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5 unusual facts about British Forces Germany


Berlin British School

BBS occupies the premises of Charlottenburg First School, a SCE school for children of British Forces Germany personnel which closed after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the withdrawal of British troops from Berlin.

British Forces Germany

The British Army Germany rugby union team regularly plays games against emerging rugby nations like Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.

The BFG presence is estimated to contribute 1.5 billion Euros annually to the German economy.

Currywurst

The invention of currywurst is attributed to Herta Heuwer in Berlin in 1949 after she obtained ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and curry powder from British soldiers in Germany.

RAF Rheindahlen

The former Royal Air Force Station Rheindahlen, more commonly known as RAF Rheindahlen, was a non-flying Royal Air Force military base, part of the Rheindahlen Military Complex in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - part of British Forces Germany (BFG).


2nd Medical Regiment

The Regiment is based at the Bergen-Hohne garrison situated in north west Germany as part of the British Forces Germany (BFG).


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