Roberts Barracks
Built
Type
Original Name - Winkelhausen Kaserne from the name of Colonel Von Winkelhausen who was the Commandant during World War One.
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Regiments
Roberts Barracks (North)
38th Corps Engineer Regiment RE 1955-1957
35th Corps Engineer Regiment RE 1957-1964 (1)
23 Engineer Regiment RE
7th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery 1977-April 1984 (2)
4th Field Regiment RA 1984-present
Roberts Barracks (South)
37th Armoured Engineer Regiment RE 1950-1955 (3) 25th Engineer Regiment RE 1958-1992
7th Field Ambulance RAMC
2nd Armoured Field Ambulance RAMC circa 1984 (4)
Sub Units
66 Company, Royal Army Service Corps ?-1959-?
43 Independent Plant Squadron, Royal Engineers ?-1982-?
(1) Leaving in 1964 for Bindon Barracks, Hameln.
(2) 7 RHA went to Germany when they were taken away from their Parachute roll. On being replaced at Roberts Barracks they returned to Aldershot to resume their original airborne duties.
(3) 37th Armoured Engineer Regiment RE arrived from Abergaveny in 1950.
(4) 2 Armd Fd Amb was an amalgamation of
7 Fd Amb from Roberts Bks and 31 Fd Amb from Munster.
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The picture above is that of the entrance to what is now Roberts Barracks.The tall blocks seen past the gate are (or were in 1991) 4 Field Regiment RA. Other units in the barracks included 4 Armd Field Amb, and two engineer regiments. The main railhead was located at the West end of the camp and was used for loading and unloading all armoured vehicles in Osnabruck. The West side of the Barracks was designated "Blacker" Barracks and is also where the ASU is.