After World War II West Germany realigned its states ; Osnabrück became part of the new state of Lower Saxony in 1946 . The British continued to maintain Osnabrück Garrison , a garrison near the city , which at one point was the largest British garrison in the world , housing some 4,000 troops and employing around 500 local civilians . It was the target of a PIRA attack in 1996 . Due to budget cuts , the troops were withdrawn in 2008 and the property returned to the local government
attack in 1996
Osnabrück mortar attack
Osnabrück