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  2. Grafenwoehr Training Area - Wikipedia

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    The military training area was established in 1907 by clearing at least 58 smaller villages, [3] and used to train troops for the III Royal Bavarian Corps. [1] [4] Undergoing a major expansion from 96 to 230 square kilometres (37 to 89 square miles) in 1938 and forcibly evicting more than 3,500 people from their villages, [3] the base was used by the Wehrmacht to practice blitzkrieg tactics.

  3. Bavarian Army - Wikipedia

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    Bavarian Army. The Bavarian Army was the army of the Electorate (1682–1806) and then Kingdom (1806–1918) of Bavaria. It existed from 1682 as the standing army of Bavaria until the merger of the military sovereignty ( Wehrhoheit) of Bavaria into that of the German State in 1919. The Bavarian Army was never comparable to the armies of the ...

  4. Pennsylvania Dutch - Wikipedia

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    The Pennsylvania Dutch ( Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvanisch Deitsche ), [1] [2] [3] also referred to as Pennsylvania Germans, are an ethnic group in Pennsylvania and other regions of the United States, predominantly in the Mid-Atlantic region of the nation. [4] [5] They largely originate from the Palatinate region of Germany, and settled in ...

  5. Franconia - Wikipedia

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    Franconia ( German: Franken, pronounced [ˈfʁaŋkŋ̍] ⓘ; East Franconian: Franggn [ˈfrɑŋɡŋ̍]; Bavarian: Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and East Franconian dialect (German: Ostfränkisch ). Franconia is made up of the three Regierungsbezirke of Lower, Middle and Upper Franconia in Bavaria, the adjacent ...

  6. U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria - Wikipedia

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    Mission. U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria is the largest U.S. base outside of the United States and hosts 40,000 soldiers and civilians. The garrison's mission is to provide a "high-quality base operations and community support" to all U.S. personnel in Grafenwöhr - Vilseck, Hohenfels and Garmisch. The garrison also directly supports the 7th Army ...

  7. Kingdom of Bavaria - Wikipedia

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    The Kingdom of Bavaria ( German: Königreich Bayern [ˈkøːnɪkˌʁaɪ̯ç ˈbajɛɐ̯n]; Bavarian: Kinereich Bayern [ˈkɪnəˌraɪ̯x ˈb̥ajɛɐ̯n]; spelled Baiern until 1825) was a German state that succeeded the former Electorate of Bavaria in 1806 and continued to exist until 1918.

  8. List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania. There are currently 956 municipalities classified as boroughs and one classified as a town in Pennsylvania. Unlike other forms of municipalities in Pennsylvania, boroughs and towns are not classified according to population. Boroughs designated in the table below with a dagger (†) are home ...

  9. Category:Villages in Bavaria - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Villages in Bavaria" The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ainhofen; Amerang;