© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1971-1975 🇬🇧 Message form the past Football Shirt of the SV Hajen e.V. by Bill Smith Many British soldiers lived in private accommodation during their service and were actively involved in sports clubs in Hameln and the surrounding area. Bill Smith sent a special souvenir from his …
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1974-1975 Airfield Construction by 65 Corps Support Squadron
© Arnd Wöbbeking, Roger Thorington, Airfied Höxter Brenkhausen 2015 marks the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Höxter-Brenkhausen airfield. At that time, I was able to help Mr. Horn to renew the memorial stone for the 65 Corps Support Squadron. This year in Hamelin, some of these squadron members met again to celebrate a …
1975/09/17 – Lancaster Bomber – Memories by Andrew Mills
© Arnd Wöbbeking & Andrew Mills Andrew Mills, found a few weeks ago my webpage about British Forces in Hameln. Specially he found the report about the Lancaster Bomber, the 73 Amphibious Engineer Squadron digged out in 1974. He was very impressed and the newspaper cuts brought back some memries, because he was an active …
1975/09/17 – 32 Years later….. Lancaster Bomber digged out by 73 AmphEngrSqn
© Arnd Wöbbeking & DEWEZET Dieser Bericht hat seinen Ursprung in der Nacht vom 18. auf den 19. Oktober 1943! Die Royal Air Force flog damals einen Angriff mit 360 Lancaster Bombern auf Hannover! Auch die Maschine mit der Kennnummer LM326 und dem Code EM-Z war dabei. Zu der Crew gehörten: Pilot O.G. Tayler RAAF …
1975/08/14 – Hoexter Airfield construction by 65 Corps Support Squadron
Vor ein paar Wochen erhielt ich eine Anfrage von Herrn Horn bezüglich des Wappens der 65 Corps Support Squadron! Bis zu dem Tage wusste ich nicht das die 65 CSS im Jahr 1975 den Flugplatz in Höxter gebaut hat! Dort steht auch ein Erinnerungsstein, der an die Royal Engineers aus Hameln erinnert! Haute erhielt ich …
1975/01/27-1975/01/31 EXERCISE “WOODPECKERS SET”
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking The district of Hameln-Pyrmont was informed about this military exercise by the liaison officer of the British forces in Hameln. Note: It is not necessarily the case that all exercises were carried out with the participation of Hameln units. Der Landkreis Hameln-Pyrmont wurde vom Verbindungsoffizier der britischen …
1975/01/13-1975/01/17 EXERCISE “KESTRELS ACE 1”
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking The district of Hameln-Pyrmont was informed about this military exercise by the liaison officer of the British forces in Hameln. Note: It is not necessarily the case that all exercises were carried out with the participation of Hameln units. Der Landkreis Hameln-Pyrmont wurde vom Verbindungsoffizier der britischen …
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