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[@Eibenort]

I still remember the British engineers of the Corunna Barracks in the city of Iserlohn in the 1980s. Great people, never made big trouble. Fine soldiers. Best regards from Germany!

[@boblovell5789]

Brings memories of 3rd DG's our neigbours in Osnabruck, late 50's.You knew when the Conquerors were being shifted around. Our Barracks literally shook. To work with them on exercise was quite an experience . The Cavalry v RTR were great competitors. 3DG's now history, also my regt. BAOR great posting.

[@naguerea]

Osnabruk, I still miss it, and our squadron office lady.

[@stuartbrown8259]

Loved Osnabruck. ​@@naguerea

[@oldmcmetal3688]

Grew up next to Dempsey and Athlone Barracks in the 60ties, Schloss Neuhaus. Then we moved down the road to Sennelager, where we lived close to Normandy Bks. 1980 until the day (most)of the Brits left town and country.

[@steelhelmetstan7305]

interesting video, how the world and/or British people have changed, the way they talk and act etc. of note was when they were firing blanks using their SLR/FN FAL semi auto rifles, that they were re-cocking the weapon after every shot, this was prob because the 'blank' round does not have the energy/pressure? to re-cock the weapon. I sometimes feel that we know more about ww2 than the cold war , especially the british involvement......really good item to watch, cheers :)

[@georgerobert4709]

Thatblassie looked like she wanted to be anywhere but there !1 And his patter was dire !!

[@nigelduncan-adam5988]

Sadly those days are gone our only concern then was thermo nuclear war and the Warsaw Pact. Sad that seems better than what we have now hard men made good times good times have made weak men and weak men are making hard times.

[@tonygriffiths2485]

Mark Urban also wrote "MK Ultra" a fascinating read.

[@VIKERSABBOTT]

I was in duisberg 1961 ,i am sure our insignia on our BDs was a sitting polar bear i have tried to find some on various sites but have drawn a blank, am i going mad ? does anyone else remember them? REME attached to 36 regt RA

[@robertkitson1935]

I was in Dortmund to start with in 1960 billiboy with 1 Buffs. I don't remember wearing a Divisional insignia there or later in Werl 1971 to 1975 or Berlin 1983

[@robertkitson1935]

This is what Wickipedia is showing en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisional_insignia_of_the_British_Army

[@robertkitson1935]

But the guys shown in BAOR in this film are wearing them kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2TElqWGbKysjac

[@VIKERSABBOTT]

@@robertkitson1935 Thanks robert, i dont know where i got that from no wonder i cant find anything on line must be my age i have a bit of army kit and do a few shows nice to see all the old tanks etc had some good times,its crap growing old !

[@smilespray]

I don't know much about anything, but that surely must be Michael Palin narrating. EDIT: The narrator's R sound is different. Guess I was wrong.

[@anothertime1282]

Well, as it says at the end that the narrator was Malcolm Brown I'm not sure why you thought that in the first place.

[@nicklasodh]

It would be interesting if someone made a program BAOR X years later, and try to find some of the people in this film, and what happened to themn afterwards :)

[@granfavas]

I served with the 17th/21st Lancers at the time this documentary was made. I don't appear in it as I was in BMH Rinteln at the time. However I recognise many of the people who appear. Many of course have passed on but, even 50 years later, many are still alive, and I meet many of them at various reunions throughout the year.

[@OldhamSteve52]

I was in RAFG, more relaxed, better food and accommodation.

[@BavonWW]

A married man has to pay for the upkeep of his wife and children. Wasn't it called the married men's allowance/married officer's allowance? So in reality, the single man probably did a bit better.

[@naguerea]

Osnabruck the very name fills me with longing of her, and she was not married.

[@normancameron6165]

What a load crap was there 4 years most boring place i served done a few exercises that it no sports nothing glad to leave

[@stuartbrown8259]

Where were you Norman?

[@normancameron6165]

Dortmund Duisberg Dusseldorf@@stuartbrown8259

[@normancameron6165]

@@stuartbrown8259 Dortmund Duisberg