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Just came back from the (annual) Military Camp in Hammelburg, a German Army training area with the urban warfare training village "Bonnland". You may know "Hammelburg" from Hogan´s Heros or the "Task Force Baum" raid.

Here we go... Mermite as "fridge" as we got up to 94F Kept it cool for two days 2007 #5 MRE For dinner after arriving As on it´s first day Our two crew tents US table, German EPa for dinner French ration and a Heater meal for dinner cooked on a fuel cooker with (UK? Canadian?) mess kit Cooking EPa entree on French ESBIT stove

Neighbors are arriving... A tiny supply for the next 6 days for one person... My lunch, FSR sandwich Someone ate a French salmon "Rillettes" - a canned fish and a French lasagne a real lasagne!!! German EPa entree "Schupfnudeln" - kind of noodles - w/ meatballs

Some more guys are arriving A British camp site For dinner we ate A Spanish group ration

Another British (radio operators) camp site First dealers show up Our "neighborhood" Lets have another lunch First time I ate FSR sandwich "wraps" and I realy liked them Lot´s of talking to others about military stuff and equipment Lining up at the mobile kitchen trailer for dinner BBQ Burgers and fries

Finde us... We had up to 34°C (94F), so why do need peoples this: a stove?!

Camp site starts to get crowded Speaking of "crowded", time for lunch - a Korean freezedried ration this is how you spell "very spicy" over here:

That´s why I had just some (2007 - 10 years old!) Tuna MRE: Even with that age - great to eat! Some cake? A T-18 devils fudge cake

Latecomers, had to stay outside... Speaking of "late", lets have another dinner...

I "cooked" a T-18 "Spaghetti w/ meatballs" for everybody This is how to feed a pack Rest from all that eating in the evening and cool down

Breakfast at the kitchen trailer before gathering at the drivers briefing by an Bundeswehr official about the day at the active training site The convoy into the training area Dispatch riders Inside the urban warfare training village of "Bonnland" A real village with real streets, real houses etc. just nobody is living there Houses half cut open so you can watch from outside how you fight inside a house room to room

Lets move on to the next part - drivers training Watch YT-Video over here:

Back from that "excursion", somebody needed "first aid"... to fix his fuel pump.

Speak of "fuel", here is what we had for dinner that day Beef chunks w/ noodles T-18 Lucky us, that guy showed up for dessert...

this is how we lived there for 6 days If you can get your hands on one of these: Best "cake" ever!

It was not all about eating, also fixing lamps Watching the neighbors Having some entertainment on a real 1940 gramophone as they had at "Saving Private Ryan" Bonefires
....and before someone ask´s, I lost 3 lbs

Wow Housil! Hope you enjoyed. Im sure the British soldiers showed you a few things!