Title:MARGARET THATCHER, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, AND WEST GERMAN CHANCELLOR HELMUT KOHL VISITS BRITISH TROOPS IN GERMANY [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFK 219
Other titles:BRITISH FORCES GERMANY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher visits German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in West Germany; together, they meet troops and view military exercises by British and West German troops.
Description: I. Margaret Thatcher and Helmut Kohl arrive in Hohne by Puma helicopter and inspect an honour guard of British troops.
II. Mrs Thatcher and Herr Kohl meet soldiers from the Royal Hussars serving in West Germany; the soldiers are accompanied by their wives.
III. Firepower demonstration on the ranges at Hohne by British Mark 1 Challenger main battle tanks, West German Leopard main battle tanks, British Army Lynx attack helicopters and Harrier jets.
IV. After the demonstration, Mrs Thatcher and Herr Kohl, accompanied by General Sir Brian Kenny, speak to British and German tank troops; Mrs Thatcher is shown inside Challenger and Leopard tanks before being taken for a drive in a Challenger (the PM takes the commander's position in the tank turret).
V. The two VIPs visit British troops in Sennelager; they are accompanied by the British Secretary of State for Defence, George Younger MP.
Alternative Title:BRITISH FORCES GERMANY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
