British troops to leave Germany

**~~Albion~~** · 11-11-2011, 07:09 PM

British troops to start pullout in January

Published: 10 Nov 11 15:42 CET
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British soldiers stationed across Germany are preparing to leave in as soon as a few months, after the UK Ministry of Defence on Thursday released details of its mass withdrawal of forces from the country.

Around 1,800 troops will be relocated to sites in the United Kingdom starting in January, a statement from the British Ministry of Defence said.

The strategic defence review announced last October that half of the nearly 20,000 British troops currently stationed in Germany would return by 2015, with the rest leaving by 2020.

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He said there was real sense of sadness among local communities that the British troops were leaving.

“The impact of our departure will be quite harsh on some communities – while I know many people within the military who have spent a lot of time in their careers in Germany and they are feeling a real sense of loss.”

While the Ministry of Defence statement said it estimated the withdrawal of troops from Germany would save £250 million (€293 million) a year, which is considered to be the additional cost of having them there.

Crucially for the German communities which will lose their British armed forces contingents, a further £650 million (€762 million) is expected to be added to the UK economy as wages are spent there rather than in Germany, the Ministry press release said.

British forces contribute an estimated €1.3 billion to the German economy each year. Some 20,000 soldiers and 23,300 dependants and UK civilian employees are joined by 4,650 locals working at 12 bases in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony.

German communities have long been fearing the economic impact of the final departure of the British troops.

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**~~Albion~~** · 11-11-2011, 07:10 PM

I don't think any country should have military bases outside of it's own territory. There is no need to be in Germany anyway, it's not like anything should happen in Central Europe now (hopefully).
There is no need for Germany to be occupied, WWII ended. America should ditch it's military bases there too.

**Logan** · 11-11-2011, 07:16 PM

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**~~Albion~~** · 11-11-2011, 07:17 PM

Britain to remove troops from Germany by 2020

**~~Scrapple~~** · 11-11-2011, 07:24 PM

Unfortunately it looks like ours aren't going to be leaving anytime soon.

**~~Joe McCarthy~~** · 11-12-2011, 03:50 AM

Force was left in place to deter Soviet advance from the East
Hundreds to return home in January as part of defence review
Half of remaining 20,000-strong force to leave by 2015, the rest by 2020 - 15 years earlier than originally planned

All 20,000 British troops will be withdrawn from Germany by 2020, bringing to an end a continuous presence since 1945, it will be announced today.
Under the Strategic Defence and Security Review, hundreds of military personnel will return home in January.
The Ministry of Defence confirmed that an announcement will be made about the pull-out of UK forces, who have had a presence on the Rhine since the end of the Second World War.

Full article here.

I know the BNP has called for this for years.