British Army Germany is the superior institution under which the remaining installations of the British Forces Germany are organised after the completion of the withdrawal of the British Forces from Germany in February 2020. Apart from the Alpine Training Centre Bavaria in Oberstdorf, which is in Bavaria, British Army Germany is entirely based in North Rhine-Westphalia.
| British Army Germany | |
|---|---|
 British Army Germany badge | |
| Active | 2020–present |
| Country | Germany |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Headquarters, British Army Germany |
| Role | Military command, support, and administration |
| Part of | UK Ministry of Defence |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Mike Foster-Brown[1] |
History
editBritish Army Germany was formed in 2020 to administer the remaining service personnel, UK civil servants, and dependents (family members) based in Germany.[2]
Composition
editThe installations consist of:[3]
- Normandy Barracks, Paderborn
- Headquarters, British Army Germany:
- Commander British Army Germany;
- Germany Enabling Office (GEO);
- Germany Support Unit.
- Sennelager Training Centre
- Command and Staff Trainer;
- Combined Arms Tactical Trainer;
- Combat Ready Training Centre.
- 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron, Royal Engineers (also located in Minden).
- Exercising troops accommodation.
- Athlone Barracks, Paderborn
- Land Readiness Fleet (Sennelager) — which provides and maintains a pool of military vehicles for units in training at Sennelager; thus units in training do not need to bring their own vehicles for the time of the exercise;
- Exercising troops technical accommodation.
- Ayrshire Barracks, Mönchengladbach
- Store Equipment Fleet (Germany) — store of vehicles and other equipment for exercises and operations around Europe.
- Munitions storage facility[4]
Oberstdorf
- Alpine Training Centre Bavaria
References
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- ^ "Neuer britischer Kommandeur in Paderborn". Westfalen-Blatt. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "British Forces Germany" (PDF). www.BFGnet.de. Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Germany - The British Army". www.Army.mod.uk. British Army. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Munitionsdepot Wulfen". www.bundeswehr.de.