© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1965/06/09 – 1965/06/09 🇬🇧 The “Band of the Royal Engineers” has the honor During the Pentecost holidays, the county hosted the “Band of the Royal Engineers” from Chatham, who performed a series of concerts. The first of these took place in Kemnade and attracted visitors from the …
On May 27, 1965, a serious accident occurred on the way to the exercise “Canal Turn”. John Provan, who has just finished his driving license for a left-hand drive, touched a parking car with his 3t-Bedford RL. By the impact on the parked vehicle, the truck hurled around, sliding through a ditch and colliding with …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1965/03/20 🇬🇧 A story to smile … Stealing a car is the one thing, but stealing a military vehicle is something different …, and then also for fear of the soldiers … .. that is already violent. A resulting court hearing, sentenced the thief to 6 …
© 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 🇬🇧 Memories of Graham Walker 🇬🇧 1965 – 1966 408 Bridge Tp – 40 Sqn RCT – 26 RCT BRIDGE CAMP Graham arrived in Hamelin at the 408 (Tp) Royal Engineers in late 1965 early 1966. However, as the troop did not have a suitable task for him, he …
© 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 …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1964/11/14 🇬🇧 A Valued Squadron Departs from Hameln In November 1964, a valued squadron had to leave the town of Hameln. Their contributions to the community and particularly to the local forestry office were so noteworthy that they were reported in the *Deister- und Weserzeitung*. The …
(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” ++++ ++++
Beide Kasernen, Scharnhorst (Binden Barracks) wie auch Linsingen (Gordon Barracks), erhielten im September 1964 Ferndampfanschluß! — Bindon and Gordon Barracks became in September 1964 district stream! — — ++++
© DEWEZET On 2nd of August 1964 the local newspaper DEWEZET publisehd a report of the withdrawal of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in Hameln. The Warwicks were the last Infantry Regiment which was based in Hameln. From now, Hameln was home of the Royal Engineers! +++ Am 02.08.1964 veröffentlichte die DEWEZET einen Bericht über den …
(c) Dewezet Diesen Zeitungsbericht hat mir Gerhard Fricke zugesendet! Vielen Dank dafür! ++++ This Newspaper Cut I got from Gerhard Fricke! Thanks for support! ++++
Information from Roger Makin In Memoriam ++++ Im Juni 1963 starb Sapper Ginger Maclean im Wouldham Camp an der Weser! Er fiel bei Übungsarbeiten von seinem Bulldozer und wurde anschließend von seinem Fahrzeug überrollt! ++++ Spr Ginger Maclean died at Wouldham Camp in June 1963! He fell of a Bulldozer and was run over it! ++++ …
© 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. …
(c) Dewezet Diesen Zeitungsbericht hat mir Gerhard Fricke zugesendet! Vielen Dank dafür! This Newspaper Cut I got from Gerhard Fricke! Thanks for support!
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 October 1961 – Wouldham Camp Hameln 🇬🇧 Memories of Stuart D Trott – 45 Field Park Squadron Stuart D. Trott was with the 45 Field Park Squadron in Hameln on the Wouldham site. While he was there with his squadron, a French engineer unit was there and demonstrated …
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