Blackhorse Unit Yearbook published in 1959.
Breast pocket 11th ACR guide given to troops
when deployed to Germany in 1957.
Map of general operating area of Regiment
included with pocket guide
Rare trooper photos of the Czech border
in the mid 1950s.
Border area.
½ track in use with trooper and rail loading an M48.
Interesting West German vehicle with mock - up
of Soviet tank and plywood silhouette target
mounted on APC.
One of the few photos of a border camp and
a selection of FTX images.
FTX images.
Boys will be boys
Some interesting uniform details showing
the embroidered Regimental crest worn over the
breast pocket of the fatigue shirt.
Troopers inspecting the wreckage of a just
crashed light Army aircraft.
FTX
Motor pool and the obligatory wall locker display image.
Few more images of the border observation
bunker and at bottom left, the trooper who
took the photos.
Looking grim at the border camp.
Boys will be boys - part 2.
One of the few equipment images found in the
1959 yearbook.
The Blackhorse in Germany
1957-1964