Investigation underway after swastika painted on army barracks

An investigation is currently underway after a swastika was found painted on Rock Barracks in Suffolk last week.

The black swastika was reportedly scrawled onto the lower level of a barracks housing troops that was connected to the 16 Air Assault Brigade.

The Royal Military Police, who is leading the investigation, has said that multiple soldiers from the 23 Parachute Engineers reported the vandalism. It is understood that the Royal Military Police were made aware of the swastika graffiti as of 28th January, the day after Holocaust Memorial Day.

An army spokesman said: “We utterly condemn any form of antisemitism and are extremely proud of our service personnel from the Jewish community. We are aware of an incident at Rock Barracks, Woodbridge, on 28th January, 2022. This is being investigated by the Royal Military Police.”