Pinewood Camp, Liebenau, Germany - Christmas 1948

Having turned 18 years of age on 12 Jan 1947, Bernard Kemp (right) was conscripted into an obligatory period of National Service in February 1947. After a period of basic training, Bernard was posted to Pinewood Camp, Germany where he served with British Army of the Rhine (BAOR).
HQ 3 Base Ammuniton Depot (HQ 3BAD) of BAOR was established at Liebenau, Germany in 1946 at Pinewood Camp.

3 Base Ammunition Depot RAOC arrived at Pinewood Camp Liebenau on the 5 Sep 45 from Torhout in Belgium

https://britisharmyingermany.com (under construction)

"HQ 3 Base Ammuniton Depot (3 BAD) was established at Liebenau in 1946 at Pinewood Camp with Ammuntion Sub-Depots at

454 FAD Liebenau (capacity of 68,000 tons) later ecame one of the Forward Storage Sites for 1 (BR) Corps
154 ASD Wullfen (capacity of 12,000 tons) later became 154 Forward Ammunition Depot in 1951
254 ASD Bracht (capacity of 11,000 tons) later became the HQ & Main Depot of 3 BAD in 1953
654 ASD Walsrode (capacity of 11,000 tons) later became one of the Forward Storage Sites for 1 (BR) Corps
854 ASD Boostedt (capacity of 6,000 tons) closed in 1949"

[from www dot baor-locations dot org/Bracht]

I guess the opening sentence must be incorrect then?

The information was taken from War Diaries/Historical Records held at the Public Records Office, Kew, London for G Branch Line of Communication and 30th Corps District, my research is only up to March 1949 for now. https://britisharmyingermany.com/combat-service-support-arms/raoc/

Hi all, Liebenau was captured on 10 April 1945 by elements of the 11 Division. The first ammunition unit arrived on 1 May to take charge of the enemy ammunition within and to prepare to receive British ammunition as the main 2nd Army and 30 Corps ammunition depot post Armistice.
The 3 BAD war diary confirms that the unit took over the site in late July 1945, not September.

A Displaced Persons (DP) camp called WISLA camp was evacuated of its Polish inhabitants, disinfected and was occupied on 6 October by a Pioneer Labour Company. On 21 October 1945, WISLA Camp was retitled PINEWOOD Camp and occupied by the RAOC unit, 3 BAD, whilst their Pioneer Corps Labour Companys were transferred out to another camp nearby.

Thank you John, the records showed command 30 Corps District from 21 Jul 45, so ammended to show the same date into Liebenau, do not have a record of the Pioneer Company but will have been under command HQ 63 Group Pioneer Corps in Sulingen north-west of Liebenau.