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British Forces Germany (BFG) is the name for British service personnel and civilians based in Germany. Disbandment of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR)
British Army of the Rhine

There have been two formations named British Army of the Rhine . Both were originally occupation forces in Germany, one after World War I, and the other after World War II....
 and Royal Air Force Germany (RAFG)
Royal Air Force Germany

The former Royal Air Force Germany was a Command of the Royal Air Force and part of British Forces Germany, consisting of those units based in Germany initially as part of the occupation following World War II, and later as part of the RAF's commitment to the defence of Europe during the Cold War....
 following the end of the Cold War
Cold War

The Cold War was the continuing state of conflict, tension and competition that existed between a number of world powers, including the United States, the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, France, United Kingdom and those countries' respective allies from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s....
 reduced the personnel strength of the British Armed Forces
British Armed Forces

The armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or His/Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces of the Crown, encompasses a Royal Navy, an British Army, and an Royal Air Force....
 in Germany by almost 30,000. The BFG is concentrated in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine - Westphalia is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the largest States of Germany of Germany. North Rhine - Westphalia has over 18 million inhabitants, contributes about 22% of Germany's gross domestic product and comprises a land area of 34,083 km? ....
 and Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony lies in northern Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen States of Germany of Germany. In rural areas Low German is still spoken, but the number of speakers is declining....
.

Once consisting of 1 (BR) Corps and three divisions, the BFG is a considerably reduced entity since the Options for Change
Options for Change

Options for Change was a restructuring of the British Armed Forces in 1990, aimed at cutting defence spending following the end of the Cold War....
 defence review in the early 1990s, although it is still the major concentration of UK armed forces permanently stationed outside the UK.






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British Forces Germany (BFG) is the name for British service personnel and civilians based in Germany. Disbandment of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR)
British Army of the Rhine

There have been two formations named British Army of the Rhine . Both were originally occupation forces in Germany, one after World War I, and the other after World War II....
 and Royal Air Force Germany (RAFG)
Royal Air Force Germany

The former Royal Air Force Germany was a Command of the Royal Air Force and part of British Forces Germany, consisting of those units based in Germany initially as part of the occupation following World War II, and later as part of the RAF's commitment to the defence of Europe during the Cold War....
 following the end of the Cold War
Cold War

The Cold War was the continuing state of conflict, tension and competition that existed between a number of world powers, including the United States, the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, France, United Kingdom and those countries' respective allies from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s....
 reduced the personnel strength of the British Armed Forces
British Armed Forces

The armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or His/Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces of the Crown, encompasses a Royal Navy, an British Army, and an Royal Air Force....
 in Germany by almost 30,000. The BFG is concentrated in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine - Westphalia is the westernmost and - in terms of population and economic output - the largest States of Germany of Germany. North Rhine - Westphalia has over 18 million inhabitants, contributes about 22% of Germany's gross domestic product and comprises a land area of 34,083 km? ....
 and Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony lies in northern Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen States of Germany of Germany. In rural areas Low German is still spoken, but the number of speakers is declining....
.

Once consisting of 1 (BR) Corps and three divisions, the BFG is a considerably reduced entity since the Options for Change
Options for Change

Options for Change was a restructuring of the British Armed Forces in 1990, aimed at cutting defence spending following the end of the Cold War....
 defence review in the early 1990s, although it is still the major concentration of UK armed forces permanently stationed outside the UK. Since the 1990s, the British presence has centred around the 1st Armoured Division, its three brigades, and supporting elements. The division's HQ is located at Herford
Herford

Herford is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the lowlands between the mountain chains of the Wiehengebirge and the Teutoburg Forest....
, near Bielefeld
Bielefeld

Bielefeld is a district-free town in the Regierungsbezirk Detmold in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located at on both the western and eastern slopes of the Teutoburg Forest....
. There are garrisons at Gütersloh
Gütersloh

G?tersloh is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, in the area of Westphalia and the administrative region of Detmold. G?tersloh is the administrative centre for a district of the same name....
, Hohne
Hohne

----Hohne is a little town in Germany, to the north of Braunschweig, about 25km north west of Celle.Located north of Celle is the NATO training area "Schie?platz Bergen-Hohne"....
, Osnabrück
Osnabrück

Osnabr?ck is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of M?nster, and some 100 km due west of Hannover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehengebirge and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest....
, and Paderborn
Paderborn

Paderborn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn . The name of the city derives from the river Pader River, which originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral, where St....
. Additionally, the Rhine Garrison area contains Rheindahlen Military Complex
Rheindahlen Military Complex

The Rheindahlen Military Complex is a British forces base in M?nchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was also known as Joint Headquarters and functions as the main headquarters for British forces in Germany....
 and HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps.

Administrative support for British service personnel in Germany and across Continental Europe is delegated to United Kingdom Support Command (Germany). The five Army garrisons in Germany are under the direct administrative control of UKSC(G). The General Officer Commanding UKSC(G) also functions as head of the British Forces Liaison Organisation (Germany), which is responsible for liaising and maintaining relations with German civil authorities.

Approximately 55,000 people are associated with British Forces Germany, although only 23,000 are serving personnel. The 1st Armoured Division is currently equipped with 300 Challenger 2 MBTs
Challenger 2 tank

FV4034 Challenger 2 is a main battle tank currently in service with the armies of the United Kingdom and Oman. It is built by the British company Vickers Defence Systems ....
, 275 Warrior IFVs, 96 AS-90 Braveheart howitzers
AS-90

The AS-90 is a lightly-armoured self-propelled artillery used by the British Army. It was first delivered in 1993.The AS90 is used by five regiments of the Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Artillery: 1 RHA, 3 RHA, 4 Regt RA, 19 Regt RA and 26 Regt RA, replacing the 105 mm FV433 Abbot SPG, the M109 howitzer 155 mm SPG or the FH-70 155 mm tow...
, 18 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems, over 1,000 other armoured personnel carrier
Armoured personnel carrier

Armoured personnel carriers are armoured fighting vehicles developed to transport infantry on the battlefield. They usually have only a machine gun although variants carry recoilless rifles, anti-tank guided missiles , or mortar ....
s, and 11 Gazelle and Lynx
Westland Lynx

The Westland Lynx is a British helicopter designed by and built Westland Helicopters at its factory in Yeovil. Originally intended as a utility craft for both civil and naval usage, military interest led to the development of both battlefield and naval variants, which went into operational usage in 1977 and were later adopted by the armed for...
 helicopters.

During the height of "the Troubles
The Troubles

The Troubles was a period of ethno-political conflict in Northern Ireland which spilled over at various times into England, the Republic of Ireland and Continental Europe....
" in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

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, the IRA
Provisional Irish Republican Army

The Provisional Irish Republican Army , is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation that considers itself a direct continuation of the Irish Republican Army that fought in the Irish War of Independence....
 targeted personnel in Germany between 1988 and 1990. The attacks resulted in the deaths of 9 people, including three civilians, and many wounded.

According to the , the BFG presence contributes 1.5 billion Euro
Euro

The euro is the official currency of 16 out of 27 European Union member state of the European Union . The states, known collectively as the Eurozone are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain....
s annually to the German economy.

Major Units as of 2007


4th Mechanised Brigade
British 4th Armoured Brigade

The 4th Mechanized Brigade is a British Army brigade formed during the Second World War in 1941 , it is currently based in Catterick Garrison, England, forming part of the 1st Armoured Division ....
 

  • 204 Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals
    Royal Corps of Signals

    The Royal Corps of Signals is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. It is responsible for installing, maintaining and operating all types of telecommunications equipment and Information technology systems, providing command support to commanders and their headquarters, and conducting electronic warfare against enemy communicati...
  • The Royal Dragoon Guards
    Royal Dragoon Guards

    The Royal Dragoon Guards is a Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army. It was formed in 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments:...
     (Armoured)
  • 1st Battalion, Scots Guards
    Scots Guards

    The Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland....
     (Armoured Infantry)
  • 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (Mechanised Infantry)
  • 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment
    Mercian Regiment

    The Mercian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of four existing regiments in 2007.The Mercian Regiment serves as the county regiment of the following counties:...
     (light Role)
  • 4th Regiment, Royal Artillery
    Royal Artillery

    The Royal Artillery, is the common name for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is an Arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it is made up of a number of regiments....
     (Self Propelled Artillery)
  • 21 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
    Royal Engineers

    The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the Structure of the British Army of the British Army....
  • 1st Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
    Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

    The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is a corps of the British Army that has responsibility for the maintenance, servicing and inspection of almost every electrical and mechanical piece of equipment within the British Army from Challenger II main battle tanks and AH64 Apache helicopters to dental tools and cooking utensils....
  • 12 Logistic Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    Royal Logistic Corps

    The Royal Logistic Corps is the British Army corps that provides the logistics for the Army. It is the largest corps in the British Army....
  • 115 Provost Company, Royal Military Police
    Royal Military Police

    The Royal Military Police is the corps of the British Army responsible for the policing of service personnel and providing a military police presence on service property, operations and exercises....


7th Armoured Brigade
British 7th Armoured Brigade

The 7th Armoured Brigade is a formation of the British Army. The brigade is also known as the 'Desert Rats', a nickname formerly held by the 7th Armoured Division ....
 

  • 207 Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals
    Royal Corps of Signals

    The Royal Corps of Signals is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. It is responsible for installing, maintaining and operating all types of telecommunications equipment and Information technology systems, providing command support to commanders and their headquarters, and conducting electronic warfare against enemy communicati...
  • The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)
    Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

    The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is a Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment. It was formed on 2 July 1971 at Holyrood, Edinburgh, by the amalgamation of the 3rd Carabiniers , and Scots Greys....
     (Armoured)
  • 2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment
    Royal Anglian Regiment

    The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed in 1964 as the first of the new Large regiment, through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade....
     (light role)
  • The Highlanders
    The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)

    The Highlanders was an infantry regiment, part of the Scottish Division. The regiment was the only one in the British Army with a Gaelic language motto - Cuidich 'n Righ which means "Aid the King"....
    , 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (Armoured Infantry)
  • 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (Armoured Infantry)
  • 32 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
    Royal Engineers

    The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the Structure of the British Army of the British Army....
  • 2nd Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
    Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

    The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is a corps of the British Army that has responsibility for the maintenance, servicing and inspection of almost every electrical and mechanical piece of equipment within the British Army from Challenger II main battle tanks and AH64 Apache helicopters to dental tools and cooking utensils....
  • 111 Company, Royal Military Police
    Royal Military Police

    The Royal Military Police is the corps of the British Army responsible for the policing of service personnel and providing a military police presence on service property, operations and exercises....


20th Armoured Brigade
British 20th Armoured Brigade

The British Army's 20th Armoured Brigade is an armoured formation currently based in Paderborn, northern Germany, as part of the 1st Armoured Division....
 

  • 200 Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals
    Royal Corps of Signals

    The Royal Corps of Signals is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. It is responsible for installing, maintaining and operating all types of telecommunications equipment and Information technology systems, providing command support to commanders and their headquarters, and conducting electronic warfare against enemy communicati...
  • 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
    1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards

    1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards is a Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army. It was formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of 1st King's Dragoon Guards and the Queen's Bays , both of which were raised in 1685 as Lanier's or 2nd Queen's Regiment of Horse, and Peterborough's or 3rd Regiment of Horse by James II of England in re...
     (Formation Reconnaissance)
  • The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish) (Armoured)
  • 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)
    Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment

    "PWRR" redirects here. For the railroad with these reporting marks, see Portland and Western Railroad.The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division....
     (Armoured Infantry)
  • 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment
    Yorkshire Regiment

    The Yorkshire Regiment is one of the large infantry regiments of the British Army. The regiment is the only line infantry or rifles unit to represent a single geographical county in the new infantry structure, serving as the county regiment of Yorkshire covering the historical areas of: the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Riding of Yorkshir...
     (Prince of Wales Own) (Light Role)
  • 5th Battalion, The Rifles
    The Rifles

    The Rifles is a regiment of the British Army. It consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, making the regiment the largest in the infantry....
     (Armoured Infantry)
  • 26th Regiment, Royal Artillery
    Royal Artillery

    The Royal Artillery, is the common name for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is an Arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it is made up of a number of regiments....
  • 35 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
    Royal Engineers

    The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the Structure of the British Army of the British Army....
  • 3rd Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
    Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

    The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is a corps of the British Army that has responsibility for the maintenance, servicing and inspection of almost every electrical and mechanical piece of equipment within the British Army from Challenger II main battle tanks and AH64 Apache helicopters to dental tools and cooking utensils....
  • 110 Company, Royal Military Police
    Royal Military Police

    The Royal Military Police is the corps of the British Army responsible for the policing of service personnel and providing a military police presence on service property, operations and exercises....


102 Logistics Brigade

  • 262 Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals
    Royal Corps of Signals

    The Royal Corps of Signals is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. It is responsible for installing, maintaining and operating all types of telecommunications equipment and Information technology systems, providing command support to commanders and their headquarters, and conducting electronic warfare against enemy communicati...
  • 6th Supply Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    Royal Logistic Corps

    The Royal Logistic Corps is the British Army corps that provides the logistics for the Army. It is the largest corps in the British Army....
  • 7th Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    Royal Logistic Corps

    The Royal Logistic Corps is the British Army corps that provides the logistics for the Army. It is the largest corps in the British Army....
  • 8th Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    Royal Logistic Corps

    The Royal Logistic Corps is the British Army corps that provides the logistics for the Army. It is the largest corps in the British Army....
  • 5th General Support Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps
    Royal Army Medical Corps

    The Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace....
  • 5th Regiment, Royal Military Police
    Royal Military Police

    The Royal Military Police is the corps of the British Army responsible for the policing of service personnel and providing a military police presence on service property, operations and exercises....
  • 102nd Military Working Dog Support Unit, Royal Army Veterinary Corps
    Royal Army Veterinary Corps

    The Royal Army Veterinary Corps is an administrative and operational branch of the British Army responsible for the provision, training and care of animals....


Divisional Units

  • 1 Regiment, Army Air Corps (Lynx)
  • 12th Regiment, Royal Artillery
    Royal Artillery

    The Royal Artillery, is the common name for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is an Arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it is made up of a number of regiments....
     (Air Defence)
  • 9th/12th Royal Lancers
    9th/12th Royal Lancers

    The 9th/12th Royal Lancers is a Cavalry regiments of the British Army of the British Army.It was formed on 11 September 1960 in the garrison church at Tidworth from the amalgamation of the...
     (Formation Reconnaissance)
  • 1 General Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    Royal Logistic Corps

    The Royal Logistic Corps is the British Army corps that provides the logistics for the Army. It is the largest corps in the British Army....
  • 2 General Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    Royal Logistic Corps

    The Royal Logistic Corps is the British Army corps that provides the logistics for the Army. It is the largest corps in the British Army....
  • 16 Tank Transporter Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    Royal Logistic Corps

    The Royal Logistic Corps is the British Army corps that provides the logistics for the Army. It is the largest corps in the British Army....
  • 1st Regiment, Royal Military Police
    Royal Military Police

    The Royal Military Police is the corps of the British Army responsible for the policing of service personnel and providing a military police presence on service property, operations and exercises....
  • 1st (United Kingdom) Armoured Division Signal Regiment


External links

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