Tag: 73 Amphibious Engineer Squadron

1975/07/11 – Sports field construction in Emmerthal-Börry

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1975/07/11 🇬🇧 Sports field construction in Emmerthal-Börry On 11 July 1975, the Deister- und Weserzeitung reported on the construction of the sports ground for SC Börry in Emmerthal. The project was completed in two stages. The second phase was carried out by 24 soldiers of the 73 …

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1966 – 1972 – WO1 RSM Joe V. Herman – A True Legend

© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1966 – 1972 🇬🇧 WO1 RSM Joe V. Herman – A True Legend The First RSM of the 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment RE Not long ago, I received photographs of Joe Herman from his son, Bruce Herman. He handed them over with the words, “You’ll surely …

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1971/04/07 Formation of the 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment RE

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1971/04/07 🇬🇧 Establishment of the 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment RE April 7, 1971, was a memorable day in the history of the Hameln garrison. Since 1945, British troops have been stationed in the town of the Pied Piper, including three infantry regiments, though it has mainly …

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1975/09/17 – Lancaster Bomber – Memories by Andrew Mills

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1975/09/17 🇬🇧 Lancaster Bomber Memories by Andrew Mills Another excellent article came to life thanks to Andrew Mills, who discovered my website about the British troops stationed in Hamelin. He was particularly interested in the article about the Lancaster bomber that was shot down during the …

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