Following World War II, the British Army of the Rhine was established in 1945 and Minden was in British Occupation Zone and it became on of the barrack towns of the BAOR.

Initially there was a non-fraternisation policy imposed on the soldiers.
The War Office notably published that German women "will be willing, if they can get the chance, to make themselves cheap for what they can get out of you" in its handbook distributed to soldiers stationed in Germany.
In spite of the ban, soldiers still knowingly had contact with local women.
In a report by a British soldier formerly stationed in Germany: 
"We drank in the Company club, sinking as much beer as we could and then in groups made for the perimeter wire of the barracks, avoiding the Provost staff led by Vic HOLE, the Provo Sgt in his black tracksuit.
We then made our way into the town avoiding the Redcaps, and then settled in various bars in and near 'Rampenloch strass' until we could drink no more, then attempted to get into the Barracks (By a different route of course) to get an hours kip before Muster parade.
We always knew who didn't make the return journey by the numbers being 'Beasted' over at the guardroom the following morning, happy days"
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, Commander-in-chief (C-in-C) of the BAOR, was against the ban, and it was lifted in July 1945.

Thousands of British soldiers were stationed in Minden, some of them in the Simeons barracks which was close to Rampenloch.
Until their departure in 1994, British soldiers were the main income of the prostitutes in Rampenloch.
At times the soldiers had to queue outside the brothels, some of them spending all of their pay in the street.
Any rouble in the street from the soldiers was quickly dealt with by the military police.
Some of the women from the street, suitably attired, were invited to the Officer's Mess at the barracks.

A pupil of the Petershagen high school from 1950 to 1956 recalls his youthful memories of trips to Minden:
[…] What a blast Minden was!
That was the world, the big world with all the trimmings, especially the trimmings, the Rampenloch that they only spoke behind their hands, and what had been done there.
Even though the pocket money and that 50s tightness only allowed me stolen glances.

In 2008, the Rampenloch celebrated its centenary as a brothel street.
Following World War II, the British Army of the Rhine was established in 1945 and Minden was in British Occupation Zone and it became on of the barrack towns of the BAOR. 
Initially there was a non-fraternisation policy imposed on the soldiers. The War Office notably published that German women "will be willing, if they can get the chance, to make themselves cheap for what they can get out of you" in its handbook distributed to soldiers stationed in Germany. In spite of the ban, soldiers still knowingly had contact with local women. In a report by a British soldier formerly stationed in Germany: 
"We drank in the Company club, sinking as much beer as we could and then in groups made for the perimeter wire of the barracks, avoiding the Provost staff led by Vic HOLE, the Provo Sgt in his black tracksuit. We then made our way into the town avoiding the Redcaps, and then settled in various bars in and near 'Rampenloch strass' until we could drink no more, then attempted to get into the Barracks (By a different route of course) to get an hours kip before Muster parade. We always knew who didn't make the return journey by the numbers being 'Beasted' over at the guardroom the following morning, happy days"
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, Commander-in-chief (C-in-C) of the BAOR, was against the ban, and it was lifted in July 1945.
Thousands of British soldiers were stationed in Minden, some of them in the Simeons barracks which was close to Rampenloch. Until their departure in 1994, British soldiers were the main income of the prostitutes in Rampenloch. At times the soldiers had to queue outside the brothels, some of them spending all of their pay in the street. Any rouble in the street from the soldiers was quickly dealt with by the military police. Some of the women from the street, suitably attired, were invited to the Officer's Mess at the barracks.
A pupil of the Petershagen high school from 1950 to 1956 recalls his youthful memories of trips to Minden:
[…] What a blast Minden was! That was the world, the big world with all the trimmings, especially the trimmings, the Rampenloch that they only spoke behind their hands, and what had been done there. Even though the pocket money and that 50s tightness only allowed me stolen glances. 
In 2008, the Rampenloch celebrated its centenary as a brothel street.
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