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1959/09/04 – Pipers Club is ready

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1959/09/04 🇬🇧 The new Pipers Club is finished In October 1958, construction began on the new building for the Pipers Club on Süntelstrasse. The building was completed in September 1959. The building is used to support troops and is looked after by the “Church Army”. The …

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1959/08/15 – Piper’s Club

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1959/08/15 🇬🇧 Advance notice of completion of the new Pipers Club The Pipers Club, built by the Staatshochbauamt near GORODN BARRACKS is soon completed. At last, 14 years after the end of the war, the hotel “Unter den Linden” can now be returned to the germans. …

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1959/08/01 – 1962/04/30 – PJ Martinson – Verbindungsoffizier – SLO

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1959/08/01 – 1962/04/30 🇬🇧 PJ Martinson becomes liaison officer The Canadian Lieutenant Colonel P.J. Martinson takes over the position of liaison officer in Hameln. Martinson is a native of the USA with Scandinavian ancestors. Martinson has been in Germany since 1945 and was liaison officer in …

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1959/04/29 – British and Germans injured in a traffic accident

© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 29.04.1959 🇬🇧 Traffic-Accident in Hameln A tragic accident shook the city of Hamelin on the morning of Tuesday, April 28, 1959. At around 7:30 am, a truck belonging to the British Armed Forces stationed in Hamelin collided with a German vehicle at the busy intersection of …

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1959/03/11 – Accident close to Wouldham Park

© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1959/03/11 🇬🇧 Accident close to Wouldham Park An accident with a Bedford RL of the British armed forces from Hameln came on the B83 on the „Ohrsche Landstraße“ at the entrance to the water exercise place (Wouldham Park) there. The British soldier said he had pushed …

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1959 – 125 COY RASC – Memories of John Benson

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1959 🇬🇧 125 (Bridge) COY RASC – Memories of John Benson John Benson was stationed here in Hamelin in 1959 with the 125 (Bridge) Coy of the RASC. He has kindly provided me with some photos of himself and his comrades for the site. Many thanks …

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1957 – 26 Field Engineer Regiment – 60 Field Squadron RE – John Bridgwood-Pt.2 – Bridging Exercise at Polle

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1957 🇬🇧 26 Field Engineer Regiment – 60 Field Squadron RE Bridging Exercise at Polle John Bridgwood-Pt.2 John Bridgwood was still a young man when he arrived in Hameln, assigned to the 60 Field Squadron RE, which at that time was part of the 26 Field …

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1954-57 – 26 Field Engineer Regiment – 60 Field Squadron RE – Memories of Derek Hallam

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1954 -1957 🇬🇧 26 Field Engineer Regiment – 60 Field Squadron RE Memories of Derek Hallam For me, it is always very interesting to browse the web to gather information about British units that were stationed in Hameln. A few weeks ago, during such a search, …

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1951/10/31 – Die britische Garnison entwickelt sich zu einem Super Arbeitgeber…..

© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1951/10/31 🇬🇧 The British garrison is developing into a good employer In 1951, six years after the end of the war, the British garrison in Hamelin employed an incredible 650 GERMAN employees. However, these jobs were not yet very popular with the people of Hamelin, as …

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1951/05/00 21 Field Engineer Regiment – 48 Field Squadron – 125 (Bridge) Coy

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1951/05/00 🇬🇧 21 Field Engineer Regiment 48 Field Squadron – 125 (Bridge) Coy The 21 Field Engineer Regiment, along with its squadrons, was stationed in Hameln for only a brief period. In October 1949, it was relocated from Holzminden to the town of the Pied Piper. …

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1951/07/17 – Aerzen must prepare for maneuvers

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© Dewezet & British Army in hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1951/07/17 🇬🇧 Aerzen must prepare for maneuvers On July 17, 1951, the Aerzen municipal administration was informed by the British occupation authorities that military exercises by British units would take place in the surrounding area from September 5 to 30, 1951. Farmers were advised …

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1950/05/18 – Soccer Game between 21 Fld Engr Rgt – HSC Hameln

© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1950/05/18 🇬🇧 Soccer Game between 21 Fld Engr Rgt – HSC Hameln  Sport is always part of the army, as we all know that sport keeps you physically and mentally fit. Even in the first years of the occupation, there were always sporting competitions between Hameln …

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1949/12/03 – Eine Bitte an den Stadtkommandanten

© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1949/12/03 🇬🇧 Request to the occupying power Since the end of the war, numerous buildings in Hameln have been confiscated or newly constructed by the British occupying forces. To assist the German population, the then so-called Resident Officer, Colonel Bankart, offered that the newly built apartments could be …

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1949/03/01 – 1955/05/05 – Residenzoffizier-Oberst Bankart

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking Oberst Bankart 🇬🇧 RESIDENZ OFFIZIER & SERVICE LIAISON OFFICERS 🇩🇪 1945-2014 Oberst Bankart, formerly 3 years British commander of the districts of Göttingen-Stadt and Land, Hannoversch Münden becomes district rescue officer in Hameln. Oberst Bankart, vorher 3 Jahre britischer Kommandant der Kreise Göttingen-Stadt und Land, Hannoversch Münden …

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