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Military camp weekend & convoy

Post by housil » Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:21 pm

I spent last weekend at a military camp. We had wunderfull sunny weather but just 7°C (44F) at night. Thx to God for my Bundeswehr sleeping bag :mrgreen:

View from beer garden to the camp site
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German "corner" with my car and camo net with tent
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Continetal breakfast in the beer garden
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NIce US vehikles
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East meets west
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Hagen, just for you :wink:
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Having MREs all day long...
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Buddy´s son "cooking" his EPa entree
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My video of the convoy

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Post by Name_not_found » Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:48 pm

Thanks for sharing housil looks like fun
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Re: Military camp weekend & convoy

Post by Yowie » Tue Sep 27, 2011 12:30 am

Great post asalways housil.
Love your adventure threads :-)

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Re: Military camp weekend & convoy

Post by Treesuit » Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:06 pm

I really like those pictures of the US Army M-151 jeeps. Jeeps like those are perfect for off-roading on the weekends. :wink:

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Re: Military camp weekend & convoy

Post by rationtin440 » Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:43 pm

Awesome pics housil! Just curious; in the east meets west photo, is that the North German Plain in the background? Many cold war scenarios called for the Russians to invade and seize the Hoff Corridor and the North German Plain would be swarming with their armor.

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Re: Military camp weekend & convoy

Post by housil » Sat Oct 01, 2011 10:45 am

rationtin440 wrote:Awesome pics housil! Just curious; in the east meets west photo, is that the North German Plain in the background? Many cold war scenarios called for the Russians to invade and seize the Hoff Corridor and the North German Plain would be swarming with their armor.
The camp was ~ 1hr south/west of the City of "Hof" where the "Hof(f) Corridor" was. Our member Mreheater72 lieves next to it.

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Foto taken from opposite hill
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map view
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Terrain view
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The most "famous" invading Corridor was the "Fulda Gap" and its US obersavation Place "Point Alpha", just an hors drive far from us.
You can see some pic´s ->over here<-

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Re: Military camp weekend & convoy

Post by Bypah » Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:48 pm

Being disconnected for a while.... :roll: but I seee you always post some interesting pics Ollie... :mrgreen:
The "Fulda Gap" and the Hoff Corridor where they expexcted the Soviets to roll in with their armor.... :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Military camp weekend & convoy

Post by rationtin440 » Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:41 am

Thanks so much for reply and pics housil! Beautiful scenery there, unfortunately my memory for plce names is not as it once was. :(

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Re: Military camp weekend & convoy

Post by rationtin440 » Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:42 am

Thanks to you too Bypah for refreshing my memory!

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Re: Military camp weekend & convoy

Post by cavguy » Sun Oct 09, 2011 11:33 am

One of my old Army units the 14th Cavalry took part in guarding the Fulda Gap during the Cold War from the late 1940's until the late 1970's. I remember this history from my unit although I did not serve until MUCH later.

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