2014 – 2024 – 10 years since “Hameln Garrison” was closed

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 2014 – 2024 🇬🇧 10 years since “Hameln Garrison” closed Ten years ago, the British garrison in Hameln closed its doors for good. It was Lieutenant Colonel Chaz Story, now Brigadier, who gave the final order to lower the flag of the 28 Engineer Regiment, marking …

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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 …

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1964/09/21 – 1967/04/19 – 26 RASC / 26 RCT – 35 Coy RASC / 35 SQN RCT – Memories of Alan Shaw

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© 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 …

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1950/11/28 – Road Construction by 4 Field Squadron RE

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© 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 …

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1952/05/31 – Weser River Closures – Weekly Exercises

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© 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 …

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1968/05/25 – Royal Military Police Hameln Detachment vs DEWEZET

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© 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, …

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1977-1978 – 64 Amphibious Engineer Squadron – Memories of Andy Rickett

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© 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. …

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1985/86 – 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment – Memories of John G – maybe Exercise “HARD FIST” – 18/02/1986

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© 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 …

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1983 / 71 Amph Engr Sp Sqn – Challenger / M2 – Test at Upnor – Memories of Dean Grice/Peter Rowell

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© 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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1951/10/18 – 58 Ind Fd Sqn Royal Canadian Engineers coming to Hameln

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧🇨🇦 1951/10/18 🇨🇦🇬🇧 58 Ind Fd Sqn Royal Canadian Engineers are stationed in Hameln On October 18, 1951, the district and the city of Hameln were informed that the 58 Ind Fd Sqn Royal Canadian Engineers would be stationed in Hameln. Over 300 men would move to Gordon …

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1951/1952 – 125 (Bridge) Coy RASC – Memories of William Sydney Goldingay

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1951/1952 🇬🇧 125 (Bridge) Coy RASC Memories of William Sydney Goldingay William Sydney Goldingay was stationed in Hamelin with the 125 (Bridge) Company in 1951/1952. This time must have been special for him, as he remembered it well into old age and often shared stories about …

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1951/12/29 – We will remember – Sgt Ludge – 58 Ind Fld Sqn RCE

© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧🇨🇦 1951/12/29  🇨🇦🇬🇧 We will remember – Sgt Ludge – 58 Ind Fld Sqn RCE A tragic accident occurred on the evening of 29th December 1951. At around 9 p.m., a young Canadian soldier was driving his jeep through Hameln. While overtaking a motorcyclist on the bridge, …

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1957 – 26 Field Engineer Regiment – 60 Field Squadron RE – John Bridgwood – Pt.3

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1956 – 1958 🇬🇧 26 Field Engineer Regiment – 60 Field Squadron RE – 3rd Troop Memories of John Bridgwood In recent years, my life has been quite turbulent – I’ve embarked on new paths, experienced a lot of trouble and stress, and gone through some …

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1963/03/28 – 43 Field Park Squadron helps in the forest

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1963/03/28 🇬🇧 43 Field Park Squadron helps in the forest The city of Hamelin had planned an 800-metre path from the Knabenburg to the top of the Bismarck Tower. This was primarily intended to facilitate timber removal, but hikers wishing to visit the tower would also …

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1967/06/15 – The NAAFI in Hameln was opened

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1967/06/15 🇬🇧 The NAAFI in Hameln was opened The Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI) were established by the British government to provide service personnel stationed around the world with a sense of home. In addition to clubs, bars, and canteens, NAAFI also operates supermarkets …

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