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| Brigade History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 1946 - September 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Constabulary Brigade, US Constabulary, was organized on 1 May 1946 at Munich, Germany from personnel of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Combat Command "A", 4th Armored Division.
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ORGANIZATION (May 1946 - September 1947)
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May 1946 -- Area of Responsibility and Disposition of units of the 2nd Constabulary Brigade |
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| In accordance with a EUCOM directive, the US Constabulary was re-organized under a troop ceiling of 18,000 between July and August, 1947. The mission of the Constabulary remained unchanged. If you have more information on the history or organization of the 3rd Con Bde, please contact me  . |
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| October 1947 - December 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| With the discontinuence of 3rd Brigade on July 1, 1947, 2nd Con Bde also assumed responsibility for law enforcement and security within all of Bavaria. In the process, the 2nd Bde lost one regiment (5th, inactivated) and gained one regiment (6th) from the discontinued 3rd Bde. 2nd Con Regiment became responsible for the Regierungsbezirke of Schwaben and Oberbayern; the 6th Regt retained the Ober-and Mittelfranken Bezirk and gained the Bezirk of Mainfranken; and the 11th remained unchanged, with control over Niederbayern-Oberpfalz. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ORGANIZATION (October 1947 - December 1948)
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Map to be added later September 1947 -- Area of Responsibility and Disposition of units of the 2nd Constabulary Brigade |
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ORGANIZATION (January 1949 - October 1950)
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January 1949 -- Disposition of units of the 2nd Constabulary Brigade |
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| 11th Constabulary Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51st Constabulary Squadron | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 MP Station at Passau, 1947/48 (Jack Walker) (Large building in the background is the Nibelungenhalle) |
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 Entrance to 1st Platoon, "E" Troop quarters, probably at Passau |
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| 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Source: Email from Jackie Carlson, daughter of Jack C. Walker) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| My father, Jack C. Walker, was initially with in the US Constabulary and later in the MP Customs unit 7751 from 1947 to 1954 I believe. He served in the APO 541 Berchtesgaden Detachment according to these orders and things I have. Based on the photos of Jack Walker, it appears he was with "E" Troop, 51st Constabulary Squadron which was stationed at Passau, Germany.. |
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| 94th Constabulary Squadron | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 94th Constab Sq Honor Guard awaits arrival of General Ernest N. Harmon, CG US Constabulary, for an inspection visit, c. 1947 (William S. Biddle collection, AHEC) |
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 600.jpg) Honor Guard at the Weiden train station, c. 1947 (William S. Biddle collection, AHEC) |
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 94th Constab Sq, Osborne Barracks, Weiden (William S. Biddle collection, AHEC) |
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| (Source: Email from Mark Gatlin, Army dependent - among the first to arrive in Theater after the end of WWII) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presentation on Post War Occupation Of Germany In May of 1945, the war in Europe was over. The 102nd Infantry Division was deactivated and returned to the states. My father, Lt. Col. Isaac A. Gatlin was reassigned to the 11th Constabulary Regiment, 94th Constabulary Squadron stationed in Weiden, Germany. We received of a letter from the Department of Army, authorizing us to join my father in Germany. The first step was to procure passports and several immunization shots. After completion of paperwork, we received notice of our departure date etc… We were scheduled to depart New York, New York. The date was around the first of August 1946. It was our first sea voyage on such a large ship (USS General Buckner). Accommodations were as follows: my mother and sister were assigned to a stateroom and I as an eleven year old boy (all boys ten and above were assigned to below decks crews quarters) bunks were four high. We were chaperoned by an Army Sgt. We ate together as a group. After ten days at sea, we docked at Bremenhaven, Germany. As we gathered to leave the ship, we spotted my father on the dock. After we arrived at the Bahnhof ( Railroad Station), we boarded a train for Munich. Traveling along the rails we saw several towns completely destroyed and some hardly damaged. I don’t remember how long the ride was but when we got to Munich, my father’s staff car and driver was waiting. After a ride of a few hours, we arrived at Weiden. My father’s job was S3 Operations Officer. Among his duties were liason with the United Nations Refugee Camps, ex-internment camps and acted as mayor etc. of several towns until such time as city officers were elected to office. After arriving at our quarters, that was located directly across the street from the main gate at Metzer Kaserne (military base). When we arrived, there was no american school available. My mother and several other officers/enlisted wives began the hunt for a teacher for grades 1 thru 6. Children 7 thru 12 were sent to Paris or London for schooling during the school year. After a few months, a young lady from the States accepted the position and we started in November 1946. During my time there, I became friends with a fellow named Bart Babcock. His dad was a Lt. Col. also. Bart and I hung together like peanut butter and jelly. To keep us occupied when not in school, we were given horsemanship (taught by a Prussian Calvary Officer) and allowed to walk to Weiden Town Center. It was there that we became friends with many German boys our age and joined in soccer, tag etc. If we found ourselves in town during lunch time, some frau (married lady/mother) would call to us and would invite us to lunch with their kids. About twice a week my father would travel to towns around Weiden and train them in democracy in action. How to set up elections, choose candidates and get them in office. |
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| Horse Platoon, 11th Constabulary Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 11th Constab Horse Platoon, at Weiden (William S. Biddle collection) |
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 1st Section at Silberhütte on the Czech border (William S. Biddle collection - AHEC) |
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 2nd Section at Eisenstein (William S. Biddle collection - AHEC) |
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 2nd Squad, 3rd Section at Finsterau (William S. Biddle collection - AHEC) |
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 Disposition of Horse Platoon, 11th Constab Regt, 1946 (Google Maps) |
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| (Source: STARS & STRIPES, Feb. 10, 1946) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Each Constabulary regiment will have a Horse Platoon assigned to its Headquarters and Headquarters Troop. The Horse Platoon, comprised of three sections with a total of 30 horses, will be used for patrolling mountainous regions and in quelling minor disturbances. The map above shows the disposition of the three sections of the 11th Constab Regt Horse Platoon in the 1946-47 time frame. |
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| (Source: Constabulary Lightning Bolt, Jan. 25, 1947) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Horse Platoon Of 11th Regiment Withdrawn From Czech Border 11th Regiment - Climaxing almost six months of continuous patrolling, the Horse Platoon of the 11th Regiment has been withdrawn, with the exception of one section, from its posts on the Czechoslovakian Border. Organized in April 1946, the Platoon was committed to border patrolling in June. The 1st Section was attached to the 8th Squadron and set up its CP at Eisenstein. During its operational period, the men of the Section rode more than 8,000 miles in accomplishing their mission of keeping the border clear of illegal, over-the-border, activities. The most outstanding operation of the section, under the command of S-Sgt. Cleatus Diggs, was a raid on an isolated border Hotel which netted forty-six persons involved in over-the-border activities. The 2d Section set up its CP at Silberhütte in a ski lodge once used by SS Troopers who were stationed at the concentration camp in Flossenburg. Attached to the 94th Squadron, the section commanded by S-Sgt. Bufflngton patrolled the border in the 94th zone and had the honor of standing mounted inspection for 2d Brigade Commander, General Hobart Gay and the 11th Regiment Commander, Col. William S. Biddle. The 3d Section was attached to the 51st Squadron and maintained its CP at Haidmühle. S-Sgt. Meyers commanded this section as it patrolled the rugged terrain of the Czeck border. Pulling the 3d section back into the Kaserne at Regensburg proved to be a trying experience as the semi-trailer used to haul the horses could not get past Passau in its attempt to drive into the hills and get the men and animals. Every attempt made to reach the section by semi ended with the large vehicle sliding off. The horses were walked into Passau and loaded there for the long trip to Regensburg. During its operational period the platoon was supplied with fodder and PX rations by S-Sgt. Smith and his semi driver T-3 Lasurdo. While in the Regimental Kaserne, the platoon under the command of Lt Heatly will train for operations beginning in early spring on the border again. |
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