Hohne Garrison

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Hohne Garrison is a major British Army base in Lower Saxony, Germany, historically used as a key station for armoured units during the Cold War and beyond.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army garrison
military base
adjacentTo Bergen-Hohne Training Area
allianceRole NATO deterrence in Central Europe
associatedWith British Army of the Rhine armoured divisions
British armoured brigades
controlledBy United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
country Germany
eraOfMajorUse early 21st century
second half of the 20th century
garrisonedUnitType armoured regiment
artillery units
mechanised infantry
garrisonRole armoured warfare
hasFacility barracks
maintenance workshops
married quarters
training facilities
vehicle storage areas
hasInfrastructure ammunition storage
logistics facilities
tank parks
hasNameInGerman Heereshauptquartier Hohne
historicalPeriod Cold War
locatedIn Lower Saxony
northern Germany
linked to: Northern Germany
locatedNear Bergen
Celle
locatedOn Lüneburg Heath
militaryBranch British Army armoured forces
near Bergen-Belsen area
linked to: BergenBelsen
nearbyTrainingArea Bergen-Hohne Training Area
operatedBy British Army
partOf British Army of the Rhine
British Forces Germany
primaryFunction armoured units station
region Heidekreis district
status major British Army base in Germany
strategicImportance forward base for NATO armoured forces in Germany
usedBy British Army
NATO forces
usedDuringConflict Cold War
post–Cold War period
usedFor deployment preparation
large-scale armoured exercises
live-fire training

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