© Arnd Wöbbeking und Deister- und Weserzeitung Soldaten haben Waffen, Mitglieder des Schützenvereins auch,… warum dann nicht mal zusammen einen Wettbewerb veranstalten? Das sagten sich auch im Januar 1965 die Mitglieder des „Schützenvereins Hameln“ und die Offiziere und Unteroffiziere des 26 RCT. Die Soldaten des Transportregiments in Hameln besuchten im Vorfeld schon einige Male die …
© Arnd Wöbbeking und Deister- und Weserzeitung Das Jahr 1965 muss ein sehr verregnetes Jahr gewesen sein. Stieg doch die Weser immer wieder über die Ufer. So auch im Juli des Jahres. Am 21.07.1965 rückten die Soldaten der 29 Field Sqaudron RE aus um das havarierte Fahrgastschiff „Forelle“ wieder flott zum machen. Die „Forelle“ ein …
© by Hugh McKenna, Arnd Wöbbeking und Deister- und Weserzeitung Hugh McKenna, who now lives in Bo’Ness in Scotland, was stationed in Hameln from 1960 to 1963 as a young boy. By chance we found each other on Facebook and we started to chat about Army and other things. I am fascinated by what a …
(c) Jerry Lyden / Arnd Wöbbeking Jerry Lyden war in Hameln beim 26 Royal Corps of Transport! Aus seiner Erinnerung heraus schrieb er mir eine Skizze, welches Gebäude der Bindon Barracks (Scharnhorst Kaserne), welche Verwendung hatte zu seiner Zeit hier in Hameln! ++++ Jerry Lyden was in Hameln with the 26 RCT! From his memory …
© 35 & 28 Engineer Regiment Long time ago I posted an article here on the page…. lots to do… but now I got a brilliant booklet about the MGB Competition in Hameln! Rainer Preuss sent in the paper, many thanks for Support! Does someone know more about, maybe the results? Schon lange her, das …
© Steve Lewis 1979 Bridging the Weser – Exercise „RHINO EM” Some month ago I got some incredible photos from Henk Mulder, a dutch soldier who took part at in an Exercise with the name “Rhino EM”. Now, I got some additional photos from Steve Lewis. He was based in Hameln with 64 Amphibious Engineers …
We write the 07.04.1971. The British army wrote history today in Hameln. Since the end of the war British units were stationed in Hameln. Including three infantry regiments, but most were soldiers of the Royal Engineers based here in Hameln. Hameln offered these pioneer units very good places to practice their drills & skills so …
© Arnd Wöbbeking & DEWEZET Hameln 1963 – 1964 The Plinkesche gravel pit near Breslauer Allee caused some trouble in the 1960s. Unauthorized debris and rubbish heaps piled up and something had to happen. The haulage contractor Wilhelm Schmale was in favor at the time to restore this area to a respectable condition. In collaboration …
Last year in October the Royal British Legion Hameln Branch was disbanded. In the last three month the members of the RBL talked about, what is to do with the Standard. Normally the Standard will be layed to rest in a church, but they decided to hand over the Standard to the local museum of …
© Henk Mulder March / April 1979 – 9800 men of the 1st (NL) Corps practiced under the name “RHINO EM” in Germany. Specially also in the district of Hameln-Pyrmont. And how could it be any different, the Amphibious Engineers of Hameln were also involved. They ferried the troops from Netherland save over the river …
© Soldier Magazin – Text by Mike Starke – Photos by Martin Adam A blast from the past…… Exercise Swordfish took part in 1972 around Hameln, Holzminden, Hannoversch Münden! Found the issue of Soldier Magazin in my archive. Leading unit was the 12th Mechanized Brigade! But read the great article of the Soldier Magazine about the …
© Arnd Wöbbeking How difficult it is to get data about a military government that arose shortly after one of the worst wars of mankind, I need not mention separately. For a long time I was looking for the names of the commanders of the British Garrison Hameln to close this historical gap on my website. …
© David Smith & Arnd Wöbbeking Just a short report today….. David Smith 29 Field Squadron RE loved to go with his lovely wife to the Globe Cinema in Hameln during his time here. He found today one of the programs. Very cool an rare document. Thanks a lot David! Heute gibt es nur einen …
© Arnd Wöbbeking © Photos by Cliff Russel The 12 (Nova Scotia) Field Squadron, was based in Hameln between 1992 and 1999 and attached to the 28 Amphibious Engineer and later to the 28 Engineer Regiment. But it was not the first time this Squadron had been around, because this Squadron also participated in various …
© Steve White & Arnd Wöbbeking April 1945, the Americans marched into Hameln, a short time later the British forces took control. Many houses were confiscated, so also the cinema “Schauburg” on the Deisterstrasse. But it did not lose its destination, because the British Army also used as a cinema for the soldiers who were …
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