Category: EXERCISES of Hameln Units

1979/03/01 – 1979/03/02 – EXERCISE “KEN’S TRIDENT” – Painting by Ken Howard – Ferrypoint Hajen

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1979/03/01 – 1979/03/02 🇬🇧 EXERCISE „KEN’S TRIDENT“ The liaison officer reported a special kind of exercise for the first two days of March 1979: “Ken’s Trident.” The name spoke for itself, as Kenneth Howard OBE RA (26 December 1932 – 11 September 2022), a British artist, …

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1977/11/10 – EXERCISE “MIZZEN MAST”

© Shuggy Cameron Ein Photo welches ich von Shuggy Cameron erhalten habe! Vielen Dank dafür! Es zeigt die Hamelner Engineers an der Grohnder Fähre im November 1977! Vielen Dank Shuggy! ********************************************* *********************************************  

1992/05/20 – 1992/05/27 – EXERCISE “ATLANTIC DIG I” – Schloß Hämelschenburg

© Lippold von Klencke This exercise was no exercise of a usual kind! It was an exercise that has been made under the titel “Support and preservation of German culture and monuments”! Any reader of this article looks very clearly know,  how much the British garrison in Hamelin always was involved in public life! The images were …

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1992/05/20 – 1992/05/27 – EXERCISE “ATLANTIC DIG I” – Memories of Steve Tranter

2011/10/25 – EXERCISE “NEPTUNES EAGLE” – 28 Engineer Regiment on exercise with Germans

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2011/10/13 – EXERCISE “NEPTUNES EAGLE” – 28 Engineer Regiment on the train

© Marc I’m really happy to have these photos on my page. All were taken by Marc. They are showing the 28 Engineer Regiment on the way to the Exercise Neptunes Eagle at the Train station in Hameln. +++ Auch diesen hervorragend Galerie habe ich meinem Freund Marc zu verdanken! Das 28 Engineer Regiment verlegt per Bahn in …

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2010/10/01 – Crewmens Course at Ohr Park

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 2010/10/01 – Crewmens Course at Ohr Park 🇬🇧 28 Engineer Regiment RE / 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron RE On 1st October 2010, I received a call that set my heart racing: M3 ferries had been spotted in Ohr! Without hesitation, I grabbed my camera – who …

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2007/05/21 – 2007/05/24 – EXERCISE “NEPTUNES ENTERPRISE”

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 2007/05/21 – 2007/05/24 🇬🇧 EXERCISE “NEPTUNE’S ENTERPRISE”  In May 2007, a significant training exercise took place at the Upnor water training area in Hameln, along Fischbecker Landstraße. Among the participants were Stormer HVM (High Velocity Missile) vehicles from the 12th (UK) ADR RA (12th Air Defence Regiment …

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2007/04/30 – 2007/05/02 – EXERCISE “BLACK HORSE”

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 2007/05/02 🇬🇧 EXERCISE „BLACK HORSE“ It is widely known that the Royal Engineers from Hameln do not conduct exercises solely in the Hameln area. In May 2007, for instance, a unit of 80 personnel from the 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron RE, along with 10 amphibious ferry …

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2002/11/10 – EXERCISE at Upnor Camp – 23 Amph Engr Sqn with PzBtl.33

© filmed by Rainer Preuß Im November 2002 übte die 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron des 28 Engineer Regiments auf dem Übungsplatz Upnor an der Fischbecker Landstraße in Hameln zusammen mit Teilen des PzBtl.33 der Bundeswehr! Zum Glück war mein Freund Rainer Preuß, der jahrelang für die Britische Armee in Hameln gearbeitet hat dabei und konnte …

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2000/05/15 – 2000/05/26 – EXERCISE “NEPTUNES SWORD”

© Arnd Wöbbeking all photos © by Eckhard Uhde Neptunes Sword, eine Exercise im Jahr der Jahrtausendwende. Die M3 Rigs waren noch fast neu beim 28 Engineer Regiment und im Mai diesen Jahres waren sie im Landkreis Hameln-Pyrmont, Höxter und Holzminden auf Übung. Dank meines guten Freundes Eckhard Uhde kann ich nun auch zu dieser Übung …

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1999/04/22 – 1999/11/05 – EXERCISES “WATER RAT”

© Arnd Wöbbeking Wie viele Übungen die in Hameln stationierten Einheiten durchgeführt haben, das werde ich wohl nie zusammen bekommen, aber das was ich habe stelle ich gerne zur Verfügung. Vielleicht hat ja der ein oder andere ein paar weiter führende Informationen oder sogar Photos über die Übungen! Und wenn sich jemand der ehemaligen Soldaten …

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1999/01/25 – 1999/01/29 – EXERCISE “NEPTUNES PREPARE”

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(c) Arnd Wöbbeking ++++ 1999 NEPTUNE’S PREPARE, nur das Datenblatt und leider keine Photos, darum wer in diesem Zeitraum Fotos von britischen Truppen im Landkreis Hameln-Pyrmont gemacht hat, dann würde ich mich freuen diese zu bekommen! Danke schon jetzt dafür! ++++ 1999 NEPTUNE’S PREPARE, only the datasheet and unfortunately no photographs, therefore who photos of …

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1997/12/03 – Partnership 97 – 20th anniversary 28 Engineer Regiment and sPioBtl.130

© Arnd Wöbbeking and Eckhard Uhde In 1977, a partnership was launched to improve the level of education and quality of training at the M2 vehicles of the amphibious troop. It involved the 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment RE from Hameln and the heavy Pioneer Battalion 130 of the Bundeswehr from Minden. During the maneuver Neptunes Trident …

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1997/11/26 – 1997/12/03 – EXERCISE “CAMEL’S AID” – 65 Corps Support Squadron

© Arnd Wöbbeking   The next details of an exercise from 28 Engineer Regiment! Maybe, because the name called “CAMEL’S AID” , it was an Exercise of 65 Corps Support Squadron (65CSS). Don’t know exactly, so if someone remind this name, please contact me!

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