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Quiz about The British Army in Cold War Germany

The British Army in Cold War Germany Quiz

This is a quiz charting the British Army in West Germany during the cold war. - By one who was there.

A multiple-choice quiz by Maddo1. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Maddo1

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
330,373

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
358

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Question 1 of 10

1. What did the acronym B.A.O.R stand for? Hint

British Army on the Ruhr

British Army of the Rhine

Britain's Army of Readiness

British Airforce over the Rhine

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these was NOT a British main battle tank deployed with the British Army during the Cold War? Hint

Chieftain

Challenger 1

Conqueror

Crucible

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did the acronym IGB stand for? Hint

Inner German Border

International German Border

Inner German Busroutes

International Group of Borderguards

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following German towns was NOT a posting for British troops during the Cold War? Hint

Herford

Bad Hersfeld

Osnabr�ck

Hanover

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where was Headquarters 1st British Corps situated during the the cold war, until 1992? Hint

Bielefeld

Hildesheim

Osnabruck

Hameln

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Question 6 of 10

6. The principle Soviet formation the British Army of the Rhine would have faced in the event of war was? Hint

Motorised Army Group

2nd Shock Army

3rd Shock Army

Guards' Tank Army

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Question 7 of 10

7. What the acronym GSFG stand for? Hint

Group of Soviet Forces Germany

Group of Special Forces Germany

German Special Firearms Group

German-Soviet Friendship Group

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where was the British headquarters in Berlin throughout the Cold War? Hint

Potsdam

Wannsee

Treptow Park

The Olympic Stadium

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where was the massive firing range area that the British army used in North Germany situated? Hint

Hildesheim

Bergen Hohne

Grafenwor

Hanover

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which vehicle was NOT a variant of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaisance (tracked) group of armored fighting vehicles? Hint

Sultan

Scimitar

Scarab

Spartan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What did the acronym B.A.O.R stand for?

Answer: British Army of the Rhine

The British Army of the Rhine was the largest group of British forces grouped anywhere in the world during the period known as the Cold War.

2. Which of these was NOT a British main battle tank deployed with the British Army during the Cold War?

Answer: Crucible

Crucible was not a tank, though nearly all British post WWII main battle tanks have started with the letter C.

3. What did the acronym IGB stand for?

Answer: Inner German Border

The Inner German border was more commonly known as the Iron Curtain. The border was a hideous collection of obstacles stretched between East and West Germany. Minefields, guard dogs and watchtowers were amongst a number of measures used by the East Germans to keep their own people from escaping to the West.

It was 870 miles in length and guarded by special East German border troops. The West German side of the border was patrolled by NATO forces and the West German Border Police or Bundesgrenzschutz.

4. Which of the following German towns was NOT a posting for British troops during the Cold War?

Answer: Bad Hersfeld

Bad Hersfeld was in the American zone of West Germany and was primarily the base for 3/11 ACR.

Herford housed a divisional Headquarters, signals regiment and an Armoured Recce Regiment.

Osnabruck was the British Army of the Rhine's largest garrison.

Hanover housed a British Military Hospital and other supporting units.

5. Where was Headquarters 1st British Corps situated during the the cold war, until 1992?

Answer: Bielefeld

1st British Corps was situated in Ripon Barracks in Bielefeld after the Second World War from 1951 until 1992, when it was redesignated HQ ARRC and moved to Rheindalen.

6. The principle Soviet formation the British Army of the Rhine would have faced in the event of war was?

Answer: 3rd Shock Army

The 3rd Shock Army were stationed in and around Magdeburg in East Germany. This formation of units would have faced the British armoured formations over in West Germany if NATO and the Warsaw pact forces had gone to war.

7. What the acronym GSFG stand for?

Answer: Group of Soviet Forces Germany

GSFG was the formation that all Soviet units in East Germany belonged to throughout the Cold War.

8. Where was the British headquarters in Berlin throughout the Cold War?

Answer: The Olympic Stadium

After World War II2 the British army used the northern part of the Berlin Olympic stadium as its HQ. This was its base until 1994, when the British army - along with the American, French and Russian armies - left Berlin.

9. Where was the massive firing range area that the British army used in North Germany situated?

Answer: Bergen Hohne

Bergen Hohne was and still is used by the British Army for live firing practice for its teeth arms. Armour and infantry from Britain and other NATO countries have used the ranges since the end of World War II.

10. Which vehicle was NOT a variant of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaisance (tracked) group of armored fighting vehicles?

Answer: Scarab

The CVR (T) group of vehicles were built by Alvis, a UK company, in the 1970s. They comprised Scorpion, a light tank with a 76 mm main gun; Scimitar, a light tank with a 30mm RARDEN cannon; Samson, the recovery vehicle; Spartan, the surveillance and engineer recce version; Sultan command vehicle and Samaritan ambulance version. Striker was also a variant of Spartan was configured to fire the Swingfire anti-tank missile.

Source: Author Maddo1

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