European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes May photos by Tony Nauroth John Bird Calls directions to the Driver As he keeps an Eye on the water level in the bucket during their terrain the water level of the Canadian team is measured Boeselager cup scheduled May 2024 nato soldiers prepare for annual Competition 1st army div cavalry soldiers Strain against the wind during part of the 3vzkilometer obstacle a tracked vehicle roars past a Boundary stake holding the flags of countries competing in the Boeselager by Tony Nauroth Nuernberg Bureau chief Germany nato nations met in Competition Here last week to Limber up for an International event scheduled for the end of May that one com Mander said will sort the Best from the Best of Allied cavalry the annual Boeselager cup to be held May 2024 in North of is sponsored by German reconnaissance soldiers who take this very said Montgomery commander of 1st 1st 1st army called the Boeselager cup the olympics of scouting in the 1st army div unit and the 1st Lith army Cav regt from Fulda Are the Only units running in the nine event contest through the rough terrain along the czechoslovakian Twenty two teams from nine nations will compete on the which one German officer said were top secret and a Canadian team member said were guarded to prevent sneak previews of the course we know what events we will said German Peter 4th Panzer reconnaissance in intelligence but we dont know the Width of the the events Are a 60meter combat swim with German tankers uniform and Warsaw pact to include rank and analysis of Cap tured enemy night orienteering Over a i3vimile a skilled driving which includes carrying a measured amount of water in a bucket mounted on an armoured personnel Carrier Over a measured length of rough the object is to get through As quickly As possible while losing As water As an Aerial reconnaissance this requires close coordination Between helicopter mounted and ground an obstacle course of about 2 Miles that includes a raft race with be mans running a Day mounted 18mile reconnaissance patrol that must be completed within 3 the Boeselager cup Competition is named in Honor of Georg von who distinguished himself on the russian front during world War the teams come from Germany Canada tur key the Netherlands France Italy the United states the United kingdom 2 and Belgium Louis coach of the 1st army div said his soldiers began training in december beginning each Day with a 4 and going through intense classroom experience and Basic Soldier ing skills so they would be prepared for Dimarco expects to reap big dividends at fre Yung because of this if you go in he you 11 get Dimarco said that the standards Are of olympian proportions and teams have been separated by Only fractions of a Meigs pointed out that the standards Are also so that the other nations teams must learn How recon Naissance is performed according to German doctrine and it pays to have a Good partnership going with a German recon he adding that the 1st Squadron has such a i think were pretty Damn he