquarters of the Support Helicopter Force (SHFHQ) relocated to Benson from RAF Gtersloh in 1993, after the German station's closure that year. Two further Argosy units were established, No. 41 MTO Naples-Foggia Rome-Arno North Apennines ETO Ardennes-Alsace 25th GEN HOSP ETO 10 Jan 44 England 15 Aug 44 France 15 Jan 45 Belgium 14 Aug 45 France (inactivated in ZI 20 Nov 45) (activated 10 Jun 43) ORBs can also include: Along with combat reports, operations record books can help to tell a servicemans story. 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. 78th STA HOSP MTO 44 Italy ETO 13 Sep 44 France 104th EVAC HOSP ETO 14 Jul 44 France Central Europe 1 PRU), an experimental unit tasked with evaluating and developing new methods of obtaining photographic intelligence over enemy territory, led by pioneer in the field Squadron Leader Sidney Cotton. 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 228th STA HOSP ETO Jun 44 England France (ex-72d GEN HOSP inactivated and reorganized) 95th EVAC HOSP ETO 1 Nov 44 France (ex-74th SURG HOSP) 32 (The Royal) Squadron, bringing Benson's long association with VIP transport to an end. Other German businesses were assisted by the Army, including the KWS Grain Factoryand theHuth-Apparatebau radio factory in Hanover. sanitation, laundry, finance, postal, signal, security, motor transport, laboratory, bakery, etc.) 28th MED DEP CO ETO Nov 44 Holland 803d HOSP CEN Devizes (previously III Hospital Group, Provisional) 169th GEN HOSP ETO Jul 44 England 1 Group was located at Benson between 1993 and 1996. 724th MED SN CO ETO Jun 44 England Jun 44 France (component of 33d MED BN), This page was printed from the WW2 US Medical Research Centre on 1st May 2023 at 06:45. 70th MED BASE DEP CO ETO 20 Nov 44 France research. 103d GEN HOSP ETO 7 Aug 44 England Your email address will not be published. 46th MED DEP CO ETO Aug 44 France (operated M-452) As early as April 1946, the British government was calling for cuts to the WCIT. Programme for the Berlin Victory Parade, 21 July 1945, Winston Churchill and Montgomery at the parade, 21 July 1945. By the end of 1919, 26,000 of the 27,000 serving RAF officers had been discharged, and it is largely their service details which are held in this series. 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. 302d STA HOSP USAFBI 43 England 44 France 1 Sep 45 Germany (ceased operations Jul 45 in France) (reopened 1 Sep 45 in Germany) [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. 09:00 to 17:00. 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) Members of the Royal Armoured Corps visit Yugoslav DPsat Elmshorn, 1945. [50] Thames Valley Air Ambulance (TVAA) which moved from White Waltham Airfield in January 2007 and also operates the Airbus H135. [51], Flying and notable non-flying units based at RAF Benson. 207th GEN HOSP USAFBI 4 Jun 42 (activated 10 Feb 41, inactivated 15 Jan 43, disbanded 11 Nov 44) For example, a packet of NAAFI-issued cigarettes, which cost 1-2 shillings (5-10p), could be sold for 160RM on the black market, worth 4 at the official rate of exchange of 40RM to 1. [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. Up until 1938 the lists also provide details of where in the world an officer was posted. 323d STA HOSP ETO 10 Aug 44 England 543 and No. EVACUATION HOSPITAL 400 beds > 296 Off & EM (other sources 375 Off & EM) 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). Location: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. 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. 107th EVAC HOSP ETO 9 Mar 44 N. Ireland ETO 12 Jul 44 France 1 Oct 44 Luxembourg 17 Dec 44 Belgium 21 Dec 44 Belgium 22 Dec 44 France 21 Jan 45 Belgium 1 Mar 45 Luxembourg 16 Mar 45 Germany (helped with medical care at KZ-Buchenwald starting 22 Apr 45) HOSP TRAIN No. 78 Squadron, reformed in late 2007 to operate six Merlin HC3As which had been purchased from the Royal Danish Air Force. 137th GEN HOSP ETO 44 England [28], The Merlin fleet was officially handed over to the navy during a ceremony at Benson on 30 September 2014. 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. In May 1949, the three western occupation zones were merged to form the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). 542, No. 428th MED BN ETO 28 Jun 44 France [4] Benson was officially opened as an RAF station under No. 58 25 Nov 44 England The following publications are recommended: William Spencer, Air Force records for family historians (The National Archives, 2008), Ian Tavendar, The Distinguished Flying Medal register for the Second World War: With Official Recommendation details (Savannah Publications, 2000), Michael Maton, Honour the Air Forces: Honours and awards to the RAF and Dominion Air Forces during the Second World War (Token Publishing Limited, 2004), Find details of men who joined the RFC between its formation in 1912 and August 1914 (numbers 1-1400) by reading Jack V Webb and Ian McInnes, A Contemptible Little Flying Corps (London Stamp Exchange, 1991), Nick Carter and Carol Carter, The Distinguished Flying Cross and how it was won 1918-1995 (Savannah Publications, 1998), Phil Tomaselli, Tracing your Air Force Ancestors (Pen & Sword, 2007), For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday 230 Squadron, both operating the Westland Puma HC2, and forming part of the RAF's Support Helicopter Force. 123d GEN HOSP ETO 3 Aug 44 England 172d EVAC HOSP ETO. FIELD HOSPITAL 200 beds > 26 Off & 132 EM In this British Army trainingfilm, he explains the motivations for thereconstruction of western Germany. 123d STA HOSP ETO 10 Aug 44 England (Rehabilitation Center No. It established the British Army War Crimes Investigation Teams (WCIT), which was assisted by other units, including the Special Air Service (SAS). 169th MED BN ETO 18 Dec 44 Belgium Dec 44 Luxembourg 68th GEN HOSP ETO 10 May 44 England 24 Jun 45 France 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. HOSP TRAIN No. Despite its limitations, it was a useful propaganda device that helped convince the most ardent Nazi supporters to carry on fighting in the final weeks of the war. 92d MED GAS TREAT BN ETO Mar 45 Germany They also oversee training activities for the surrounding garrisons. 297th GEN HOSP USAFBI Jun 43 ETO 30 May 44 England (activated 10 Jun 43) 8th MED DEP CO USAFBI May 43 Scotland M-3 MED DEP ETO 19 Jul 44 France (later redesignated M-403T at Le Grand Chemin) This consisted of British civil servants andmilitary personnel. Civilians in the ruins of occupied Hamburg, 1945. 43d FLD HOSP USAFBI Dec 43 16 7 May 44 England 30 May 44 Wales ETO Northern France Rhineland 124th GEN HOSP ETO Jun 44 England 10 Aug 45 Austria (eventually redesignated 124th STA HOSP in Austria) 34th GEN HOSP ETO 17 Jul 44 England (remained in the United Kingdom for the duration of its overseas service, boarded the Queen Elizabeth 4 Aug 45 for return to the ZI) (activated 25 Jul 42) The headquarters of No. 8277th GEN HOSP ETO 13 Sep 45 France (Provisional German PW Hospital) Mid-46, only 21 Hospitals remained with a total of12,000 beds. 42 MTO Rome-Arno Southern France ETO 10 Sep 44 Rhineland Central Europe 543 Squadron having been disbanded when the aircraft strength per squadron was increased). Thefour powers would also work together via the Berlin-based Allied Control Council, formed in August 1945, which would oversee matters relating to the whole of Germany. 196th GEN HOSP ETO 30 Apr 45 France 2d CONV HOSP ETO 1 Nov 44 France This is the only known Second World War nominal roll for the RAF in The National Archives. 47 6 Apr 44 Scotland ETO Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace 40th GEN HOSP ETO Nov 44 France (returned to ZI Aug 45) 238th GEN HOSP ETO 29 Apr 45 Belgium 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) Initially, RMs were accepted in Army canteens and stores and could be used to buy more goods, or converted into sterling and sent home as money orders. [29], During July 2015, 845 Naval Air Squadron reformed and replaced No. STATION HOSPITAL 500 beds > 364 Off & EM (other sources 370 Off & EM, 407 Off & EM) 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. 173d GEN HOSP ETO 15 Feb 45 France 239th GEN HOSP ETO 2 Feb 45 France (absorbed elements from 50th FLD HOSP and consolidated with subject unit Mar/ Apr 46) [17], With the departure of the Argosys, the only flying unit which remained at Benson was the Queen's Flight. HOSP TRAIN No. The British, in their zone of occupation, formed some of these people into the Civil Mixed Watchman Service. Leading and directing RAF Marham through war operations and major force restructuring under strategic cut backs. 54th FLD HOSP ETO Oct 44 France Sketch showing conventional arrangement of an Evacuation Hospital (such basicunit would comprise up to 27 tents). 53d GEN HOSP ETO 9 Jan 44 England (activated 10 Feb 41) American Forces Network Europe. Today we said a socially-distanced thank you and goodbye to our incredible Station Warrant Officer. Finally, in September 1945, Montgomery cancelled his previous orders on the issue and simply reminded his soldiers that they were 'to conduct themselves with dignity, and to use common sense when dealing with Germans'. 83 ETO Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace, 3d STA HOSP USAFBI 30 Jun 42 44 France 28 Apr 45 Belgium(activated 18 Mar 42) [19][20] The Mobile Catering Support Unit (MCSU), featuring a training facility and three Air Combat Support Units, returned in November 1992, having previously been stationed at Benson during the 1970s. 123d EVAC HOSP ETO Jan 45 France Mar 45 Germany Jul 45 France Sep 45 Germany M-408 MED DEP ETO 20 Sep 44 France 117th GEN HOSP ETO 5 Aug 44 England 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. Furnishing hospitalization facilities for overseas areas became another phase of the US War Department plans. STATION HOSPITAL 250 beds > 201 Off & EM (other sources 216 Off & EM) [7] In the early hours of 2 August 1940, a Battle took off from Benson for a cross-country training exercise but crashed into a nearby hill. Hospital Train No. [7] Analysis of imagery was undertaken by the intelligence unit at nearby Ewelme Manor, a short distance from the station. In western Germany, the British and Americans unified their zones in 1947 so as to betterco-operate politically and economically. In that same period 5,050,718 Army patients were admitted to overseas Hospitals, and 6,002,013 to ZI Hospitals! 5 Group in Bomber Command. 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. These daily records of the life of a squadron, and of other units within the RAF structure, can provide insights into what an airman or officer did during their time at war. Revised post V-J Day hospitalization plans for Germany provided 38 Hospitals to serve the US Occupation Forces, including 8 General Hospitals 10 Field Hospitals and 1Convalescent Hospital. 279th STA HOSP ETO 12 Jan 44 England 1 Jan 45 Wales 26 May 45 France 18 Sep 45 Germany Help with bereavement. HOSP TRAIN No. Anything that was deemed nice to know, or necessary to know was investigated, collected, and requested. 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) Group Captain Nick Paton, the RAF Benson Station . Political opponents of the Communists also feared going home. Planned, directed and controlled numerous major events on and off base ceremonial parades. 11th FLD HOSP ETO 1 Nov 44 France 26 Mar 45 Germany (returned to ZI 11 Nov 45, where inactivated at Cp. The most famous Nazi caught by the British was Heinrich Himmler, chief of the SS and one of the main architects of the Holocaust. 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. [46] Flying operations are supported by units such as No. 98th GEN HOSP ETO France 21 Jul 45 Germany In 1945, British troops occupied Germany alongside their wartime Soviet allies. 13 21 May 44 England 24 May 44 Wales ETO Normandy Northern France (later redesignated 7th Hospital Train) HOSP TRAIN No. [11][39], The Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility (MSHATF) is home to six helicopter flight simulators (three Chinook, two Merlin and a Puma version). 38th STA HOSP USAFBI 5 May 42 ETO Jun 44 England 4 Aug 45 France M-402 MED DEP ETO Oct 44 France (largest Medical Depot in France) 820th HOSP CEN Nancy, France. The base previously hosted Lindsey Air Station and retains elements of an airfield to this day. If you are looking for the service record of a woman you should start by consulting our guide to records of Womens Royal Air Force personnel. More than a million British soldiers have lived and served in Germany over the past 75 years. By March 15, 1943, the War Department had already shipped overseas, 140 Station, 27 General, 14 Field, 2 Convalescent, 3 Surgical, and 23 EvacuationHospitals. Many goods were supplied to illegal traders by Allied servicemen. In order to simplify control of the largest geographical clusters of General Hospitals in the United Kingdom, the Chief Surgeon in 1944 activated the first Hospital Centers. 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).
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