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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 …

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1965/03/09 – Fire in the roof of Gordon Barracks

Digital Copy of the Original Maingate Sign Bindon Barracks © British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking

© 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 …

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1961/05/08 – Accident – VW Beetle vs. Bedford RL

© 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 …

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1959/04/29 – British and Germans injured in a traffic accident

© 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 …

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1959/03/11 – Accident close to Wouldham Park

© 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 …

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