Top Stories - Germany

Sir Geoff Hurst behind Army football
An intriguing game of international football is taking place in Aldershot tomorrow between the...
Spending a penny at Hammersmith Barracks
For the second year running a charity event called ‘The Penny Mile’ has taken place at Hammersmith...
3 Mercians 'go to ground' in Germany
In Germany, infantry soldiers from 3rd Battalion the Mercian Regiment in Fallingbostel have ‘gone...
Dambusters trail on two wheels
The charity motorcycle ride, The Dambusters 2012 is in full swing across Europe. Two motorbike...
SCOTS DG crowned Army Sevens champions
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards have been crowned Army Sevens Champions. The Fallingbostel based...
TA get back to basics in Germany
The oldest TA unit, and the only remaining militia unit in the British Army has been training in...
Warm welcome for returning soldiers
There were emotional scenes in Herford in Germany as troops from 1(UK)ADSR returned home to loved...
Website for 'The Sixth Sense' newspaper
After 42 years in print, the British Forces Germany newspaper Sixth Sense has now launched it’s own...
Berlin Military Train back on the tracks
The Berlin Military Train has returned to the tracks in Germany 21 years after making its final...
Fitness opportunity in BFG
Back by popular demand is a husband and wife fitness training team from the UK. They have a few...
JHQ chosen for rugby venue
Rheindahlen has become the first British military base to host a German national sports...
Soldiers from 20 Brigade welcomed home
The last soldiers deployed on Op Herrick 15 from 20 Armoured Brigade have returned home to Germany...
Rally Cross grows in popularity
The third Rally Cross event of the season has been held in British Forces Germany. Once a month...
Ready, steady cook in Fallingbostel
Military professionals offered to share their culinary secrets with local residents as part of a...
Sir John Mogg School re-opens
Two weeks ago, a devastating fire burnt down half of Sir John Mogg primary school in Detmold. The...
Soldiers ‘march on’ in world event
Soldiers from across Germany have spent the past two days in Rheindahlen at the military qualifying...
British Army Rugby 7s Rhinedahlen victor
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards have won the British Army Germany Rugby Sevens tournament in...
Fitness fiesta fundraiser in Sennelager
A group of soldiers, wives and civilians have taken part in a weekend of exercise classes to raise...
Katrice Lee then and how she might appear now
The family of a toddler who went missing from a British military base in Germany more than 30 years...
Burlesque belles strut their stuff
The Belles of BFG have been taking part in a fitness class with a difference to raise money for the...
Defence Secretary visits Germany
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has visited troops in British Forces Germany. His visit coincided...
Medals for 1LSR
Around 320 personnel from 1 Logistic Support Regiment have been recognised for their role in...
240 Loggies receive operational medals
More than 240 soldiers from 6 Regiment RLC have been presented with their operational medals at...
Lister School Races
The Annual Lister School Races have taken place at Lister Primary School in Herford. Nine primary...
Fire at Forces school in Germany
More than 100 firefighters have been tackling a fire at Sir John Mogg Primary School in Detmold,...
20th Armoured Brigade medal parade
It has been a busy month for Medal Parades in British Forces Germany as troops from 20th Armoured...
BFG film fans get hi-tech cinema
Four more SSVC cinemas in BFG have received a digital upgrade. Last night was the 3D launch of “...
Boy's amazing gift music to Dad's ears
An eight-year-old boy with a remarkable talent for memorising music has taken his trombone playing...
Overseas troops issued UK postcodes
Forces personnel overseas are to benefit from the introduction of new UK style postcodes for BFPO...
C-Company 1 YORKS home at last
Over 60 troops from C-Company 1 YORKS returned home after a successful tour in one of the toughest...
RMP presented with medals
Troops from 110 Provost Company 1st Royal Military Police have been presented with their...
RMP fight crime spate in Bergen-Hohne
In Germany, Bergen-Hohne Garrison’s Royal Military Police have been dedoubling their efforts in the...
Royal visit for 3 REME
His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh has presented operational medals to around 240 soldiers...
Soldier's kit stops Taliban bullets dead
A British soldier has spoken of the moment his body armour saved him from a Taliban bullet fired...
Operational Medals for Royal Artillery
More than 400 soldiers stood proud in front of their friends and family at the weekend as 26...
REME take Ellis Cup in amazing comeback
The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers have won the Ellis Cup in an exciting game of rugby...
Cycling for Heroes hits charity target
A team of 15 soldiers and civilians from 20th Armoured Brigade have been welcomed home after...
Homecoming for Queen's Dragoon Guards
Some 50 soldiers from 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards have returned to Sennelager in Germany after...
PWRR helps keep Afghan school open
Soldiers from B Company First Battalion the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment are about to return...
Spate of burglaries in Germany
In Germany, Bergen-Hohne Garrison’s RMP have been taking steps to combat crime after a recent...

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The battle for WWII Arctic convoy medals

Veterans of the Arctic Convoys have been campaigning for a medal to honour their work supplying...