Westfalen Garrison

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.

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. 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.

At Hameln Linsingen Kaserne (named after General Alexander von Linsingen) was built in the 1930s; this went on to be 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. Also at Herford Otto Weddigen Kaserne (named after Captain Otto Weddigen) was built around the same time: this went on to be 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.

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