© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1965/03/08 🇬🇧 Fire in the roof of Gordon Barracks **Monday, 8 March 1965, 2 a.m.** A blinding flash of light illuminated the night sky over the Gordon Barracks. The roof of the building jutted into the sky like a burning torch, flames greedily licking at the …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 Memories of Graham Walker 🇬🇧 1965 – 1966 408 Bridge Tp – 40 Sqn RCT – 26 RCT 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, he …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1964/11/14 🇬🇧 A Valued Squadron Departs from Hameln In November 1964, a valued squadron had to leave the town of Hameln. Their contributions to the community and particularly to the local forestry office were so noteworthy that they were reported in the *Deister- und Weserzeitung*. The …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 October 1961 – Wouldham Camp Hameln 🇬🇧 Memories of Stuart D Trott – 45 Field Park Squadron Stuart D. Trott was with the 45 Field Park Squadron in Hameln on the Wouldham site. While he was there with his squadron, a French engineer unit was there and demonstrated …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1961/05/08 🇬🇧 Accident – VW Beetle vs. Bedford RL The press report describes an accident that occurred on May 7th, 1961, in Hameln. Involved were a VW Beetle and a British military truck of the Bedford RL type. The driver of the VW Beetle, approaching from …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1960 – Ravelin Camp Hameln 🇬🇧 Memories of Stuart D Trott – 45 Field Park Squadron Bridge Camps, I think every squadron that had anything to do with building bridges was in Hamelin at Ravelin Camp. That was their camp and from there they set off to Wouldham …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1960 – Recce Tour on the Weser 🇬🇧 Memories of Stuart D Trott – 45 Field Park Squadron It is always impressive to see the images, photographs, and stories that come my way! I find it particularly fascinating how readily former soldiers give their consent to share …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1960 – Ohr Park Hameln 🇬🇧 Memories of Stuart D Trott – 45 Field Park Squadron Stuart D. Trott was with the 45 Field Park Squadron in Hameln on the training ground at Rittergut Ohr. He was able to take incredible pictures there. A Centurion battle tank supporting …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧1959/11/18 🇬🇧 Change of Command at the Middlesex Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Nolda, the outgoing Commanding Officer of the Middlesex Regiment, is leaving Hamelin. For two and a half years, he led the unit, which had been relocated from Cyprus to the banks of the Weser. During this …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1959/08/01 – 1962/04/30 🇬🇧 PJ Martinson becomes liaison officer The Canadian Lieutenant Colonel P.J. Martinson takes over the position of liaison officer in Hameln. Martinson is a native of the USA with Scandinavian ancestors. Martinson has been in Germany since 1945 and was liaison officer in …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 29.04.1959 🇬🇧 Traffic-Accident in Hameln A tragic accident shook the city of Hamelin on the morning of Tuesday, April 28, 1959. At around 7:30 am, a truck belonging to the British Armed Forces stationed in Hamelin collided with a German vehicle at the busy intersection of …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1959/03/11 🇬🇧 Accident close to Wouldham Park An accident with a Bedford RL of the British armed forces from Hameln came on the B83 on the „Ohrsche Landstraße“ at the entrance to the water exercise place (Wouldham Park) there. The British soldier said he had pushed …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1954 -1957 🇬🇧 26 Field Engineer Regiment – 60 Field Squadron RE Memories of Derek Hallam For me, it is always very interesting to browse the web to gather information about British units that were stationed in Hameln. A few weeks ago, during such a search, …
© 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. …
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