Grafenwoehr Training Area
Grafenwoehr Training Area U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr | |
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Truppenübungsplatz Grafenwöhr | |
Grafenwöhr, Bavaria in Germany | |
Coordinates | 49°41′N 11°48′E / 49.683°N 11.800°E |
Type | Military training area (ground-based warfare) |
Area | 232 square kilometres (90 sq mi)[1] |
Site information | |
Owner | Germany, Bundeswehr |
Operator | United States Armed Forces, United States Army |
Controlled by | 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command |
Condition | operational |
Website | https://home.army.mil/bavaria/ |
Site history | |
Built | 1907 |
In use | 30 June 1910[1] | – present
Garrison information | |
Garrison | U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria |
Occupants | 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division - Ironhorse Brigade, 41st Field Artillery Brigade |
Grafenwoehr Training Area (GTA) (German: Truppenübungsplatz Grafenwöhr), also known as the U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr (abbreviated USAG Grafenwoehr), is a United States Army military training base located near Grafenwöhr, eastern Bavaria, Germany. At 232 square kilometres (90 square miles),[1] it is the largest training facility of the United States of America in Europe. The base is operated by 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command, and includes live firing training areas. Grafenwoehr facilities include the Tower Barracks.[2] Grafenwoehr Training Area now comes under the command of the U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria.
History
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Following World War II, the base was occupied by the United States Army.[6][1] On 2 September 1960, 16 American soldiers were killed and 26 injured when an 8-inch howitzer shell crashed into them during a morning roll call. The shell had been overloaded with charge, and when fired, went 4+1⁄2 miles (7 kilometres) beyond its target.[7]
Assigned units
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References
- ^ a b c d e Morgenstern, Sgt. Maj. Gerald (23 June 2010). "Grafenwoehr Training Area celebrates 100th anniversary". Army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ a b Smith, Stew (27 October 2016). "U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr - installation overview". The Balance Careers. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ a b c Egnash, Martin (6 September 2017). "Relics of Germany's past dot Army's Grafenwoehr Training Area". Stripes.com. Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
In 1938, the Third Reich drastically expanded the base from a small artillery range to a large training area, and forcibly evicted more than 3,500 people from the villages.
- LCCN 2013910659– via Google Books.
- ISBN 978-0-9822984-9-7– via Google Books.
- LCCN 2016913571– via Google Books.
- ^ "Wild shell kills 15 in army camp". Oakland, California: Oakland Tribune. 2 September 1960. p. 1.
- ^ Hester-Heard, Jacob (4 February 2019). "Ironhorse soldiers reflect on rotation, lessons learned". Army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ProQuest 1616439581.
External links
- Grafenwoehr Training Area — official website, at Eur.Army.mil
- Grafenwoehr Training Area official Facebook page
- U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria — official website, at Bavaria.Army.mil