© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 2025/06/24 – 2025/07/01 EXERCISE „GRAND CROSSING 2025“ 🇬🇧 GERMAN/BRITISH Pionierbrückenbataillon 130 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron RE Part 2 on the Weser – 01.07.2025 On 1 July 2025, a key moment of the multinational exercise “GRAND CROSSINGS 25” unfolded at the historic “Upnor” water training site in Hamelin, located …
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2025/06/28 – EXERCISE “GRAND CROSSINGS 25” – Pt.1 – 23 AMPH – at the Rhine
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 2025/06/24 – 2025/07/01 EXERCISE „GRAND CROSSING 2025“ 🇬🇧 GERMAN/BRITISH Pionierbrückenbataillon 130 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron RE Part 1 on the Rhine – 28.06.2025 The Rhine – majestic, powerful, ever in motion. For centuries, it has been more than a waterway; it has symbolised the kind of challenge soldiers …
2025 – Tracing the Path of 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron RE
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 2025 🇬🇧 Tracing the Path of 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron Last year, I visited Edinburgh with my brother. One of the highlights of the trip, at least for me, was a visit to St Mary’s Cathedral — specifically to see the memorial plaque dedicated to Lieutenant Digby-Jones. …
2014/03/31 – The M3 Rigs say goodbye to the town of Hameln
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 2014/03/31 🇬🇧 The M3 Rigs say goodbye to the town of Hameln On March 31, 2014, I received a special invitation from the 23 Amph Squadron—an invitation that captured a piece of history forever. I had the privilege of witnessing the loading of the mighty M3 …
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 …
1968/09/26 – 1968/10/24 – EXERCISE „ETERNAL TRIANGLE“
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1968/09/26 – 1968/10/24 🇬🇧 EXERCISE „ETERNAL TRIANGLE“ An autumn exercise in the year I was born – there must have been a lot of crashing and rattling. Around 20,000 soldiers from Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands took part in the exercise, in which the …
2008/09/16 EXERCISE „SCHWARZE MAMBA“ / „NEPTUNES EAGLE“
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 2008/09/16 🇬🇧 „SCHWARZE MAMBA“ / „NEPTUNES EAGLE“ Amid the picturesque landscape surrounding the Weser, the week in September 2008 saw a hive of activity: The 28th Engineer Regiment from Hameln conducted their spectacular exercise, “Neptune’s Eagle.” Simultaneously, the Panzerpionierbataillon 1 from Holzminden relocated via a long …
1999.08.26 – New commander of the 28 Engineer Regiment
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1999/08/26 🇬🇧 New commander of the 28 Engineer Regiment On August 26, 1999, the command of the 28th Engineer Regiment changed hands. Exactly 25 years ago, John Mullin, an Englishman, handed over command to his successor, Andrew Mills, a Scotsman. The local Newspaper „Deister- und Weserzeitung“ …
2017 / 11 / 27 – 2017 / 11 / 30 EXERCISE FULL THROTTLE – 40th Anniversary of the British and German Amphibious Capability
© Arnd Wöbbeking Artlenburg, a small town on the banks of the Elbe. Historically documented is this place with its ford over the Elbe since the first century. The Romans use this transition as do many after them. The salt road leads along here and the Ertheneburg on the east side secured the ford against …
1967 – M2 Trials by 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron – Memories of Ritchie Smith
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1967 🇬🇧 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron RE M2-Trials Memories of Ritchie Smith Ritchie Smith is a true legend of the Royal Engineers in Hameln. A genuinely kind-hearted person, he kindly shared with me his impressive photos from the time when the Gillious ferries were still in …
2010/06/04 – Crewmens Course at Upnor
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 2010/06/04 – Crewmens Course at Upnor 🇬🇧 28 Engineer Regiment 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron / 412 (V) Tp These impressive images were taken by Sebastian Kreutzkamp, who had the opportunity to participate in this training! Invited by the British troops, Sebastian even had the chance to …
1992 – 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron – Memories by Paul Wilson
© Paul Wilson Ein paar schöne Photos von Paul Wilson aus Speyer, als er mit der 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron während seiner Dienstzeit dort unten gewesen ist! Er ist sich nicht ganz sicher, aber er meint die Bilder sind von 1992. Vielen Dank dafür! +++ Some great photos from Speyer of the 23rd Amphibious Engineer …
2014/08/01 – Gedenken an die Schlacht von Minden – 23 Amph Engr SQN renamed
© Stephen Porteous Gestern am 01.08.2014 wurde in Minden, der neuen Heimat der 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron, der Schlacht zu Minden gedacht. Zugleich wurde die 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron umbenannt in 23 Amphibious Engineer Troop, das sie nun für die nächsten drei Jahre selbstständig in Minden stationiert sind! Stephen Porteous war dabei und brachte folgende …
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