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British Army Germany
British Army Germany badge
Active2020–present
CountryGermany
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeHeadquarters, British Army Germany
RoleMilitary command, support, and administration
Part ofBritish Armed Forces, UK Ministry of Defence
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Mike Foster-Brown[1]

British Army Germany (BAG) is the superior institution under which the remaining installations of the former British Forces Germany (BFG) are organised after the completion of the withdrawal of the British Armed Forces from Germany in February 2020. Apart from the Alpine Training Centre Bavaria in Oberstdorf, which is in Bavaria, British Army Germany is entirely based in North Rhine-Westphalia.

History

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British Army Germany was formed in 2020 to administer the remaining service personnel, UK civil servants, and dependents (family members) based in Germany.[2]

By 2024, the number of permanently stationed UK armed forces personnel in Germany had fallen to around 500, according to UK Ministry of Defence statistics published by the UK Parliament.[3] However, the total number of British troops present in Germany at any given time can be higher, reaching around 1,500 in 2024, when including units deployed on a temporary or rotational basis for training exercises and NATO activities.[4]

Composition

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The installations consist of:[5]

Normandy Barracks Group, Paderborn

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(Including Normandy Barracks, Antwerp Barracks, Talbot Barracks, Cavalry Barracks, Polish Barracks, and Depot 90)[6]

  • Headquarters, British Army Germany:
    • Commander British Army Germany;
    • Germany Enabling Office (GEO);
    • Germany Support Unit.
  • Sennelager Training Centre
    • Command and Staff Trainer;
    • Combined Arms Tactical Trainer;
    • Combat Ready Training Centre.
  • 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron, Royal Engineers (also located in Minden).
  • Exercising troops accommodation.

Athlone Barracks, Paderborn

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  • Land Readiness Fleet (Sennelager) — which provides and maintains a pool of military vehicles for units in training at Sennelager; thus units in training do not need to bring their own vehicles for the time of the exercise;
  • Exercising troops technical accommodation.

Ayrshire Barracks, Mönchengladbach

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  • Store Equipment Fleet (Germany) — store of vehicles and other equipment for exercises and operations around Europe.

Wulfen

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  • Munitions storage facility[7]

Oberstdorf

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  • Alpine Training Centre Bavaria

References

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  1. ^ "Neuer britischer Kommandeur in Paderborn". Westfalen-Blatt. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. ^ "British Forces Germany" (PDF). www.BFGnet.de. Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  3. ^ Kirk-Wade, Esme (30 June 2025). "UK defence personnel statistics" (PDF). House of Commons Library. p. 28.
  4. ^ "More than 1,400 British troops cross to Europe by civilian ferry ahead of NATO exercise". Sky News. 22 April 2026.
  5. ^ "Germany - The British Army". www.Army.mod.uk. British Army. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Germany: Military Bases". Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Munitionsdepot Wulfen". www.bundeswehr.de.