ALLIED FORCES IN EUROPE

AFE = Air Forces in Europe. FAS = Flesland Air Station, Norway
(until the 1990s). 84 = Year of issue 1984.
B = Normal civilian type vehicles.

U.S. AIR FORCE - OFFICIAL USE ONLY. 94 = Year of issue 1994.
B = Normal civilian type vehicles.
For some reason, the legend appears to have been overpainted.

AFI = Allied Forces in Italy. This series in use since 1968. N = Napoli.

Dutch Forces in Germany. This series in use since 1975.
N = Netherlands Forces in Germany.

Dutch Forces in Germany. This series in use since 1975.
N = Netherlands Forces in Germany.
This is a caravan with the same registration as the prime mover.

French Forces in Germany. This series in use since before 1955.
1 = Baden-Baden.

Official vehicles at NATO Headquarters, since 1967.
Still issued in the 1956 onwards plate style. X = Nato Headquarters.

Belgium. Temporary series for international organizations and foreign military personnel (SHAPE) since 2001. Expired end of July 2003. Yellow lettering on the sticker = Tax free.

FORMER ISSUES - STILL VALID

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 use 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.

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

German Forces in France. DF = Deutschland France(?).
7 = Eurocorps (Strasbourg). Former style plate.

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

OBSOLETE LICENSE PLATES - NO LONGER VALID

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.

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