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Westfalen Garrison is a major British garrison with facilities located in Paderborn, Sennelager and Gütersloh in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany which now forms the major part of British Forces Germany. It is the home of 20th Armoured Brigade and most of its subordinate units. Headquarters Westfalen Garrison is based at Antwerp Barracks in Sennelager. ==History== The oldest part of Paderborn Garrison was ''Schloss Neuhaus'' at Paderborn which dates back to 1370 and which became Horrocks Barracks after the Second World War.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Newhaus near Paderborn )〕 The main part of Paderborn Garrison has its origins in the ''Infantrie Kaserne'' and the ''Panzer Kaserne'' which were built in the 1930s and which went on, after the War, to become Allenbrooke Barracks and Barker Barracks respectively.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Station Commander's Forward )〕 At Hameln ''Linsingen Kaserne'' (named after General Alexander von Linsingen) was built in the 1930s; this went on to be Gordon Barracks.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gordon Barracks )〕 Meanwhile, at Herford ''Estorff Kaserne'' (named after Major-General Ludwig von Estorff) and ''Stobbe Kaserne'' (named after Major-General Otto Stobbe) were built in 1934: these went on, after the War, to be Hammersmith Barracks and Wentworth Barracks respectively.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Military Barracks in Herford from 1934 until 1937 )〕 Also at Herford ''Otto Weddigen Kaserne'' (named after Captain Otto Weddigen) was built around the same time: this went on to be Harewood Barracks.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Harewood Barracks )〕 Additional barracks that were established at Sennelager, a ''Stadtteile'' of Paderborn, also became part of Paderborn Garrison. Gütersloh Garrison had its origins in two Royal Air Force stations: RAF Sundern which was handed over by the Royal Air Force to the British Army as Mansergh Barracks in 1961 and RAF Gütersloh which was handed over by the Royal Air Force as Princess Royal Barracks in 1993.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Princess Royal Barracks )〕 The present garrison was created, in accordance with the Ministry of Defence's Army Basing Programme,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Army Basing Programme )〕 when Paderborn Garrison and Gütersloh Garrison merged to form a new "super-garrison" named Westfalen Garrison on 1 April 2014. Hameln Station was handed back in November 2014 and Herford Station was handed back, once 1st Armoured Division had changed role and then moved to York, in June 2015. Facilities under the garrison's control include the Sennelager Training Area.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sennelager Ranges and Training Area )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Westfalen Garrison」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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