end of an era

[jones20]

A flag-lowering ceremony has marked the handover of the British Forces Germany (BFG) base in Bielefeld.
Catterick Barracks has been the last remaining headquarters for BFG since 2013.
Its closure marks the complete withdrawal of 20,000 troops in Germany, first announced by the Government in 2010.

The UK is keeping a training presence in the country, however, despite all major field and combat units having left Germany.
The Army will be based out of Sennelager Training Area, with support from other areas including Mönchengladbach.

[Keith Jones 989]

I spent 17 of my 26 years service in Germany and thoroughly enjoyed every minute. Very sad to see it go but it had to happen!

[jones20]

Well there’s no need to worry if the Russians come West we have That fantastic french army to stop them along with the Germans running round in their private cars as they can’t afford to keep the armour on the road as the guy from dads army used to say “WE ARE ALL DOOMED”