© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1984 🇬🇧 42 Field Squadron RE Fire Brigade Festival in Emmern In 1984, the fire brigade in Emmern, a village in the municipality of Emmerthal, celebrated its 80th anniversary—a milestone that thrilled not only the local community but also highlighted a remarkable example of collaboration. The …
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2003/01 – Operation “TELIC 1”
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 2003/01 🇬🇧 Operation “TELIC 1” 28 Engineer Regiment Loading at Hameln Station Photos by Rainer Preuss **2003** – The world was ablaze, and the war knew no mercy. Not even the gates of the tranquil Weser town of Hamelin could hold it back. The 28 …
1988/11/01 – 1988/11/27 – EXERCISE “IRON HAMMER” – Photos by Jeremy Retford
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1988.11.01 – 1988.11.27 🇬🇧 EXERCISE “IRON HAMMER” Memories by Jeremy Retford In 1988, Jeremy joined the Procurement Team at the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) in London. There, he took responsibility for the M2D Dvhnrlldvhimm bridge, a proven amphibious vehicle, as well as the M3 Rapid Floating …
1989/10/21 – BODENWERDER SAVED BY LEE STUART
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1989/10/21 🇬🇧 BODENWERDER SAVED BY LEE STUART No, we are not talking about the town of Bodenwerder, but rather the passenger ship of the same name. A ship that is normally moored securely in the port of Hameln. But on October 20, 1989, it was not …
1950/11/28 – Road Construction by 4 Field Squadron RE
© 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 …
1952/05/31 – Weser River Closures – Weekly Exercises
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1952/05/31 🇬🇧 Weser River Closures – Weekly Exercises Upnor and Wouldham Announcement by Resident Officer Bankart The British occupation forces in Hameln, through Resident Officer Bankart, announced that the Weser River will be completely closed to navigation each week during the summer months, from Wednesday evening …
1968/05/25 – Royal Military Police Hameln Detachment vs DEWEZET
© 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, …
1983 / 71 Amph Engr Sp Sqn – Challenger / M2 – Test at Upnor – Memories of Dean Grice/Peter Rowell
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 06/1982-12/1985 🇬🇧 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment RE 71 Amphibious Engineer Support Squadron RE Memories of Dean Grice & Peter Rowell Dean returned to Hameln for the second time, this time as part of the 71 Amphibious Engineer Support Squadron. What he was to experience during this …
1963/03/28 – 43 Field Park Squadron helps in the forest
© 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 …
1967/06/15 – The NAAFI in Hameln was opened
© 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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