British troops could be withdrawn from Germany for good if the Tories win the next general election.
Conservative defence spokesman Liam Fox said it was 'no longer necessary' to maintain the presence of more than 20,000 military personnel.
Generations of squaddies and their families have passed through Germany, but the size of the troop commitment has been scaled down since the end of the Cold War and the lifting of the Soviet threat to Western Europe. The Army operation is now centred on Herford, near Hanover, where the 1st Armoured Division is based.
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Mr Fox signalled his determination for a 'wholesale recasting of our foreign and defence policy'.
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