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RAF (left) and USAF officer style forage caps. Forage cap is the designation given to various types of military undress, fatigue or working headwear. These vary widely in form, according to country or period. The coloured peaked cap worn by the modern British Army for parade and other dress occasions is still officially designated as a forage ...
The British Army retains a presence at a small number of installations primarily in the North Rhine-Westphalia area of Germany as part of what is now known as British Army Germany. [4] Overseas military bases enable the British Army to conduct expeditionary warfare, "maintain a persistent forward presence", "deter potential adversaries", and ...
The Control Commission for Germany – British Element made all decisions with its legislative power. [10] In 1947, the American Zone of Occupation, being landlocked, had no port facilities – thus the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen and Bremerhaven became exclaves within the British Zone. Military governors
British Army Germany (BAG) is the superior institution under which the remaining installations of the former British Forces Germany (BFG) are organised after the completion of the withdrawal of the British Armed Forces from Germany in February 2020.
There are five bases/training facilities in Kenya, including the Kifaru Camp, which is part of the BATUK at the Kahawa Barracks in Nairobi. [8] [9] [10] [11]British personnel also run the International Security Advisory Team Sierra Leone (ISAT) in Sierra Leone, providing the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces and Police with training and mentoring, following the country's civil war.
British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) was the name given to British Army occupation forces in the Rhineland, West Germany, after the First and Second World Wars, and during the Cold War, becoming part of NATO's Northern Army Group (NORTHAG) tasked with defending the North German Plain from the armies of the Warsaw Pact.
On 1 April 1958 the British Army transferred the training area to the Bundeswehr. Up to 50,000 British, American and German soldiers were stationed at Bergen-Hohne and it became the largest military training area in Europe and one of the training area for NATO's ground forces in the Federal Republic of Germany.
The garrison became the largest British military base outside the UK. [8] It was the target of the Osnabrück mortar attack on 28 June 1996 when Quebec Barracks were hit by three Mark 15 mortar devices. [9] The barracks closed in 2009. [8] [10]