THE RHEINDAHLEN MILITARY COMPLEX, (WEST) GERMANY
The current headquarters, or JHQ (joint headquarters) of British Forces Germany (BFG) and of NATO’s Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) and, before that, also of the Cold War-era BAOR (the British Army of the Rhine) and NORTHAG (Northern Army Group), is set to move from Rheindahlen, in Mönchengladbach, in the (West) German Land of North-Rhine Westphalia, to Imjin Barracks, in Innsworth, Gloucestershire.
Many army children lived and went to school in Rheindahlen, and many still do (for more information on BFG Rheindahlen today, see http://forcesrheindahlen.2day.ws). The postcard below shows aspects of Rheindahlen in its days as the headquarters of BAOR, moving clockwise from top left: the Globe Cinema; JHQ buildings; the outdoor swimming pool; and St Boniface, the Church of England church.
