25th Anniversary of the Garrison Church of the Holy Nativity Hameln 9 October 1978 25th Anniversary of the Garrison Church of the Holy Nativity Hameln Commemorative Cover Stamps: 9ᵖ “State Coach” commemorative, issued 31 May 1978. Special Handstamp: 25th Anniversary of the Garrison Church of the Holy Nativity, Hameln 1953 – 1978, BFPS 1628, 9 …
© Rainer Preuß Rainer Preuß, a good friend of mine loaded up some great videos about Freedom of the City – Parade at GORDON BARRACKS – OPEN DAY WOULDHAM in 2004! Great memories Rainer, thanks for that! +++
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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1965/03/08 🇬🇧 Fire in the roof of Gordon Barracks **Monday, 8 March 1965, 2 a.m.** A blinding flash of light illuminated the night sky over the Gordon Barracks. The roof of the building jutted into the sky like a burning torch, flames greedily licking at the …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1964/12/03 🇬🇧 HAMELN GARRISON Hameln Becomes a Garrison Town – What Does That Mean? Since 1964, Hameln has officially held the status of a garrison town – but what exactly does that entail? In the autumn of 1964, the headquarters of the 11th British Pioneer Brigade …
(c) DEWEZET 19.10.1964 – 300 Offiziere versammelten sich um über die Ergebnisse des derzeit laufenden Manövers Eternal Triangle zu diskutieren! ++++ 19/10/1964 – 300 officers gathered around the cinema and talked about the results of the ongoing Exercise “Eternal Triangle” ++++ ++++
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1962/07/24 🇬🇧 British–German (Hameln) Go-Cart Club Fortunately, the *Deister- und Weserzeitung* provided extensive coverage – otherwise, I would certainly have missed this club. It remains unclear when exactly the club was founded or how long it operated. Nevertheless, it sounds like an exciting and entertaining time. …
© DEWEZET Ein weiterer Artikel der DEWEZET aus dem Archiv von Gerhard Fricke! Herzlichen Dank dafür! Er beschreibt den Führungswechsel im Middlesex Regiment! Oberstleutnant Nolda übergibt die Führung des Regiments an Oberstleutnant Battye! Dazu gab es am 21.11.1959 eine Parade in den Gordon Barracks! +++ Another article in the DEWEZET from the archive of Gerhard …
© 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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