© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking Top row third from the left is William Cummings-Collinson 🇬🇧 1945-1947 🇬🇧 Royal Engineers under Command of the 51st Highland Division Memories by William “Bill” Cummings-Collinson The story once picked up by the *Dewezet* is one of those that can easily be overlooked at first glance – …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1950/11/28 🇬🇧 Road Construction 21 Field Engineer Regiment RE 4 Field Squadron RE Five years after the end of the war, relations and connections seemed to be gradually improving. The military administration of the city of Hamelin approached the road construction department to request an …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1950/11/29 🇬🇧 British-German Horse Riding Fellowship 21 Field Engineer Regiment Among riders, a spirit of exemplary camaraderie has traditionally prevailed—this was true before the war and should hold true once again today. Here in Hameln as well, it is the riders of both nations who are …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1949-1951 🇬🇧 21 Field Engineer Regiment 4th Field Squadron RE The war had been over for four years, and the occupying forces of the time were spread across all of Germany. Hameln was located in the British occupation zone, so it was no surprise that many …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking & © Sapper Magazin / Archiv John Lonsdale 🇬🇧 1948/03/11 🇬🇧 HAMELN GARRISON FOOTBALL TEAM Rugby and football were and still are the most popular sports among the English troops. On Friday I met John Lonsdale at a celebration of the Royal British Legion in Hamelin. He …
© 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 …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1951/10/31 🇬🇧 The British garrison is developing into a good employer In 1951, six years after the end of the war, the British garrison in Hamelin employed an incredible 650 GERMAN employees. However, these jobs were not yet very popular with the people of Hamelin, as …
© 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. …
© Dewezet & British Army in hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1951/07/14 – 1951/07/22 🇬🇧 Exercise „unnamed“ The British military administration announced that from July 14 to July 22, 1951, an extensive exercise by British Troops will take place in the Grohnde-Hehlen-Bodenwerder area. During this time, shipping on the Weser River will be completely suspended. …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1950/05/18 🇬🇧 Soccer Game between 21 Fld Engr Rgt – HSC Hameln Sport is always part of the army, as we all know that sport keeps you physically and mentally fit. Even in the first years of the occupation, there were always sporting competitions between Hameln …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1949/12/03 🇬🇧 Request to the occupying power Since the end of the war, numerous buildings in Hameln have been confiscated or newly constructed by the British occupying forces. To assist the German population, the then so-called Resident Officer, Colonel Bankart, offered that the newly built apartments could be …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking Oberst Bankart 🇬🇧 RESIDENZ OFFIZIER & SERVICE LIAISON OFFICERS 🇩🇪 1945-2014 Oberst Bankart, formerly 3 years British commander of the districts of Göttingen-Stadt and Land, Hannoversch Münden becomes district rescue officer in Hameln. Oberst Bankart, vorher 3 Jahre britischer Kommandant der Kreise Göttingen-Stadt und Land, Hannoversch Münden …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1945/06/15 🇬🇧 Change of Curfew Hours Announcement by the Military Government In amendment to the notice published in issue no. 39 of the DEWEZET dated 4 June 1945, the curfew hours, effective from 16 June 1945, are set from 10:45 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. (The previous …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1945/06/15 🇬🇧 Curfew for Children Announcement by the Military Government Effective immediately, a curfew is imposed for all children under the age of 15, from 9:00 p.m. until 6:30 a.m. Parents are responsible for ensuring strict compliance with this curfew and will be held liable for …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1945/06/12 🇬🇧 Removal of Party insignia Announcement by the Military Government By order of the Military Government, all offices of the former Reich and municipal authorities, as well as other official institutions which used official seals bearing former state emblems, are hereby instructed to remove forthwith …
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