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What's NEW on the US ARMY IN GERMANY SITE
-- includes US Forces, Austria; Communications Zone, France;
& Southern European Task Force, Italy --
as of December 1, 2011

Click here to view Changes in 2002; 2003; 2004 (Jan-Jun); 2004 (Jul-Dec); 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011

I continue to receive a lot of emails from visitors to the site. Some want to add information, others are looking for friends or relatives. I am ALWAYS interested in the additional information (or corrections). In MOST CASES I will be glad to add the information in the form of a Personal Recollection or append the contents of the email - only after I have received the author's permission - to an article or unit history. However, in the case of a request for locating friends or relatives or for assistance in resolving issues with the US Army - well, I ask that you understand, but I am just not in a position to help you in those matters.
Please be patient, I will eventually get back to all of you!
September 11, 2001

And Freedom will be defended ...
 
ABOUT THE WEBSITE
The "U.S. Army in Germany, 1945-1989" website was initiated in 2002 to serve as a resource center for unit histories, photos, personal recollections and other related information pertaining to the United States Army's presence in Germany and the rest of Europe from the immediate post-WWII period to the end of the Cold War in Europe.

I have been doing research on the history of U.S. Army, Europe (USAREUR) for more than thirty years and have chosen to use the Web as a means for contributing - in a small way - to the study of the history of USAREUR. In addition, a significant part of the materials presented have been contributed by former members of units assigned or attached to USAREUR over the years or by others who share the same interest in the history of USAREUR.

While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information posted on the website, I cannot accept liability for errors or omissions.

I hope you enjoy reading and viewing the materials on this site. Corrections, suggestions, comments and submissions of additional matrials are ALWAYS WELCOME!
DISCLAIMER!
 Links to other web sites are provided for your convenience. The author of this web site is not responsible for the information contained on those web sites. The provision of a link to another web site does not constitute an endorsement or approval by the author of that web site, or any products or services offered on that web site. The author will not accept any liability for the use of those links to connect to web sites that are not under his control.
Dec 1, 2011
Posted some photos of the Hardheim LA site, "C" Battery, 3/71st ADA submitted by David Buckley. The pics are from 1983, the LA's last days as a NIKE-HERC site (94th ADA Bde Page, Air Defense section).

Received some input from George Robinson, Jr., formerly of USAG Darmstadt, about Mystery Photo #32 (Mystery Photo Page).
Dec 2, 2011
Posted addititonal installation maps for Frankfurt military community from 1976: US Army Hospital; Rose AAF (Bonames); Atterberry Area; Betts Area; and Gibbs Barracks. Will add more soon.
Dec 4, 2011
Posted a map that shows movement control responsibilities of the 1st Transportation Movement Control Agency in USAREUR in 1985 (1st TMCA Page, Transportation).
Dec 9, 2011
Posted two great photos of Donnersberg Radio site under Company B, 447th Sig Bn management (prob late 1960s) (Donnersberg Page, DCS Europe Wideband Sites submenu, Signal section).
Dec 12, 2011
Want to buy a kaserne? Check out the latest offerings in the Mannheim and Heidelberg areas from the German Federal Agency for Real Estate (BImA) (Mannheim Page, Kaserne section).
Dec 14, 2011
Currently doing some research on port operations in the Communications Zone. Have created a Port Operations Page (COMZEUR section) and posted some information on the La Rochelle subport at La Pallice. I would be very interested in hearing from Army or Navy personnel who served at any of these ports. Will be adding more information on La Rochelle, Rochefort, Bordeaux and St Nazaire in the next weeks.
Dec 15, 2011
Created the 819th Hospital Center Page (COMZEUR section) and added information on the organization and mission of the command that provided medical services to the Communications Zone in France and the Port of Bremerhaven. Includes some additional information on the 34th Gen Hosp at La Chapelle (Orleans).
Dec 16, 2011
Posted information on the organization of US Army Medical Command, Europe from 1970 (USAMEDCOMEUR Page, Medical section) with a detailed map of the command's area of responsibility in 1978. Also added information on Einsiedlerhof Medical Depot from the early 1960s and an installation map of the original Rhine Medical Depot from 1952 (Einsiedlerhof Medical Depot Page, Medical section).
Dec 17, 2011
Posted a 1952 installation map of the Croix Chapeau Medical Depot and some information on the 70th Medical Depot (Croix Chapeau) from 1963 and the 77th Medical Depot (Vitry-le-Francois) from 1962 (Army Depots Page, COMZEUR section).
Dec 18, 2011
Some more medical stuff: information on the organization and functions of the EUCOM Medical Division in 1950 and the Fontainebleau Medical Depot in 1953 (Overview Page, Medical section). Also posted two great articles on the ambulance trains from the late 1950s. And finally - for today - information on the Fuerth Medical Depot in 1951 (Fuerth Medical Depot Page, Medical section).
MERRY CHRISTMAS -- FROHE WEIHNACHTEN.
Dec 27, 2011
In the process of reorganizing the Army Depots section - have created a Com Z Engineer Depots Page and a Com Z Medical Depots Page in which I am consolidating the supply and maintenance depots that served under the Communications Zone by the respective Technical Service. Also added information on the Chinon Engineer Depot. Will work on the consolidation of the other technical service depots (chemical, ordnance, quartermaster, signal, and transportation) as soon as I can.

As always, personal recollections, photos and historical information on these activities and units are always appreciated and needed to fill in the gaps and provide a better understanding of the role and accomplishments of these depots.
Dec 28, 2011
Posted some information on the Communications Zone, timeframe 1954/55, and the Station List for the US Army in France, August 1954 (Page 1, COMZEUR section).
Dec 30, 2011
Created the 64th Medical Group Page and posted information on the Army hospitals at Fontainebleau and La Rochelle in the mid-1950s (Medical section).
HAPPY NEW YEAR -- ALLES GUTE ZUM NEUEN JAHR.

Posted information on the 9th Hospital Center (1965) in Heidelberg and the 57th Medical Battalion (1963) in Landstuhl (9th Hosp Cen Page, Medical section).

Look forward to a very productive and succesful New Year.
 
as of January 1, 2012
 
Jan 1, 2012
Added a large set of photos of the 593rd FA Battalion (8-in SP howitzers) from the mid-1950s submitted by Bill Daniel (30th FA Group Page, Field Artillery section).
Jan 2, 2012
Added information on the activation of the 7th Medical Command in 1978 (7th Medical Command Page, Medical section) (primarily contains history of USAMEDCOMEUR leading up to the activation of 7th MEDCOM).
Jan 5, 2012
Added information on V Corps Artillery and VII Corps Artillery from the 1966/67 timeframe including the organization of V Corps Arty & VII Corps Arty in June 1967 (V Corps Page & VII Corps Page).
Jan 10, 2012
Added information and photos of the arrival of the 4th Infantry Division in Germany in 1951 (4th Inf Div Page, Divisions section). Also posted some information and some great photos of the AN/TPN-18 GCA radar at Schwaebisch Hall AAF in the early 1970s (Overview Page, Army Aviation section). Photos were submitted by Ray Dauphinais.
Jan 11, 2012
Posted some information and nice photos of 3rd Platoon, 503rd MP Company, 3rd Armd Div, at Ray Barracks in Friedberg, 1969 (3rd Armd Div Page, Divisions section). Photos were submitted by James Woodrum. Also added an email from Tracey (Marshall) Wirth who served with the 503rd MP Co in the mid-1980s (3rd Armd Div Page).
Jan 13, 2012
Added a list of division military police units in Germany between 1950-1990 and some information on the functions of the Military Police Company in a combat division in 1968 (Page 2 - Overview, Military Police section).
Jan 14, 2012
Added some information on the Ambassador Arms trasient hotel in Frankfurt, 1956, and posted photos of Frankfurt American High School submitted by Fran da Cruz, late 1950s (Frankfurt Page, Kaserne section).
Jan 19, 2012
Added some information on the AFN Stuttgart station from 1969 (it had the distinction of being the only AFN station located in a dependent school) and a great photo of the station from 1984 submitted by Ed Ewing who went to that school in the late 1950s/early 1960s while his family was stationed in Stuttgart (AFN-Europe Page).
Jan 20, 2012
Created a consolidated list of field artillery battalions in Germany (Division, Corps and Army artillery) - the list is for battalions stationed in theater before the big CARS redesignations of 1957/1958 (Page 2 - Overview, Field Artillery section). This list is still missing some information (I am working on that) and might need some corrections. If anyone has additional details, please contact me. Really could use some help - unit histories, personal recollections, photos - in expanding our coverage of the field artillery battalions in the 1950s.

I will start work on additional field artillery lists for the CARS (ombat Arms Regimental System) and ARS (Army Regimental System) periods as well as list for other combat arms organizations soon.
Jan 23, 2012
Posted several emails: from Ralph Lohmann, platoon leader in C Company, 1st Bn, 87th Inf in 1963-64 (Page 1, 8th Inf Div, Divisions section); Viktor Peteris with the 89th Engineer Company (Port Construction) at Rochefort in the early 1950s (Page 5 - Com Z Ports, COMZEUR section); John Propelka, D Btry (HJ), 1st Bn, 28th Arty (Page 2, 8th Inf Div, Divisions section); David Caveny, with 4th Armd Div Arty but detached to G-3 Air, Q 4th Armd Div, early 1960s (Page 2, 4th Armd Div, Divisions section).
Jan 24, 2012
Added a new unidentified photo (#33) on the Mystery Photo Page. Need some help identifying the Army airfield from 1954 shown in the photo.

Also posted some additional emails: Richard Goldner, 85th FA Btry (HJ) & 510th FA Bn (HJ), SETAF, mid-1950s (1st Missile Comd Page, SETAF section); James Phillips, 288th Armd FA Bn, Hanau (30th FA Group Page, Field Artillery); Azie Magnusson, 11th Avn Co, Augsburg in the late 1950s (11th Abn Div Page, Divisions section).
Jan 26, 2012
Created a consolidated list of tank battalions in Germany (Division and Corps) - the list is for battalions stationed in theater before the big CARS redesignations of 1957/1958 (Overview, Armored-Cavalry section). This list is still missing some information and might need some corrections. If anyone has additional details, please contact me. Could use some help - unit histories, personal recollections, photos - in expanding the coverage of tank battalions in the 1950s.
Jan 28, 2012
Reorganized the 43rd Inf Div Page and added some information on the 43rd Division air section at Augsburg (43rd Inf Div Page, Divisions section). Also reorganized the 28th Inf Div Page and added information on the 28th Quartermaster Company (28th Inf Div Page).
Jan 29, 2012
Posted some information and photos of the 110th Inf Regt in Ulm from my collection (28th Inf Div Page).
Feb 3, 2012
Created the Aerial Support Center Page (Quaretrmaster section) and added information on the St Andre QM Depot and the 557th QM Aerial Supply Company in France and Germany. Also posted some great photos of the St Andre installation from the mid-1960s submitted by Raymond Turgeon.
  This website will continue to undergo many changes as I keep adding information (maps, photos, histories of military communities, kasernes, units and personal recollections) and experiment with formats, resolutions, etc.