© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 2003/01 🇬🇧 Operation “TELIC 1” 28 Engineer Regiment Loading at Hameln Station Photos by Rainer Preuss **2003** – The world was ablaze, and the war knew no mercy. Not even the gates of the tranquil Weser town of Hamelin could hold it back. The 28 …
1988/11/01 – 1988/11/27 – EXERCISE “IRON HAMMER” – Photos by Jeremy Retford
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1988.11.01 – 1988.11.27 🇬🇧 EXERCISE “IRON HAMMER” Memories by Jeremy Retford In 1988, Jeremy joined the Procurement Team at the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) in London. There, he took responsibility for the M2D Dvhnrlldvhimm bridge, a proven amphibious vehicle, as well as the M3 Rapid Floating …
1989/10/21 – BODENWERDER SAVED BY LEE STUART
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1989/10/21 🇬🇧 BODENWERDER SAVED BY LEE STUART No, we are not talking about the town of Bodenwerder, but rather the passenger ship of the same name. A ship that is normally moored securely in the port of Hameln. But on October 20, 1989, it was not …
1964/09/21 – 1967/04/19 – 26 RASC / 26 RCT – 35 Coy RASC / 35 SQN RCT – Memories of Alan Shaw
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1964/09/21 – 1967/04/19 🇬🇧 26 Tpt Column RASC / 26 Royal Corps of Transport 35 Company B Troop RASC 35 Squadron B Troop RCT Memories of Alan Shaw Alan Shaw began his service in Hameln on 21st September 1964. Initially, he was stationed with B Troop …
1950/11/28 – Road Construction by 4 Field Squadron RE
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1950/11/28 🇬🇧 Road Construction 21 Field Engineer Regiment RE 4 Field Squadron RE Five years after the end of the war, relations and connections seemed to be gradually improving. The military administration of the city of Hamelin approached the road construction department to request an …
1952/05/31 – Weser River Closures – Weekly Exercises
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1952/05/31 🇬🇧 Weser River Closures – Weekly Exercises Upnor and Wouldham Announcement by Resident Officer Bankart The British occupation forces in Hameln, through Resident Officer Bankart, announced that the Weser River will be completely closed to navigation each week during the summer months, from Wednesday evening …
1968/05/25 – Royal Military Police Hameln Detachment vs DEWEZET
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1968/05/25 🇬🇧 Royal Military Police Hameln Detachment Football Game Team of the local Newspaper – Team of the Royal Military Police Hameln On 25 May 1968, the *Deister- und Weserzeitung* reported on an extraordinary football match that set the streets of Hameln abuzz. The newspaper employees, …
1977-1978 – 64 Amphibious Engineer Squadron – Memories of Andy Rickett
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1977-1978 🇬🇧 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment 64 Amphibious Engineer Squadron Memories of Andy Rickett Andy Rickett sent me this photo from his time with the 64 Amphibious Engineer Squadron. It was taken in either 1977 or 1978 and tells a story far beyond the image itself. …
1985/86 – 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment – Memories of John G – maybe Exercise “HARD FIST” – 18/02/1986
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1985/86 🇬🇧 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment Memories of John G John G. Welsch has fond memories of his time here in Hamelin with the 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment. He recalls many Royal Engineer exercises in our beautiful region. He served as a Recce Officer (Reconnaissance and …
1983 / 71 Amph Engr Sp Sqn – Challenger / M2 – Test at Upnor – Memories of Dean Grice/Peter Rowell
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 06/1982-12/1985 🇬🇧 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment RE 71 Amphibious Engineer Support Squadron RE Memories of Dean Grice & Peter Rowell Dean returned to Hameln for the second time, this time as part of the 71 Amphibious Engineer Support Squadron. What he was to experience during this …
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