After 75 Years The Last British Base In Germany Has Closed

British Army re-basing programme from Germany🇩🇪completed. Final farewell from Catterick Barracks #AufWiedersehen pic.twitter.com/iTxTHeYaFM

— Britische Armee (@APO2Ge) February 21, 2020

The Guardian: British army hands back last headquarters in Germany

Catterick Barracks Bielefeld is closing with the withdrawal of 20,000 army personnel

The British army has relinquished control of its last remaining military headquarters in Germany following 75 years in the country, ahead of the final withdrawal of serving personnel.

Following the second world war, the UK was among a number of allied nations to retain a military presence in Germany but it halved the amount of soldiers after the fall of the iron curtain.

About 20,000 British service personnel have been steadily withdrawn since 2010 during “Operation Owl” under cost-cutting measures announced by former prime minister David Cameron.

On Saturday, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed the UK would continue to have a military presence in Germany beyond 2020 once the withdrawal of British army units to the UK has been completed.

However, around 185 British army personnel and 60 MoD civilians are set to remain.

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Update #1: After 75 years in Germany, the British army has pulled out of its last base there (Business Insider/SOFREP)
Update #2: British Military Base Handed Back To Germany (Forces.net)

WNU Editor: A definite end to an era.

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