Last British Troops To Withdraw From Germany 65 Years After Defeating Hitler

Ready to move: A convoy of Challenger tanks on exercise in the British army training ground near the German town of Belsen in 2003. All British forces will be withdrawn from the country by 2020, it will be announced today

Fall Back! British Remaining 20,000 Troops Begin Withdrawal From Germany 65 Years After Defeating Hitler -- Daily Mail

* 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All 20,000 British troops will be withdrawn from Germany by 2020, bringing to an end a continuous presence since 1945, it will be announced today.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.

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More News On The Final Withdrawal Of British Troops From Germany

UK troops to withdraw from Germany by end of decade under MoD plans -- The Guardian
British Army to Leave Germany -- Wall Street JournaL
Army troop relocations announced by Ministry of Defence -- BBC
UK troops returning from Germany -- Pres Association
British troops to start pullout in January -- The Local