The Remains of Vittoria & Albuhera Barracks March/April 2012
Fort Victoria and Fort Anne / Vittoria Barracks and annex
From 1956 until 1970 a Canadian Camp 'Fort Victoria' or otherwise known as Camp 8 included the CAE Station (Radio Canadian Army Europe) it was the first Canadian Radio station in Germany.
Once Home to:
Royal 22nd Regiment (Royal 22e Régiment)
In 1970 the Canadians handed over the Barracks including the Annexing Fort Anne
(Camp 7) to the BAOR, and the Royal Military Police moved into Vittoria Barracks and the CAE Radio Station was used by the BBC and BFBS.
From 1970 it was Home to:
115 Provost Company who later became 113 Provost Company.
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Fort St. Louis / Albuhera Barracks
Fort St. Louis or otherwise known as Camp 6 was originally a Canadian Camp but was handed over to BAOR in 1969/70 and then renamed Albuhera Barracks.
Fort Victoria and Fort Anne / Vittoria Barracks and annex From 1956 until 1970 a Canadian Camp 'Fort Victoria' or otherwise known as Camp 8 included the CAE Station (Radio Canadian Army Europe) It was the first Canadian Radio station in Germany.
Until 1970 it was home to:
Royal 22nd Regiment (Royal 22e Régiment)
In 1970 the Canadians handed over the Barracks including the Annexing Fort Anne
(Camp 7) to the BAOR, The Royal Military Police moved into Vittoria Barracks and the CAE Radio Station was then used by the BBC and BFBS.
From 1970 it was home to:
115 Provost Company who later became 113 Provost Company.
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Fort St. Louis / Albuhera Barracks
Fort St. Louis or otherwise known as Camp 6 was originally a Canadian Camp but was handed over to BAOR in 1969/70 and then renamed Albuhera Barracks.
It was Home to:
1971-1975 2nd Battalion the Queens Regiment
1975-1980 1st Battalion the Queens Regiment
1980-1985 1st Black Watch
1985-1991 1st Battalion the Royal Scots
1991-1994 1st Battalion the Devon & Dorset Regiment
Vittoria & Albuhera Barracks B.A.O.R Werl
Closed its doors on the 20 July 1994
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The Barracks today March 2012
The Parade square and the LEC Wksp Hanger are now being used to store Firewood & wood chippings.
Both camps are in a sad state, all of the buildings are crumbling rapidly as vandals and thieves have smashed or removed the windows.
Anything of value such as copper electrical cables, heaters etc have been ripped out, causing extensive damage
Both camps are used on a regular basis by the Local Fire Brigade for practice, and hose down the buildings vastly increasing the decaying process.
The Barracks are well known, and mentioned in several urban exploration (URBEX) websites and get visited very often.
In April I returned to the camps as it was reported that they where due to be demolished, on this trip I found I was not alone but I did manage to take those photos that I missed on the first visit.
The building to which I believe to be the RHQ (first building up on the left hand side opposite the parade square) is decaying more than any other building in the barracks, so much so that moss is growing on the floor.
The photos can also be viewed and upon request downloaded from my website:
digital-exposures.jimdo.com/
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