The 7th Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade formation of the British Army. The brigade is also known as the "Desert Rats", a nickname formerly held by the 7th Armoured Division, of which the brigade formed a part during the Second World War until late 1941.
Two Sherman tanks of the 6th Royal Tank Regiment in action against German machine gun positions on the walls of San Marino, during the Battle of San Marino, September 1944.
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (C Squadron) during live fire training exercises on Bergen-Hohne Training Area (Germany) near the Fallingbostel station
Sign at the Celle Station of the 7th Armoured Brigade, 2012
Bergen-Hohne Garrison
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Bergen-Hohne Garrison was a major British garrison in the post-Cold War period, with facilities located close to Bergen at Lager Hohne, at Lager Oerbke near Fallingbostel and at Celle in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was home to 7th Armoured Brigade and most of its subordinate units. It formed a major part of British Forces Germany.
9th/12th Royal Lancers regimental lines, Haig Barracks
Taunton Barracks (built in 1869 as Heide Kaserne and now in use as Celle Town Hall)
The Garrison Church