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1968/05/25 – Royal Military Police Hameln Detachment vs DEWEZET

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1968/05/25 🇬🇧 Royal Military Police Hameln Detachment Football Game Team of the local Newspaper  – Team of the Royal Military Police Hameln On 25 May 1968, the *Deister- und Weserzeitung* reported on an extraordinary football match that set the streets of Hameln abuzz. The newspaper employees, …

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1951/1952 – 125 (Bridge) Coy RASC – Memories of William Sydney Goldingay

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© 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 …

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1963/03/28 – 43 Field Park Squadron helps in the forest

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1963/03/28 🇬🇧 43 Field Park Squadron helps in the forest The city of Hamelin had planned an 800-metre path from the Knabenburg to the top of the Bismarck Tower. This was primarily intended to facilitate timber removal, but hikers wishing to visit the tower would also …

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1967/06/15 – The NAAFI in Hameln was opened

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1967/06/15 🇬🇧 The NAAFI in Hameln was opened The Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI) were established by the British government to provide service personnel stationed around the world with a sense of home. In addition to clubs, bars, and canteens, NAAFI also operates supermarkets …

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1959/12/24 – Football Game – 125 (Bridge) Coy

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© 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 …

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1970-1975 – Football Shirt of the SV Hajen e.V. in UK by Bill Smith

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1971-1975 🇬🇧 Message form the past Football Shirt of the SV Hajen e.V.  by Bill Smith Many British soldiers lived in private accommodation during their service and were actively involved in sports clubs in Hameln and the surrounding area. Bill Smith sent a special souvenir from his …

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1980/10/03 – British combat divers helped

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1980/10/03 🇬🇧 British combat divers helped On 4 October 1980, the *Deister- und Weserzeitung* reported on a recovery operation at the Pfortmühle in Hameln. A 200-litre drum containing diesel had apparently been located there for several days, which was discovered due to visible oil traces and …

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1968/09/26 – 1968/10/24 – EXERCISE „ETERNAL TRIANGLE“

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1968/09/26 – 1968/10/24 🇬🇧 EXERCISE „ETERNAL TRIANGLE“ An autumn exercise in the year I was born – there must have been a lot of crashing and rattling. Around 20,000 soldiers from Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands took part in the exercise, in which the …

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1950/11/29 – British-German Horse Riding Fellowship – 21 Field Engineer Regiment

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© 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 …

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2008/09/15 – 2008/09/25 EXERCISE „NEPTUNE’S EAGLE / UNITED SHIELD“

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 15/09/2008 – 25/09/2008 🇬🇧 EXERCISE „NEPTUNE’S EAGLE / UNITED SHIELD“ The 28 Engineer Regiment from Hameln conducted the free-running exercise “NEPTUNE’S EAGLE” from 15 to 25 September 2008. It was previously reported that the Panzerpionierbataillon 1 from Holzminden supported this exercise during a Weser river crossing in Grave …

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1999.08.26 – New commander of the 28 Engineer Regiment

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1999/08/26 🇬🇧 New commander of the 28 Engineer Regiment On August 26, 1999, the command of the 28th Engineer Regiment changed hands. Exactly 25 years ago, John Mullin, an Englishman, handed over command to his successor, Andrew Mills, a Scotsman. The local Newspaper „Deister- und Weserzeitung“ …

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1965/01/25 – Friendship meeting at the shooting range – 26TptColm RASC

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1965/01/25 🇬🇧 Friendship meeting at the shooting range 26 RCT / RASC Soldiers have weapons, and members of shooting clubs handle them too—so why not hold a competition together? That was the thought of the members of the “Hameln Shooting Club” and the officers and non-commissioned …

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1965/03/04 – Earthmoving by Royal Engineers

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1964-1965 🇬🇧 Earthworks by the Royal Engineers In 1963-1964, the Plinke gravel pit near Breslauer Allee caused considerable public discontent. Uncontrolled mounds of rubble and waste disfigured the area, necessitating intervention. At that time, haulage contractor Wilhelm Schmale strongly advocated for restoring the site to a …

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1967 – M2 Trials by 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron – Memories of Ritchie Smith

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© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1967 🇬🇧 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron RE M2-Trials Memories of Ritchie Smith Ritchie Smith is a true legend of the Royal Engineers in Hameln. A genuinely kind-hearted person, he kindly shared with me his impressive photos from the time when the Gillious ferries were still in …

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2017/07/14-16 REUNION HAMELN GARRISON

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© Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 2017/07/14-16 🇬🇧 REunion Hameln Garrison Three years have passed… yet it feels like yesterday. After the dissolution of Hameln Garrison, a group of former Royal Engineers returned to the city for a weekend reunion. An incredible 100 veterans gathered to relive old memories. Many arrived a few days earlier to revisit …

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