Bad Eilsen

Bad Eilsen is a municipality in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately southwest of Stadthagen, and southeast of Minden.
Bad Eilsen is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Eilsen.

History

After World War II, Bad Eilsen was in the British Zone of Occupation.
The British Air Force of Occupation was founded on 15 July 1945 and its headquarters were in Bad Eilsen until JHQ Rheindahlen was opened in 1954. The HQ was served by the airfield at RAF Bückeburg, which also served the nearby HQ of the British Army of the Rhine in Bad Oeynhausen.