Wolfie is a legend. His van belongs in the Imperial War Museum

Wolfgang was the highlight of the day trouble is you never knew when he would appear

the yellow handbag ledgend

Wolfgang is a legend 😁 he should be knighted

The right kind of bangers that got delivered during the cold war

The best logistics officer award should go to him. Even if he is a civilian this guy is a legend.

Wolfie is a total legend, and is remembered as such by any squaddie that was unfortunate enough to excercise on Soltau trainng area, great guy, good scoff, Respect and many thanks Wolfie

Remember him well. '75-'76. Tactical deployment, fully camed up, hull down, beep beep! Bratie and beer. Bless him!

He is why I love Bratwurst and still do to this day....! ;)

Absolute legend...."Ketchup, Mayo?" Those famous words.....what a character..

First exercise in germany '92 was introduced to this man....still remember him!

Wolfgang the bratty man, what a legend! Sadly missed.

What a player , liked by one and all

Awesome guy. Brattys and bokkies, and a yellow handbag for the train party! :)

legend..he knew where we where before our officers did..

Chaz Germany (1981-86) Wolfgang is a legend highlight of every exercise sadly missed .happy camping.

Wolgang will be a legend and go down in history

Aaah! My time in Germany during the early and late 80's. Bratty Wagon rolls up and morale just goes up two or three notches. Wunderbar! Thanks for the wonderful memories.

Absolute legend!

I backed a Bedford into the side of his van once .. I checked my mirrors but he snuck in at the last moment & I did not know he was there until he lent on the horn. It was endex on Reforger I think .

I only ever went to Hohne but I heard the stories. Part of the legends we got to know. Happy memories.

What a character, glad so many in the comments remember him too

Remember the sally army canteen vans, great change from compo

Malaysia 1986.... Walking through the jungle, steep countryside... cross a road... "DIng Ding!! Ice cream! Ice Cream!" ...There was also a Battalion Commissary in Singapore who could find troops in the field, in need better than an ambulance.... !

in the belgian army training camp we have ' mie tet ' that came along at exercise area (tank track) at Leopoldsburg. Now her daughter has continued this magnificent tradition

Wolfgang is a legend. Nothing more need be said

I love this story

Used to have a "Fish & Chip" van drive around Lippstadt back in the mid-late 80's. Great times back then being a kid, could do so many things you could never do these days..so much freedom. FIsh & Chips weren't that bad either..lol

And thanks to the genius of our leaders we pulled out of Germany only to find ourselves in Estonia 2 years later, the difference? UK to Estonia or North Germany to Estonia, I wonder which is quicker???

My dad was in the RCT and we moved with him from posting to posting around Germany... even us Padbrats knew about Wolfgang! I thought it was just a story. But now I know it was always true!

And near Rheinsalen Training camp, there was Mercedes Mary.

The true "Cold War" Hero, THANK YOU Wolfgang.

As an army brat from 59 to 75 and a member of the RAF in germany from 77 to 80 and 81 to 83, I have never heard of him.

1:02 Absolutely love this video , lots of good morale boosting memories . We were talking of how he found us all the time , someone said he's probably on the 1 BR corps Orbat 😊

The ingenuities of toms and Wolfgang, a legend in BAOR and still discussed at Bratty and Warsteiner barbecues among cold war warriors, courtesy of LIDL. So the old fox used yellow handbags to find the hides and the crews helped him👍😊Doubtful anybody else could have done so well. Anyone know if he's still alive?

And it happened.

There was an old boy that wore a battered trilby, that did exactly this prior to Wolfgang during the 1960's. He could find us anywhere too.

Amazing true Legend.

'Drei Panzer'. All a drunken Brit needed to say to the German taxi drivers to get home to Fally.

Remember Wolfgang and the Brattie Wagon .Soltau 1981.

Reminds me of the Salvos... When the N.A.A.F.I. were no where to be seen the Salvos were there very close to the front line

there goes my hero

The Museum is no more :-( sad but it was a good Location and I have met here very nice peoples over the years.

I can finally reveal his “secret” he would ask soldiers who could speak German where the other combat teams/battle groups were.

I remember buying bratwurst from a van in Fallingbostel back in 1984 when it came into our barracks .. was Wolfgang the only bratty van around?

All after my time lads, but it sounds as though he was the equivalent of Ted's Tea Wagon at Pirbright in the 50's and 60's. Pete.

Crazy Cool Story.

The amount of diesel he got for a bratty??.. 😊

I wonder what Wolfgang now thinks of what Lumsden Barracks now is.... wouldn’t be selling sausages put it that way

I often wonder how the choggies in NI would know that a patrol was due back in at 3am - and have the coals warmed ready to dish out burgers.

Victoria Cross for Wolfgang :)

The US Army called them "Gut Trucks". What did the British Army call them? We rarely saw them in the woods and you certainly didn't want to get caught with beer in your track. ;-) Great story!

Fabelhaft!

Currywurst :)