Brits Leaving Germany

From Yahoo News:
"British troops to start leaving Germany in January"

Britain has announced that it will begin withdrawing its 20,000 troops stationed in Germany next January, in plans that will end Britain's military presence there by 2020. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) revealed a calendar for withdrawal of troops from Germany, Britain's largest military deployment abroad, where troops have been posted since 1945. In October 2010, the government announced plans to repatriate half of the troops in Germany by 2015 and the remaining 10,000 by 2020. Britain, the US and France have kept troops in western Germany since the end of the Second World War. It was an important base for the NATO allies during the Cold War years. Figures from the German government show there are currently 66,000 US army personnel in Germany, including 56,000 soldiers. France keeps 3,800 staff in the country, of which 3,600 are soldiers.

^ It is a little odd that since Germany was given full control of its territory by France, the UK, Russia and the US in 1994 there are still so many French, British and American troops stationed there (especially considering that all the countries bordering Germany - except Switzerland) are now part of both NATO and the EU.^

http://news.yahoo.com/british-troops-start-leaving-germany-january-