Russia at war with Berwick?

[Ste]

I just found this titbit, whilst doing a but of Crimean War research:

"The story goes that since Berwick had changed hands several times, it was traditionally regarded as a special, separate entity, and some proclamations referred to "England, Scotland and the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed". One such was the declaration of the Crimean War against Russia in 1853, which Queen Victoria supposedly signed as "Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, Ireland, Berwick-upon-Tweed and all British Dominions". However, when the Treaty of Paris (1856) was signed to conclude the war, "Berwick-upon-Tweed" was left out. This meant that, supposedly, one of Britain's smallest towns was officially at war with one of the world's mightiest powers for over a century"

Apparently some guy from the Poliburo came to Berwick in 1966 and signed a peace treaty with the Town Mayor on behalf of the Soviet Union.

The Town Mayor declared "Please tell the Russian people that they can sleep peacefully in their beds."

Berwick-upon-Tweed is a strange case, for although it's English now the local football team, Berwick Rangers, play in the Scottish League.

Ste

[coco]

We all love Britain for this strange cases

[Shadow]

Did Berwick ever sign peace with the Germans ?  ???