Bergen-Hohne Training Area
The Bergen-Hohne Training Area is a NATO military training area in the southern part of the Lüneburg Heath, in the state of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. It covers an area of 284 square kilometres, which makes it the largest military training area in Germany.
Emblem of Bergen-Hohne Training Area
Royal Dragoon Guards Recce Troop night firing in the area in 2007
Panorama of the tank firing range 1A with training village Heidedorf down in the valley.
Bergen in the 1930s
Lüneburg Heath is a large area of heath, geest, and woodland in the northeastern part of the state of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. It forms part of the hinterland for the cities of Hamburg, Hanover and Bremen and is named after the town of Lüneburg. Most of the area is a nature reserve. Northern Low Saxon is still widely spoken in the region.
A typical view of Lüneburg Heath near Schneverdingen
Pietzmoor near Schneverdingen
Lüneburg Heath
Common juniper (Juniperus communis) on Lüneburg Heath