ACTIVATION:
UNIT DESIGNATION:	HHT, 1st Constabulary Brigade
ORIGINAL UNIT DESIGN.:	HHC, 4th Armored Division
DATE ASSIGNED:	5 March 1946
DATE ACTIVATED:	1 May 1946
PARENT UNIT:	HQ US Constabulary, 1946-50 HQ 7th Army, 1950-51	Originally assigned to HQ US Constabulary; 1st USCON Brigade was reassigned to HQ 7th Army on 23 Nov 1950
LOCATION:	Wiesbaden-Dotzheim
REORGANIZATION / REDESIGNATION / INACTIVATION:
DATE REORGANIZED:	N / A
DATE REDESIGNATED:	N / A
DATE INACTIVATED:	15 August 1951
HOME STATION:
KASERNE:	Camp Pieri
CITY:	Dotzheim	Dotzheim is a suburb of the city of Wiesbaden
OTHER HISTORICAL INFORMATION OF SIGNIFICANCE:
LINEAGE:	20 May 1949	HHT, 1st Con Bde was disassociated from the history and honors of HHC, 4th Armd Div and succeeded to the history and honors of HHT, 1st Cavalry Division.

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     REFERENCES:

        1.    Map and Organization Chart of the 1st CON Brigade upon activation 1 May 1946.

        2.    Map and Organization Chart of the 1st CON Brigade after reorganization of 1947 (Sept 1947).

        3.    Map and Organizational Chart of the 1st CON Brigade after the tactical reorganization of late 1948.

        4.    Aerial photo of Camp Pieri probably taken in 1950
        5.    Photo of 1st Constabulary Brigade during ceremony at Camp Pieri, 1950

        6.    Camp Pieri, Main Gate probably taken in early 1950s

        7.    Camp Pieri is dedicated in Army Day ceremonies Lightning Bolt article, April 9, 1948
        8.    Aerial photo of Fritzlar Kaserne, Fritzlar taken in May, 1950
        9.    15th Constabulary Squadron, Panzer Kaserne, Schwetzingen brief history taken from booklet, July 1947
      10.    BG Arthur G. Trudeau, Brigade Commander Biography published by the Corps of Engineers, Feb 1986 (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)