© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1958/09/18 🇬🇧 Bridging and Rafting Demonstration at Ohr on the River By 1958, the Cold War was in full swing. The British Army was searching for new, more efficient, faster, and at the same time safer bridge and ferry systems to enable the rapid transport of armoured vehicles, …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1961/05/04 🇬🇧 26 Tpt Column RASC (Bridge) 125 (Bridge) COY RASC A Stylish Wedding took part in Hameln A touch of romance and military tradition filled Hameln Minster as Colin Taylor of the 125 (Bridge) COY RASC married his German bride. Following the solemn ceremony, the …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1951/1952 🇬🇧 125 (Bridge) Coy RASC Memories of William Sydney Goldingay William Sydney Goldingay was stationed in Hamelin with the 125 (Bridge) Company in 1951/1952. This time must have been special for him, as he remembered it well into old age and often shared stories about …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1959/12/24 🇬🇧 Football Game – 125 (Bridge) Coy Shortly before Christmas in 1959, an exciting football match took place between the 125 (Bridge) Company and the 7th Engineer Battalion of the Bundeswehr from Holzminden, as reported by the *Deister- und Weserzeitung*. The match ended in a …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1962/08/13 🇬🇧 Hugh’s Game 125 (Bridge) Coy RASC Hugh McKenna, who now lives in Bo’ness, Scotland, was stationed in Hamelin as a young lad from 1960 to 1963. By chance, we connected on Facebook and have been corresponding regularly ever since. I am fascinated by the …
© 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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