Is this Uelzen ?

Hi there,
Uelzen about 60 kms south of Luneburg ?
If so 1420H did an exercise "kings Ride" it was an armoured exercise using SIMFIRE.
We drove through the town to get to the rail head and left on route to the Bergen / Belsen sidings........close to Hohne,it was about 1982.
atb
Pinky

Pinky

You are in the right geographical area

As we have discussed elsewhere oon the site dont think there was ever a permanent British Garrison in the town Munsterlager, Hohne and RAF Fassberg being the nearest

Hi there,
I think you should spell it UELZEN.
After the exercise many chaps from my Regiment returned to sample the town's delights,three of whom married Uelzen girls...........
One fella is still there !!
A great night out in the 82-84 yrs, we had a spot of bother with the Engineers, that was cleared up once it became obvious to them that there was 'enough' to go around. lol.
2 Sqn RCT frequented the town before leaving M/Lager for the Rhine area about '81.
A really nice old German town.
atb
Pinky

2 Sqn and 12 Sqn left Munsterlager in 1983, not quite sure where 2 went but 12 went to Minden. The Engineers, also in the same camp were 26 and 32 armoured. Although some of the lads did have the odd sherbert in Uelzen, most went to Luneburg. Bigger place , more frauleins.

A long time ago.....memories not the best !!
HUSSAR

pinky wrote:

Hi there,
Uelzen about 60 kms south of Luneburg ?
If so 1420H did an exercise "kings Ride" it was an armoured exercise using SIMFIRE.
We drove through the town to get to the rail head and left on route to the Bergen / Belsen sidings........close to Hohne,it was about 1982.
atb
Pinky

Was that the one we did in August 1982 where some of the blokes went down with bad eyes ?Can't remember what caused it though.

hi Bob,
Do I know you ??
Only thing causing eye problems was the yellow suitcases,don't recall anything else.....this might jog your memory.....c/s 22A B sqn fell off the train flat as we dis embarked at b/belsen sidings.....dutch holland driving,paddy cullen guiding!!
atb
pinky
HUSSAR

pinky wrote:

hi Bob,
Do I know you ??
Only thing causing eye problems was the yellow suitcases,don't recall anything else.....this might jog your memory.....c/s 22A B sqn fell off the train flat as we dis embarked at b/belsen sidings.....dutch holland driving,paddy cullen guiding!!
atb
pinky
HUSSAR

You should know me B Sqn LAD

1 who was the counter balance when they pulled 22a upright?
2 who was it that undid the twiflex bolts from the top next to the M type pump?

.....Bob Banyard ??

pinky wrote:

.....Bob Banyard ??

I'm not that fat lazy twatt

We played footie together...do you remember when we challenged the yanks to a game of football and they turned up with their American Football kit on.....
oh ...and I shared a room with Yammy.......

pass !!

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pass !!

You've given up??........all those years drinking BAOR dry must've frazzled your brain.....I'll put you out of your misery..PM on it's way!

plus we met in august 2008.......sorry bob,i forgot you were a sqn before b sqn.
atb
pinky