British Soldiers Return To Germany's Sennelager Ranges! | Forces TV

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In November, British soldiers returned to the Sennelager Training Ranges in Germany for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. UK troops had not used the facility near Paderborn since March, with 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment the first to return.
The personnel used Warrior infantry vehicles on the ranges, with measures in place to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Four hundred soldiers had been living and working in self-contained groups during the training period.
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[@skylongskylong1982]

Remember the. Good old days of the eighties, when 22000 British Soldiers served in West Germany I believe the British Army was 165000 strong then, over twice the size it is today.

[@Truth_Hurts528]

Yes but it's more diverse now. Which apparently the key ingredient of any successful military

[@stonemarten1400]

Rheindahlen no more, Hohne no more, Munster no more, Minden no more, Falli no more, Hameln no more, Dortmund no more, Osnabruck no more, Hereford no more, Bielefeld no more, Sella no more, Detmold no more, etc. etc. - only Paderborn / Sennelager remains - a sad loss to the life experience of the British soldier and his family.

[@SNOWDONTRYFAN]

And more talk of troop reductions , the Army still hasn't gotten over the crystal ball gazing of the ex defence sec Philip Hammond when he tried to form a new look British Army based on the idea of recruiting up to 6000+ reservists, aka week-end warriors , he was warned , as he sacked front line Regiments , even tried to offer inducements to the guys and girls that he had just sacked to join up , and sure as , no one joined , sheer folly and a total B-UP

[@bulletproofguy5112]

@@SNOWDONTRYFAN actually the British army has 35,000 reservists and over 150,000 second reservists ready to be called up if needed. And the reservists are far better trained, armed, equipped than 5ney have ever been, they will fit in with regular units easily now... the British army will be 118,000 strong

[@SNOWDONTRYFAN]

@@bulletproofguy5112 LOL, but sorry i was a PSI with a reserve centre and spent 23 years in , you seriously do not substitute a highly trained Regular force , with a part time one , sure they might be better equipped and slightly better trained today ?

[@dombi98]

Can't wait to go there next year

[@donaldmason4959]

I saw my first,(and only), wild Boar with her piglets run in front of my Land Rover here on the ranges!

[@nevek20]

2:54 I get this is a training exercise but seeing armoured vehicles with a flashing hazard light on top has to be the funniest thing i've seen all day.

[@Ian20232]

Was he saying the lads were moaning about having 2 weeks notice for the move to BAOR? I had 12 hours notice for a posting to Canada, now that was a hard posting 😂😂. Loved my time in BAOR 4 half hard years I barely remember 🥳🥴🥴🤮

[@stonemarten1400]

Poor young Mercians though - they closed Tingle Tangles, so the Sennelager strip ain't what it used to be!

[@majorclanger8997]

Nice to hear some Brummie accents. “Stand Firm and Strike Hard” KRO

[@grahamsibbert2412]

I was stationed at Senne, cracking place.

[@michaelpurtell8749]

Always rememberMunster loading the wagons up on to the train chock an block them, the dismount off the train 24hrs later in Sennelager, they were great days which are sadly no more.

[@ronaldsmalley5786]

I was stationed there 1963 thur 1966. was there with the americans at the 22nd missle detachment.

[@markmcpherson1385]

Goodness, this is how reduced the British Army in Germany has become - Commanded by a Colonel (no disrespect intended by any measure) . In the 1980s BAOR peaked at approx 25k, not counting RAF G. Sad to say, Tesco's employ more people today, than HM Forces....

[@michaelscott2445]

Most off our European nato forces don’t need to be in Germany after the fall of the Warsaw pact. We have alot of presence in Estonian and Latvia instead

[@zipz8423]

Well we don’t like the EU or Germany now do we?

[@thewomble1509]

BAOR was 55,000 strong at it's maximum.

[@Scatelato]

Nice to see, that the British troops are back in Sennelager. Even if it was only for a short time. I live in Dortmund Brackel, the Napier Barracks used to be here, it was a great time, with great people.

[@mufc20timesbitches36]

Used to go to Cornwall school,

[@Scatelato]

@@mufc20timesbitches36 Cornwall school is still there, it is now called Europe school (a german secondary school )

[@garethledua4074]

@@mufc20timesbitches36 me too and Victoria Primary

[@Rat-nl1xe]

Is there a update on the tank situation?

[@JoeC88]

Yeah, for an element of surprise they are reverting back to the Mk1

[@imranzazai7404]

Very interesting .

[@drinksnapple8997]

Was the move from Bulford to Paderborn made in a "green" manner? Because that's all that really matters to the British Army - that they can put out some silly press release about being "green".

[@4192362]

and censoring uk public on facebook 77th brigade, what an insult to the chindits

[@thewomble1509]

@@4192362 And.... removing comments that agree with your observations. Nice to see YT and the Army upholding the values of freedom and Democracy.

[@yusufturner1971]

Yeh how times change, we used to have 3 Armoured Divisions in Germany in the 1980's, reduced from 4? And each Division had 3 armoured brigades, now the Army can barely muster 2 brigades in total? I remember Sennelager for the Nuclear Site Guards, Annual Weapons Tests, Combat Fitness Tests in the blazing heat of the summer, living under canvas, the RAF Gütersloh Harriers out on the Range Road, German Leopards with conscripts from Augustdorf learning to drive them, the Sennelager NAAFI, queuing to use the phones at the main gate and an awful lot of "hurry up and wait!" 😆 🤣 😂

[@bobmcneill1104]

Too many great nights on the strip..🍺🥊

[@kronos4136]

Good days indeed. Lionheart 1984 !

[@rogerhowell6269]

Good to see the Lads back training in Germany! 👍👀

[@britbong1457]

I wonder why they never gave the warrior a stabilised gun

[@spacefx1340]

Top brass need they're drug money.

[@sellingtowinselling3876]

Has that 30mm been upgraded?or more likely still in 1993.anybody?

[@britbong1457]

They’ll be putting a 40mm on it soon if I’m not mistaken

[@nickbannister775]

Wouldn’t it have been better if the British army had gone to that other senny sennibridge, to do their armoured training. Larger area, more green (less travel), bringing jobs to a deprived area of Wales, less cost. Knowing both from my army days this would seem more sensible. But then when did common sense matter.

[@donlaight5943]

Wales went on a lockdown binge weeks ago

[@xmanykl4400]

Don't understand. I Was on the belief thar there were no more British trrops in Germany(Only 190). Are there still British military in Germany apart those 190.members? Someone please explain.

[@NotALot-xm6gz]

Is Wolfgang The Bratwurst Fuhrer still alive?

[@michaelmcnulty4993]

Im amazed we have still retained this as the original plan for BFG was to close everything by or in 2020??

[@JoeC88]

Careful over there lads, don't go lighting the wick on any old V2's or you might level your own home or favorite boozer.

[@adam9041]

If this was a real world deployment, would they have the beacons turned on whilst firing? Surely not?

[@amitkatwal2407]

Sir how can we join British army

[@rammen4]

Indian?

[@delphipascal]

You can apply online

[@markturner6755]

@Gaelle Meyer your information about joining the British Army is incorrect. Part of the vetting process is a full background check. No checkable history no enlistment I’m afraid. Full details are available online.

[@englishcple]

What the hell are our troops doing in the balkans. ? Europe is so powerful, as we are led to believe, cant its own troops defend it. Im sure the French would love to deploy troops there and the Germans are straining at the bit to form an army, again, Get our lads out of there, it has nothing to do with us !!

[@davidhouseman4328]

We are part of Europe?

[@ferdinandulmer]

Soooo, you would call your 70.000 peasants an army but 180.000 are not? I think you brexit brits should learn that the time as important and powerful country is over... (I just dont like the Brexit Brits, all other english are great people!)

[@peterfeeney721]

Germany is HOME, not abroad.

[@eng9040]

Folk careful what you say on this channel. It isn't what it seems.

[@srinjanchatterjee9217]

Inqualab zindabad

[@lewishardiman7628]

Less gooo Mercians

[@janeparks1627]

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