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Officially, the responsibility for Bergen-Hohne
Garrison was held by commander 7th Armoured Brigade. In practice, the day-to-day running of the garrison, however, was delegated to the deputy garrison commander in order to enable the brigade commander to concentrate on training his brigade and
475:. The deputy garrison commander had a staff of, mainly non-deployable, officers and soldiers, UK civil servants and locally employed civilians who managed and supported the garrison, its infrastructure and its families. Deputy garrison commanders included:
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which was liberated by the
British Army during the Second World War, having served a cavalry and tank regiment barracks since 1949, was home to
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housed elements of 7th
Armoured Brigade, whilst its headquarters, signal squadron (207 Signal Squadron) and ordnance company were based in
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Some 4,000–5,000 British soldiers occupied the garrison until it closed in 2015. Facilities under the garrison's control included the
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supply base in the 1930s and became
Ironside Barracks after the War. Much of the rest of the garrison was created by the
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who was the patron saint of artillerymen, having served as an artillery barracks since 1962, was home to 4th
Battalion
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heath area) at Celle, a huge red-brick edifice which dates back to 1869 and which became
Taunton Barracks after the
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353:
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The garrison also had quarters and facilities for the families of
British forces stationed here including three
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259:. Together with families and civilians, the garrison population varied between about 10,000 and 12,000.
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410:, having served as a cavalry and tank regiment barracks since 1957, was home to the
212:, two separate brigades occupied the bases that later became Bergen-Hohne Garrison:
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669:"Battlefield Exercise at Schiessplatz, Bergen-Hohne Training Area, West Germany"
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453:, having served as an infantry barracks from 1956, was home to 2nd Battalion
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from 2010 until the
Battalion moved the Dhekalia Barracks in Cyprus in 2013.
431:, having served as an ordnance field park since the late 1940s, was home to
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298:, having served as an artillery barracks since 1951, was home to
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The
British Army in Germany: An Organizational History 1947-2004
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Trenchard
Barracks, named after Marshal of the Royal Air Force
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344:, having served as a medical facility since 1969, was home to
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and most of its subordinate units. It formed a major part of
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from 2009 until the battalion was disbanded in July 2014.
647:"German town prepares tearful goodbye to British troops"
115:
9th/12th Royal Lancers regimental lines, Haig Barracks
201:
near Fallingbostel) which had been established by the
395:
from 2006 to 2015. It was also home of 2nd Battalion
616:"A brief history - Hohne camp 1936 to present day"
467:deploying with it on overseas operations e.g. to
376:Lumsden Barracks, named after Lieutenant General
1148:
1081:at bfgnet.de, 5 Feb 2015. Retrieved 29 Nov 2015.
779:"Soldiers cycle to new home at North Luffenham"
427:Ironside Barracks, named after Field Marshal
267:Locations within the garrison area included:
38:
1093:
1001:Gudrun Pieper auf Sommertour: Rund um Oerbke
332:Glyn Hughes Barracks, named after Brigadier
1094:Watson, Graham; Rinald, Richard A. (2005).
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438:Taunton Barracks, named after the town of
325:from 2000 until 2015. It was also home to
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503:2013–2015: Colonel Andrew Reynolds, late
397:Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
313:Haig Barracks, named after Field Marshal
67:period, with facilities located close to
989:(Supplement). 13 May 1997. p. 5627.
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302:from 1981 to 1993 and was then home to
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118:
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1060:, Jun 2013, p.3. Retrieved 29 Nov 2015.
1039:, May 2013, p. 3.Retrieved 29 Nov 2015.
831:Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
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306:from 1993 to 2014. It was also home to
294:Campbell Barracks, named after General
287:from 1993 to 1998 and then was home to
279:Caen Barracks, named after the town of
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321:from 1992 until 2000, followed by the
485:– 2006: Colonel Anthony Singer, late
135:Trenchard Barracks (built in 1935 as
497:2009–2013: Colonel Paul Eaton, late
491:2006–2009: Colonel Paul Smith, late
155:The oldest part of the garrison was
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123:Taunton Barracks (built in 1869 as
13:
814:Source misspells "Glyn" as "Glynn"
446:from 1985 until it closed in 1993.
435:from 1978 until it closed in 1985.
414:from 1995 until it closed in 2015.
399:from 1993 until it closed in 2015.
348:from 1981 until it closed in 1998.
329:from 2008 until it closed in 2015.
310:from 1993 until it closed in 2015.
291:from 1998 until it closed in 2015.
289:3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
127:and now in use as Celle Town Hall)
14:
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1157:Installations of the British Army
402:Wessex Barracks, named after the
387:St Barbara Barracks, named after
232:. Both brigades were part of the
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342:Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
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569:"Royal Regiment of Fusiliers"
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346:1st Armoured Medical Regiment
285:40th Regiment Royal Artillery
693:. British Army Units 1945 On
649:. Space War. 2 November 2010
571:. British Army units 1945 on
354:Service Children's Education
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179:Freiherr von Fritsch Kaserne
7:
1071:Commander's Monthly Message
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455:Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
358:Gloucester Secondary School
336:who was medical officer of
16:British garrison in Germany
10:
1173:
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636:Watson and Rinaldi, p. 105
412:Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
393:Royal Regiment of Scotland
257:Bergen-Hohne Training Area
106:
18:
1077:December 8, 2015, at the
169:. Also at Celle Station,
825:Forsdick, G. H. (1999).
228:. Hohne was home to the
51:Location in Lower Saxony
19:Not to be confused with
849:"Welcome to Hohne Hive"
801:"Glynn Hughes Barracks"
1004:Retrieved 29 Nov 2015.
915:"St Barabara Barracks"
323:9th/12th Royal Lancers
236:, which also included
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144:
128:
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101:British Forces Germany
671:. Imperial War Museum
340:at the liberation of
338:11th Armoured Brigade
300:22nd Armoured Brigade
238:12th Armoured Brigade
234:1st Armoured Division
230:22nd Armoured Brigade
205:just before the War.
181:(named after General
173:(named after General
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134:
122:
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57:Bergen-Hohne Garrison
959:"Trenchard Barracks"
493:Royal Logistic Corps
487:King's Royal Hussars
327:2nd Medical Regiment
308:32 Engineer Regiment
304:7th Armoured Brigade
97:7th Armoured Brigade
59:was a major British
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735:"Campbell Barracks"
594:"Ironside Barracks"
151:The Garrison Church
1056:2015-12-08 at the
1021:2015-12-08 at the
1015:Jahresbericht 2008
986:The London Gazette
893:"Lumsden Barracks"
827:"Symposium report"
691:"40th Regiment RA"
544:"Taunton Barracks"
522:OsnabrĂĽck Garrison
517:Westfalen Garrison
451:Viscount Trenchard
444:14 Signal Regiment
433:14 Signal Regiment
296:Sir David Campbell
240:(headquartered at
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473:Afghanistan
406:kingdom of
404:Anglo-Saxon
334:Glyn Hughes
250:River Aller
208:During the
195:Lager Hohne
73:Lager Hohne
1121:52°47′02″N
965:23 October
943:23 October
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877:22 October
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719:22 October
697:16 January
675:22 October
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622:22 October
600:23 October
575:23 October
550:23 October
528:References
356:schools –
1124:9°54′58″E
315:Earl Haig
263:Locations
242:OsnabrĂĽck
203:Wehrmacht
187:Luftwaffe
1151:Category
1075:Archived
1054:Archived
1025:, p. 34.
1019:Archived
618:. Bergen
511:See also
210:Cold War
65:Cold War
61:garrison
1088:Sources
440:Taunton
422:Station
371:Station
274:Station
248:on the
107:History
93:Germany
83:and at
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408:Wessex
364:shop.
246:Verden
226:Soltau
69:Bergen
1050:Heide
1036:Heide
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420:Celle
362:NAAFI
272:Hohne
222:Celle
85:Celle
79:near
75:, at
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