List of United States Army installations in Germany

Summary

The United States Army has over 40 military installations in Germany, two of which are scheduled to close. Over 220 others have already been closed, mostly following the end of the Cold War in the 1990s. The rationale behind the large number of closures is that the strategic functions of the bases, designed to serve as forward posts in any war against the USSR, are no longer relevant since the end of the Cold War.

Map of locations of completely and partially foreign military bases in Germany as planned for 2020
As planned for 2020

The United States Armed Forces were initially organized as USEFT (United States Force European Theater, from August 1, 1945 to February 28, 1946, in Berlin and Frankfurt am Main, in the IG Farben building. On March 15, 1947 they were reassigned to EUCOM (European Command) in Frankfurt, 1948 moved from Frankfurt to Heidelberg, Campbell Barracks. On January 1, 1950 it was reorganized as USAREUR (United States Army Europe). USAREUR was subordinate to USEUCOM (United States European Command), since 1967 in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Patch Barracks.

Existing installations edit

  1. Artillery Kaserne, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  2. Barton Barracks, Ansbach
  3. Bismarck Kaserne, Ansbach
  4. Bleidorn Housing Area, Ansbach
  5. Coleman Barracks, Mannheim
  6. Dagger Complex, Darmstadt Training Center Griesheim (scheduled to close after the new one in Wiesbaden is built)
  7. Edelweiss Lodge and Resort, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  8. Lucius D. Clay Kaserne (formerly Wiesbaden Army Airfield), Wiesbaden-Erbenheim
  9. Franken Kaserne, Near Westheim , Bavaria
  10. Germersheim Army Depot, Germersheim
  11. Grafenwöhr Training Area, Grafenwöhr/Vilseck
  12. Grunstadt Depot,Grunstadt
  13. Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels (Upper Palatinate)[1]
  14. Husterhoeh Kaserne, Pirmasens
  15. Kaiserslautern Military Community
  16. Katterbach Kaserne, Ansbach
  17. Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart
  18. Kleber Kaserne, Kaiserslautern Military Community
  19. Lampertheim training area,Lampertheim,Hesse
  20. Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl
  21. McCully Barracks, Wackernheim
  22. Miesau Army Depot, Miesau
  23. Oberdachstetten Storage Area, Ansbach
  24. Panzer Kaserne, Kaiserslautern
  25. Panzer Kaserne, Böblingen
  26. Patch Barracks, Stuttgart
  27. Pulaski Barracks, Kaiserslautern
  28. Ramstein air base, Ramstein-Miesenbach, Rhinland-palatinate
  29. Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Kaiserslautern
  30. Robinson Barracks, Stuttgart
  31. Rose Barracks, Vilseck
  32. Sembach Kaserne, Kaiserslautern
  33. Sheridan Barracks, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  34. Shipton Kaserne, Ansbach
  35. Smith Barracks, Baumholder
  36. Spangdahlem Air Force Base, Spangdahlem
  37. Storck Barracks, Illesheim
  38. Stuttgart Army Airfield, Filderstadt
  39. Mainz-Kastel Storage Station (scheduled to close in 2022)
  40. USAG Wiesbaden Military Training Area, Mainz, Gonsenheim/Mombach
  41. USAG Wiesbaden Training Area, Mainz Finthen Airport
  42. USAG Wiesbaden Radar Station, Mainz Finthen Airport
  43. Urlas Housing and Shopping Complex, Ansbach (converted from Urlas Training Area in early 2010s)
  44. Tower Barracks Dülmen, Dülmen
  45. Wetzel barracks,Baumholder

Former installations edit

 
US military bases in Germany as of 2008.
 
US Army units in West Germany, 1987
 
Ferris Barracks Memorial to Soldiers of the Erlangen Brigade from 1945-1991
Name Location Disposition Year Notes
96 Ordnance Company Mainz-Gonsenheim 1955/56
97th General Hospital/Clark Kaserne Frankfurt became the American Consulate General Frankfurt
Aartal Kaserne Herborn-Seelbach closed 1992
Abrams Complex Frankfurt closed 1995
Alabama Depot Munich closed 1965
Anderson Barracks Dexheim closed 2008
Andrews Barracks Berlin closed 1994
Argonner Kaserne Hanau closed 2008
Armstrong Kaserne Büdingen closed 2007
Artillery Kaserne Neckarsulm closed 1991
Aschaffenburg Local Training Area Aschaffenburg closed 2007
Askren Manors Housing Area Schweinfurt closed 2014
Atterberry Kaserne Frankfurt closed 2003
Augsburg US Army Installations Augsburg closed 1998
Ayers Kaserne Butzbach-Kirch-Göns closed 1997
Azbill Barracks Rüsselsheim closed 1993
Babenhausen Kaserne Babenhausen closed 2007
Bad Aibling Station Bad Aibling closed 2004
Badenerhof Kaserne Heilbronn closed 1991
Bamberg Local Training Area Bamberg closed 2014
Bayern-Kaserne Munich transferred to Bundeswehr 1968
Becelaere Kaserne Esslingen am Neckar transferred to Bundeswehr 1956
Beeskowdamm Compound Berlin closed 1994
Benjamin Franklin Village Mannheim closed 2012
Betts Kaserne Frankfurt 97 Gen Hosp Barracks and Family Housing
Bismarck Kaserne Schwäbisch Gmünd closed 1991
Bitburg Air Base Bitburg closed 1994
Butzbach Kaserne Butzbach closed 2008
Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne Darmstadt closed 2008
Campbell Barracks Heidelberg closed 2013 this was USAREUR (US ARmy EURope) HQ
Camp Grohn Bremen returned to German government now the campus of Jacobs University
Camp King Oberursel closed 1995 ceremonial closing 1993, actual closing in 1995
Camp May Regen closed
Camp Pieri Wiesbaden-Dotzheim closed c. 1993
Camp Pitman Weiden i.d.OPf. closed 1989
Camp Reed Rötz closed
Carl Schurz Kaserne Bremerhaven closed 1993 named for Carl Schurz
Chiemsee Hotel Chiemsee closed 2004
Christensen Barracks Bindlach closed 1992
Coffey Barracks Ludwigsburg closed 1991
Coleman Kaserne Gelnhausen closed 2007
Conn Barracks Schweinfurt closed 2014
Cooke Barracks Göppingen closed 1991
Cramerton Housing Area Augsburg closed 1998
Daley Barracks Bad Kissingen closed 1995 housing area remained until 2005
DEH Compound Berlin closed 1994
De La Marne Barracks Bingen
Detachment Meissner Hoher Meißner closed 1990s early 1990s
Dolan Barracks Schwäbisch Hall closed 1993
Doughboy City MOUT Berlin closed 1994 demolished mid-1990s
Downs Kaserne Fulda closed 1993 or 1994
Dragoner Kaserne Mainz closed 1992
Drake Kaserne Frankfurt closed 1992
Dueppel Housing Area Berlin closed 1994
Eastman Barracks Dachau closed 1972
Edwards Kaserne Frankfurt closed 1992
Emery Barracks Würzburg closed 1990
Ernst Ludwig Kaserne Darmstadt closed 1996 demolished 2002
Eschborn Kaserne Eschborn, Frankfurt Camp Eschborn
Faulenberg Kaserne Würzburg closed 2008
Ferris Barracks Erlangen closed 1994
Feucht Army Airfield Nuremberg closed 1992
Finthen Army Airfield Mainz closed 1992
Fiori Kaserne Aschaffenburg closed 1992
Fischbach Army Depot Fischbach bei Dahn closed 1992
Flak Kaserne Augsburg closed 1990s
Flak-Kaserne Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg closed 1991
Flensburg Supply Depot Flensburg
Fliegerhorst Airfield Kaserne Hanau closed 2007
Flint Kaserne Bad Tölz closed 1991 7th NCO Academy
Ford Barracks Ulm transferred to Bundeswehr c. 1960
Fort Camp Redleg Heilbronn closed 1991 known as Waldheide today
Fort Skelly Regensburg transferred to Bundeswehr 1965
Francois Kaserne Hanau closed 1993
Fryer Circle Housing Area Augsburg closed 1998
Funari Barracks Mannheim closed 2012 except for an enclave that closed in 2014
Gablingen Kaserne Augsburg closed 1998
General Patton Hotel Garmisch-Partenkirchen closed 2009
General Walker Hotel Obersalzberg closed 1995
George C. Marshall Kaserne Bad Kreuznach closed 2001
Gerszewski Barracks Karlsruhe closed 1995
Gibbs Kaserne Frankfurt closed 1990s
Giebelstadt Army Air Field Giebelstadt closed 2006
Giessen Depot Giessen closed 2008
Graves Kaserne Aschaffenburg closed 1992
Grenadier Kaserne Stuttgart
Griesheim Army Airfield/Stars and Stripes Kaserne Griesheim closed 2008 Stars and Stripes moved to Kaiserslautern
Grossauheim Kaserne Hanau closed 2008
Gruenewald Training Area Berlin closed 1994
Gutleut Kaserne Frankfurt closed 1976
Hahn Air Base Hunsrück closed 1993
Hammonds Barracks Mannheim closed 2010
Hardt Kaserne Schwäbisch Gmünd closed 1991
Harris Barracks Coburg closed 1991
Harvey Barracks Kitzingen closed 2007
Hawkins Barracks Oberammergau transferred to Bundeswehr 1975 formerly an Army Intelligence center; was transferred to Bundeswehr as an administration school in 1975. A NATO Special Weapons School still exists on the grounds.
Heidelberg Army Airfield Heidelberg
Helmstedt Support Detachment Helmstedt closed 1990
Herzo Base Herzogenaurach closed 1992
Hessen Homberg Kaserne Hanau closed 1990s
Hindenburg Kaserne Ansbach closed 1992
Hindenburg Kaserne Würzburg closed 1994 torn down
Holbeinring Military Housing Heidelberg closed 2013
Hospital Kaserne Bad Kreuznach closed 2001
Hutier Kaserne Hanau closed 2008
Jaeger Kaserne Aschaffenburg closed 1992
JAROC Processing Compound Berlin closed 1994
Jensen Kaserne Munich transferred to Bundeswehr 1957
Johnson Barracks Fürth closed 1992
Katterbach Kaserne Ansbach
Kelley Barracks/Nathan Hale Depot Darmstadt closed 2009 Kelley Barracks part closed 2009, Nathan Hale Depot was still active for a while, now closed
Kennedy Kaserne Frankfurt closed 1994
Kilbourne Kaserne Schwetzingen closed 2012 closed May 2012
Kimbro Kaserne Murnau am Staffelsee transferred to Bundeswehr 1960s
Kingsley Kaserne Hof transferred to Bundeswehr 1972 USAFSS before 1972 transfer
Krabbenloch Kaserne Ludwigsburg closed 1993
Kreuzberg Kaserne Zweibrücken closed 1993
Larson Barracks Kitzingen closed 2007
Ledward Barracks Schweinfurt closed 2014
Lee Barracks Mainz closed 1992
Leighton Barracks Würzburg closed 2008
Liliencron-Kaserne Kellinghusen closed 2009 last US soldiers left in 1992
Lincoln Village Housing Area Darmstadt closed 2009
Lucius D. Clay Compound Berlin closed 1994 named for Lucius D. Clay
Lucius D. Clay Kaserne Osterholz-Scharmbeck-Garlstedt closed 1993
Ludendorff Kaserne Kornwestheim closed 1993
Mainz Army Depot Mainz closed 1993
Mansfield Barracks Feldkirchen transferred to Bundeswehr 1965
Mark Twain Village Heidelberg closed 2013
Marshall Heights Housing Area Kitzingen closed 2007
Maurice Rose Army Airfield Frankfurt
McGraw Kaserne Munich closed 1992 Chiemgau Complex, Perlacherforst Housing Area
McKee Barracks Crailsheim closed 1993
McNair Barracks Berlin closed 1994
McNair Kaserne Höchst, Frankfurt closed 1994
McPheeters Kaserne Bad Hersfeld closed 1993 US Army 3rd Squadron 14th/11th Armored Cav
Merrell Barracks Nuremberg closed 1992
Michael Barracks Höchst, Frankfurt closed 1994
Minick Kaserne Bad Kreuznach closed 1995
Monteith Barracks Fürth closed 1993
Muna Installation Bamberg closed 2008
Münster Kaserne/Münster-Dieburg Special Weapons Depot Münster-Dieburg closed 1995
Mutlangen MSA Mutlangen closed 1991
Nachrichten Kaserne/130th Station Hospital Heidelberg closed 2013
Nellingen Barracks/Nellingen Kaserne Ostfildern closed 1992
Nelson Kaserne Neu-Ulm closed 1991
Neubiberg Air Base "Airfield R-85 Camp Rattle" Neubiberg transferred to Bundeswehr 1950s now Bundeswehr University of Munich
Neureut Kaserne Karlsruhe
North Point Kaserne transferred to Bundeswehr 1996 (aka Kriegsfeld)
O'Brien Barracks Schwabach closed 1993
Patrick Henry Village Heidelberg closed 2013
Patton Barracks Heidelberg closed 2013
Pattonville Ludwigsburg-Remseck closed 1993
Paul Revere Village Karlsruhe closed 1995 was US Army Housing Area, now Nordstadt
Peden Barracks Wertheim am Main closed 1992
Pendleton Barracks Giessen closed 2007
Peterson Kaserne Munich transferred to Bundeswehr 1960s
Phillips Barracks Karlsruhe
Pinder Barracks Zirndorf closed 1995
Pinder Kaserne Landshut transferred to Bundeswehr 1965
Pioneer Kaserne Hanau closed 2008
Pionier Kaserne Aschaffenburg closed 1992
Pionier Kaserne Regensburg transferred to Bundeswehr 1980s
Pond Barracks Amberg closed 1995
Prinz Heinrich Kaserne Lenggries transferred to Bundeswehr 1960s
Prinz Leopold Kaserne Munich closed 1955
QM Area Augsburg closed 1998
Ray Barracks Friedberg closed 2007
Ready Kaserne Aschaffenburg closed 1992
Reese Barracks Augsburg closed 1994
Rhein Kaserne Biebrich (Wiesbaden) closed 1974
Rheinland Kaserne Ettlingen closed 1995
Rivers Barracks Giessen closed 1992
Roman Way Village Housing Area Butzbach closed 2007
Roosevelt Barracks Berlin closed 1992
Rose Barracks Bad Kreuznach closed 2001
Rothwesten Kaserne Kassel closed 1969
Rottershausen Storage Area Schweinfurt closed 2014
Schlangenbader Housing Area Berlin closed 1994
Schleißheim Army Airfield Oberschleißheim transferred to Bundeswehr 1973
Schloss Kaserne Butzbach closed 1992 torn down
Schwabstadl Kaserne Klosterlechfeld closed 1993 74th USAFAD. demolished 2013
Sheridan Kaserne Augsburg closed 1998
Sickels Army Airfield Fulda closed 1993
Siegelsbach Army Depot Siegelsbach closed 1991
Smiley Barracks Karlsruhe
Smith Kaserne Aschaffenburg closed 1992
Spinelli Barracks Mannheim closed 2013
Stanggass Kaserne housing and HQ AFRC Berchtesgaden Military Community
Stars and Stripes Compound Berlin closed 1994
Stars and Stripes Griesheim closed 2008
St. Barbara Housing Area Darmstadt
Stetten Kaserne Munich transferred to Bundeswehr 1950s
Strassburg Barracks Idar-Oberstein closed 2008
Strub Kaserne/Gebirgsjäger Kaserne closed 1995 commissary, health clinic, AFRC Housing Berchtesgaden
Sullivan Barracks Mannheim closed 2013
Sundgauer Housing Area Berlin closed 1994
Taukkunen Barracks Worms closed 1996
Taylor Barracks Mannheim closed 2010
Teufelsberg Station Berlin closed 1994
Thomas Jefferson Village Worms closed 1999
Tompkins Barracks Schwetzingen closed
Truman Plaza Berlin closed 1994
Turley Barracks Mannheim closed 2007
Turner Barracks Berlin closed 1992
Underwood Kaserne Hanau closed 2008
US Army Hospital Berlin Berlin closed 1994
US Army Hospital Nürnberg Nürnberg closed 1994
Valdez Barracks Ludwigsburg closed 1991
Vimy Kaserne Freising transferred to Bundeswehr 1960s
Virginia Depot Munich closed 1966
Wallace Barracks Stuttgart closed 1993
Warner Barracks Bamberg closed 2014
Warner Kaserne Munich transferred to Bundeswehr 1968 now known as Ernst-von-Bergmann-Kaserne
Wharton Barracks Heilbronn closed 1989 named for James Edward Wharton
Wildflecken Kaserne Wildflecken transferred to Bundeswehr
Wiley Barracks Neu-Ulm closed 1991
Wilkins Kaserne Ludwigsburg
Will Kaserne Munich transferred to Bundeswehr 1968 now known as Fürst-Wrede-Kaserne
W.O. Darby Kaserne Fürth closed 1995
Wolfgang Kaserne Hanau closed 2008
Würzburg Hospital Würzburg closed 2008
Yorkhof Kaserne Hanau closed 2008
Yorktown Housing Complex Schweinfurt closed 2014

References edit

  1. ^ "Hohenfels Training Area". army.mil. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

External links edit

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