© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking “GREAT AND UNBELIEVABLE WEEKENDS”! 🇬🇧 REunions in 2016 🇬🇧 The deep connection British soldiers feel towards Hamelin becomes clear to anyone reading this report. It has now been two years since the British Army left their base in the city, yet they keep returning, and gladly so. Hamelin, …
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1963/01/08-31 – Goldbeck was engulfed by snow and ice
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1963/01/08-31 🇬🇧 Goldbeck was engulfed… The winter of 1962/63 was not only harsh—it was relentless. The villages in the higher regions of the district were surrounded by a white hell, completely buried in snow, suffocated under a blanket of icy cold and oppressive snowfall. In Goldbeck, …
1958/01/03 Children’s festival in the Pipers Club
© 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 …
2015/11/07 – Guy Fawkes Day / and the story goes on…
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 2015/11/07 🇬🇧 Guy Fawkes Day / Gun Powder Plot – and the story goes on… The British military has withdrawn, the barracks and vehicle depots stand empty. Everything seems to be in the past and forgotten… Or is it? NO, not quite! In Hamelin, the British-German …
2010/11/08 -2010/11/12 – EXERCISE “NEPTUNES ODYSSEY”
(c) Thomas Lendorf & Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 2010/11/08 – 2010/11/12 🇬🇧 EXERCISE “NEPTUNE’S ODYSSEY” On 9 November 2010, an event took place in and around the small village of Latferde by the Weser, something that hadn’t happened in at least 20 years! You might call it one of those “couldn’t have gone worse” moments – …
2010/06/04 – Crewmens Course at Upnor
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 2010/06/04 – Crewmens Course at Upnor 🇬🇧 28 Engineer Regiment 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron / 412 (V) Tp These impressive images were taken by Sebastian Kreutzkamp, who had the opportunity to participate in this training! Invited by the British troops, Sebastian even had the chance to …
2014/05/22 – M3 Rigs in the Weser Sluice – by Dave Meredith
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 2014/05/22 – M3 Ferries in the Weser Lock 🇬🇧 The British Armed Forces in Hameln have also frequently used the lock in the past, although unfortunately, there are few photographs documenting this. Therefore, I am especially pleased that Dave Meredith has shared his pictures with me, …
1965 – 1966 – 408 Bridge Tp – 40 Sqn RCT – Bridge Ex in Daspe – Memories of Graham Walker
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 Memories of Graham Walker 🇬🇧 1965 – 1966 408 Bridge Tp – 40 Sqn RCT – 26 RCT ANOTHER BRIDGE CAMP Graham arrived in Hamelin at the 408 (Tp) Royal Engineers in late 1965 early 1966. However, as the troop did not have a suitable task for him, …
1965 – 1966 – 408 Bridge Tp – 40 Sqn RCT – Bridge Camp 002 – Memories of Graham Walker
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 Memories of Graham Walker 🇬🇧 1965 – 1966 408 Bridge Tp – 40 Sqn RCT – 26 RCT ANOTHER BRIDGE CAMP Graham arrived in Hamelin at the 408 (Tp) Royal Engineers in late 1965 early 1966. However, as the troop did not have a suitable task for him, …
1965 – 1966 – 408 Bridge Tp – 40 Sqn RCT – Berlin Visit – Memories of Graham Walker
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 Memories of Graham Walker 🇬🇧 1965 – 1966 408 Bridge Tp – 40 Sqn RCT – 26 RCT Wouldham Camp Graham arrived in Hamelin at the 408 (Tp) Royal Engineers in late 1965 early 1966. However, as the troop did not have a suitable task for him, he …
1962 – 1972 – 408 Bridge Troop RE – Memories of Roger Makin
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking / Roger Makin 🇬🇧 1962 – 1972 🇬🇧 408 Bridge Troop RE Memories of Roger Makin I was a crane Op but I was also a plant (construction equipment) Mechanic. I did my fist crane operating course at 408 in November 1962 when I was with 65 SQN based in …
1965/07/09 – Memories of Tony Smith – 29 FIELD SQUADRON RE – Fun on the River Weser
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 Memories of Tony Smith 🇬🇧 18.05.1965 – 07.09.1967 29 Field Squadron RE – 35 Engineer Regiment Fun Regatta Tony Smith was stationed in Hameln with the 29 Field Squadron RE during the aforementioned period. The 29th Squadron was one of, if not the longest-serving unit of the Royal …
2013/07/06 – Freedom of the City – 42 Field Squadron RE disbanded
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 2013/07/06 🇬🇧 Freedom of the City Disbandment 42 Field Squadron RE A sad occasion for the soldiers of the 42 Field Squadron RE, part of the 28 Engineer Regiment from Hameln! Today, on 6th July 2013, their unit was disbanded as part of the restructuring of …
1965/05/26 – Memories of Tony Smith – 29 Field Squadron RE – Queen Visit at Sennelager
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 Memories of Tony Smith 🇬🇧 18.05.1965 – 07.09.1967 29 Field Squadron RE – 35 Engineer Regiment 1965 Queen Visit in Sennelager Tony Smith was stationed in Hameln with the 29 Field Squadron RE during the aforementioned period. The 29th Squadron was one of, if not the longest-serving unit …
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