2nd Constabulary Brigade

May 1946 - September 1947

Organization as of 1 May 1946

Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Constabulary Brigade, US Constabulary, was organized on 1 May 1946 at Munich, Germany from personnel of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Combat Command "A", 4th Armored Division.

In the early period, the brigade consisted of a Headquarters and Headquarters Troop located at Munich to which three regiments were attached:
2nd CON Regiment at Freising
5th CON Regiment at Augsburg
11th CON Regiment at Regensburg  

2nd Brigade was responsible for law enforcement and security within the German administrative districts of the Regierungsbezirke of Oberbayern, Niederbayern-Oberpfalz and Schwaben (all within Land Bayern (Bavaria)).

ORGANIZATION (May 1946 - September 1947)

2nd Constabulary Regiment - Assigned Units HQ 2nd Con Regt Vimy Ksn, Freising inactivated on 20 Sep, 1947; 5th Con Regt at Augsburg redesignated as 2nd Con Regt 2nd Con Sqdn Prinz Heinrich Ksn, Lenggries inactivated on 20 Sep, 1947; 74th Con Sqdn redesignated as 2nd Con Sqdn 42nd Con Sqdn Artillerie Ksn?, Freising inactivated on 20 Sep, 1947; 35th Con Sqdn redesignated as 42nd Con Sqdn   66th Con Sqdn Camp May, Degerndorf   5th Constabulary Regiment - Assigned Units HQ 5th Con Regt Sheridan Bks, Augsburg inactivated on 20 Sep, 1947 35th Con Sqdn Barnette Bks, Füssen inactivated on 20 Sep, 1947 74th Con Sqdn Sheridan Ksn, Augsburg inactivated on 20 Sep, 1947 11th Constabulary Regiment - Assigned Units HQ 11th Con Regt Regensburg   8th Con Sqdn (1) Deggendorf detached from 11th Con Regt; inactivated on 20 Sep, 1947 25th Con Sqdn Regensburg     51st Con Sqdn Passau     94th Con Sqdn Weiden

May 1946 -- Area of Responsibility and Disposition of units of the 2nd Constabulary Brigade 

In accordance with a EUCOM directive, the US Constabulary was re-organized under a troop ceiling of 18,000 between July and August, 1947. The mission of the Constabulary remained unchanged.

2nd Constabulary Brigade

October 1947 - December 1948

Organization as of 1 September 1947

With the discontinuence of 3rd Brigade on July 1, 1947, 2nd Con Bde also assumed responsibility for law enforcement and security within all of Bavaria. In the process, the 2nd Bde lost one regiment (5th, inactivated) and gained one regiment (6th) from the discontinued 3rd Bde. 2nd Con Regiment became responsible for the Regierungsbezirke of Schwaben and Oberbayern; the 6th Regt retained the Ober-and Mittelfranken Bezirk and gained the Bezirk of Mainfranken; and the 11th remained unchanged, with control over Niederbayern-Oberpfalz.

ORGANIZATION (September 1947 - December 1948)

2nd Constabulary Regiment - Assigned Units HQ 2nd Con Regt Sheridan Ksn, Augsburg reorganized and redesignated on 20 Dec, 1948 as Hq Co, 2nd A/C Regt 2nd Con Sqdn Sheridan Ksn, Augsburg reorganized and redesignated on 20 Dec, 1948 as 1st Bn, 2nd A/C Regt 42nd Con Sqdn Sheridan Ksn, Augsburg reorganized and redesignated on 20 Dec, 1948 as 2nd Bn, 2nd A/C Regt   66th Con Sqdn Camp May, Degerndorf inactivated on 20 Dec, 1948   68th Con Sqdn Sheridan Ksn, Augsburg reorganized and redesignated on 20 Dec, 1948 as 3rd Bn, 2nd A/C Regt 6th Constabulary Regiment - Assigned Units HQ 6th Con Regt Conn Bks, Schweinfurt reorganized and redesignated on 20 Dec, 1948 as Hq Co, 6th A/C Regt 6th Con Sqdn Coburg inactivated on 20 Dec, 1948 28th Con Sqdn Conn Bks, Schweinfurt inactivated on 20 Dec, 1948   53rd Con Sqdn Schwabach reorganized and redesignated on 20 Dec, 1948 as 3rd Bn, 6th A/C Regt 11th Constabulary Regiment - Assigned Units HQ 11th Con Regt Straubing inactivated on 20 Dec, 1948 25th Con Sqdn Straubing reorganized and redesignated on 20 Dec, 1948 as 1st Bn, 6th A/C Regt 51st Con Sqdn Landshut reorganized and redesignated on 20 Dec, 1948 as 2nd Bn, 6th A/C Regt   94th Con Sqdn Weiden inactivated on 20 Dec, 1948

Map to be added soon

September 1947 -- Area of Responsibility and Disposition of units of the 2nd Constabulary Brigade 

2nd Constabulary Brigade

January 1949 - October 1950

ORGANIZATION (January 1949 - October 1950)

2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment - Assigned Units HHC 2nd A/C Regt Sheridan Ksn, Augsburg moved to Nürnberg in Oct 1951 1st Battalion Sheridan Ksn, Augsburg moved to Bindlach in Oct 1951 2nd Battalion Sheridan Ksn, Augsburg moved to Warner Bks, Bamberg in Oct 1951   3rd Battalion Sheridan Ksn, Augsburg moved to Möhl Ksn, Amberg in Oct 1951 6th Armored Cavalry Regiment - Assigned Units HHC 6th A/C Regt Mansfield Ksn, Straubing 1st Battalion Mansfield Ksn, Straubing   2nd Battalion Landshut     3rd Battalion Deggendorf moved to Regensburg 1951? 15th Constabulary Squadron 15th Con Sqdn Weiden Originally, the 53rd Con Sqdn performed border patrol duties from Weiden; on 20 May 1949, the unit was redesignated as the 15th Con Squadron with all 53rd personnel and equipment being absorbed by the 15th

January 1949 -- Disposition of units of the 2nd Constabulary Brigade