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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. U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria Installations in Bavaria, Germany. The United States Army Garrison Bavaria is a Army garrison of the United States Army headquartered in Grafenwöhr, Germany, with four locations, which include Grafenwöhr (Tower Barracks), Vilseck (Rose Barracks), Hohenfels (Hohenfels Training Area) and Garmisch (George C. Marshall Center and NATO School), along with Grafenwöhr ...

  4. Grafenwöhr - Wikipedia

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    Grafenwöhr(German pronunciation:[ɡʁaːfn̩ˈvøːɐ̯]ⓘ, Northern Bavarian: Groafawehr) is a townin the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab, in the region of the Upper Palatinate(German: Oberpfalz) in eastern Bavaria, Germany. It is widely known for the United States Armymilitary installation and training area, called Grafenwoehr Training ...

  5. Top US general visits training site for Ukrainian soldiers

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    The U.S. has conducted training at Grafenwoehr for years, including for allied forces in Europe. But limited instruction for Ukrainian forces began last year, shortly after the Russian invasion ...

  6. List of United States Army installations in Germany - Wikipedia

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    Sembach Kaserne, Kaiserslautern. Sheridan Barracks, Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Shipton Kaserne, Ansbach. Smith Barracks, Baumholder. Spangdahlem Air Force Base, Spangdahlem. Storck Barracks, Illesheim. Stuttgart Army Airfield, Filderstadt. Mainz-Kastel Storage Station (scheduled to close in 2022) USAG Wiesbaden Military Training Area, Mainz ...

  7. Wildflecken Training Area - Wikipedia

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    It covers an area of over 7,000 hectares. It was established in 1938 by the German Wehrmacht and, after the Second World War was used temporarily by the US Army. Today the training area and the Army Combat Simulation Centre there are used by the Bundeswehr and her NATO allies. The barracks and most of the training area are in Bavaria.

  8. 9th Engineer Battalion (United States) - Wikipedia

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    9th Engineer Battalion Training on the MG3 with the German Army, 2010. 9th Engineer Battalion Casing of the Colors, Grafenwoehr, Germany, June 2011. A Company, 9th Engineer Battalion, firing the MICLIC in training, Andar, Afghanistan 2011.

  9. Hohenfels, Bavaria - Wikipedia

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    The German Army founded a training area in Hohenfels in 1938. During World War II there was a POW camp there, Stalag 383 [3] [4] On April 24, 1945, Major General Stanley Eric Reinhart's 65th Infantry Division captured Hohenfels. Major General Gustav Geiger, staff and guards surrendered. The POW camp with numerous British inmates was liberated.