It formed a major part of British Forces Germany.
The oldest part of Osnabrück Station was Caprivi Kaserne (named after General Leo von Caprivi), dating back to 1899; this became Scarborough Barracks after the Second World War and is now being used as the University of Applied Sciences.
[2] Am Limberg Kaserne (named after the height Limberg)[3] was built during the War in Osnabrück as an ammunition factory for the Wehrmacht;[4] this was expanded in the early 1950s to become Imphal Barracks (for cavalry and tank regiments) and Mercer Barracks (for infantry regiments) and is now being redeveloped for housing.
[2] The site on Landwehrstraße which was occupied by the British Army as Quebec Barracks in the 1950s is now also being redeveloped for housing.
[7] The garrison became the largest British military base outside the UK.