© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1989/10/21 🇬🇧 BODENWERDER SAVED BY LEE STUART No, we are not talking about the town of Bodenwerder, but rather the passenger ship of the same name. A ship that is normally moored securely in the port of Hameln. But on October 20, 1989, it was not …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧🇨🇦 1951/10/18 🇨🇦🇬🇧 58 Ind Fd Sqn Royal Canadian Engineers are stationed in Hameln On October 18, 1951, the district and the city of Hameln were informed that the 58 Ind Fd Sqn Royal Canadian Engineers would be stationed in Hameln. Over 300 men would move to Gordon …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧🇨🇦 1951/12/29 🇨🇦🇬🇧 We will remember – Sgt Ludge – 58 Ind Fld Sqn RCE A tragic accident occurred on the evening of 29th December 1951. At around 9 p.m., a young Canadian soldier was driving his jeep through Hameln. While overtaking a motorcyclist on the bridge, …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1963/01/08-31 🇬🇧 Goldbeck was engulfed… The winter of 1962/63 was not only harsh—it was relentless. The villages in the higher regions of the district were surrounded by a white hell, completely buried in snow, suffocated under a blanket of icy cold and oppressive snowfall. In Goldbeck, …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1958/01/03 🇬🇧 Children’s festival in the Pipers Club British soldiers have always shown a particular fondness for children, something I have witnessed repeatedly over the years. A particularly heartwarming example occurred just after New Year’s in 1958. On 2nd January, Major Vaughan and his wife invited …
(c) Arnd Wöbbeking & DEWEZET Heute vor 53 Jahren berichtete die DEWEZET über die Inspektion des 1. Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiments durch General Butler, dem Kommandeur der 2. Infanterie Division der Britischen Armee! +++ Today, 53 years ago the local newspaper DEWEZET reported about the inspection of the 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiments! +++ +++ …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧🇨🇦 1953/11/02 🇨🇦🇬🇧 58 Ind Fd Sqn Royal Canadian Engineers leave Hameln On 2 November 1953, Resident Officer Bankart, in cooperation with the Dewezet, announced that the 58 Ind Fd Sqn of the Royal Canadian Engineers would be leaving Hameln. All businesses and private individuals with outstanding financial …
(c) Dewezet Ein Bericht über die Hamelner Soldaten, die im Irak im Einsatz sind! +++ A report about the soldiers of hamelin who are in Iraq in action! +++
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 2006/07/18 🇬🇧 They help how and where they can “Pilloried for a Good Cause” — this was the headline of an article in the local newspaper *DWZ* on July 18, 2006. To raise funds, several soldiers from the Royal Engineers placed themselves in the stocks and …
(c) Dewezet Ein ausführlicher Bericht über den Besuch der Queen stand am 05.11.1993 in der Dewezet! — A detailed report about the visit of the Queenstood at the 05.11.1993 in the Dewezet! —
Die Queen ist heute in Hannover gelandet und wurde dann mit dem Auto nach Hameln gefahren! — The Queen has landed today in Hanover and was then driven by car to Hamelin! —
Die Queen besucht Hameln, ein Ereignis, was wohl einzigartig sein wird! Hier aus der Dewezet die Vorankündigung! — The Queen visited Hamelin, an event which will be unique! —
(c) Dewezet Ein böser Zwischenfall ereignet sich in Hameln am 14.06.1990. Eine IRA Terroristin sprengte das Gebäude an der Fischbecker Landstraße auf dem Übungsplatz Upnor in die Luft! Hier sind zwei Zeitungsartikel vom Samstag darauf! — A nasty incident occurred in Hameln on 14.06.1990. An IRA terrorist blew up the building at the Fischbecker County …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1986/10/15 🇬🇧 Marathon for needy children of Hamelin 29 Field Squadron RE In October 1986, the 29 Field Squadron RE of the 35 Engineer Regiment sparked genuine waves of enthusiasm by completing a marathon of a very special kind! Their so-called “charity run” took them from …
1986 Taurus Charge
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