ALLIED FORCES IN EUROPE

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OBSOLETE LICENSE PLATES - NO LONGER VALID

Private vehicles of Belgian Forces in Germany. This series in use since 1958. Motorcycle. 1962-2007 plate style. B = Belgian Forces in Germany.

Private vehicles of German Forces in France since 1964 (originally with three numerals). DF = Deutschland Frankreich (some sources say Douanes françaises). 7 = Eurocorps (Strasbourg). This plate style until c.1994.

Private vehicles of French Forces in Germany. This series in use 1954-2016. 1 = Baden-Baden.

Private vehicles of French Forces in Berlin. FZ = French Zone. The French Forces left Berlin in 1994.

Private vehicles of Dutch Forces in Germany. This series in use since 1975. MB (1980-2001) = Met belasting (tax paid), for personnel resident in the Netherlands. Three numerals until 1998. N = Netherlands Forces in Germany.

US Forces in Germany. Private vehicle series 1958-65. 1958 plate. No coding. This plate is probably a remake.

US Forces in Germany. Private vehicle series 1982-2001. 1990-2001 plate style. No coding. Though officially only for US Forces the driver of this typical Italian camper van was an Italian serving in Germany.

US Forces in Germany. Non-appropriated fund activities (welfare organizations) series 1982-2001. 1990-2001 plate style. NZ = Non-appropriated fund activities.

US Forces in Germany. Private vehicle series 2000-07. Normal series German plates optional since 2005 and mandatory since 2007. First two letters were chosen among combinations not used in the German system. Long plates used AD.

The blue band with the NATO symbol and the letters USA. The shield used was similar to the German state seals. The text means Armed Forces of the United States of America in Germany.

US Forces in Germany. Private vehicle series 2000-07. American size plates used AF from July until September 2000, but that series was discontinued (replaced by HK) because it was interpreted as American (or Allied) Forces. This was not intended as the purpose of the new plates was to make them look almost like normal German.

US Forces in Germany. Private vehicle series 2000-07. Normal series German plates optional since 2005 and mandatory since 2007. Since September 2000 American size plates used HK after AF was discontinued because it was interpreted as American (or Allied) Forces. This was not intended as the purpose of the new plates was to make them look almost like normal German.

US Forces in Germany. Private vehicle series 2000-07. Normal series German plates optional since 2005 and mandatory since 2007. TR = Trailer. Since September 2000 American size plates used HK after AF was discontinued because it was interpreted as American (or Allied) Forces. This was not intended as the purpose of the new plates was to make them look almost like normal German.

Netherlands. Private vehicles of Allied Forces Northern Europe series 1992-2003. 1992-2000 plate style. AF = Allied Forces.

Netherlands. Private vehicles of Allied Forces Northern Europe series 1992-2003. Small size. 1992- 2003 plate style (no euroband on small size plates). AF = Allied Forces.

Netherlands. Private vehicles of Allied Forces Northern Europe series 1992-2003. 2000-03 plate style. AF = Allied Forces.

NATO Central Region series. Pre-1998 plate style. RC = Région Centrale.

ALLIED FORCES DUPLICATES