Grafenwoehr Training Area

Grafenwoehr Training Area (GTA) is a United States Army training base located near Grafenwöhr, Bavaria, Germany. At 232 km2, it is the largest NATO training facility in Europe. The base is operated by 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command. Facilities include the Tower Barracks.[1]

History

The training area was established in 1907, and used to train troops for the III Royal Bavarian Corps.[2][3] Undergoing a major expansion in 1938, the base was used by the Wehrmacht to practice blitzkrieg tactics.[4][5] Following World War II, the base was occupied by the United States Army.[6][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Army Garrison Grafenwoehr Information". The Balance Careers. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  2. 1 2 Morgenstern, Gerald (June 23, 2010). "Grafenwoehr Training Area celebrates 100th anniversary". United States Army.
  3. ↑ James A. Yannes (June 2013). The Encyclopedia of Third Reich Tableware. Trafford Publishing. p. 307. ISBN 978-1-4669-9985-5.
  4. ↑ Ruth Hanna Sachs (13 July 2011). Evolution of Memory, Volume I: Historical Revisionism as Seen in the Words of George J. ( Jürgen¿) Wittenstein. Exclamation! Publishers. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-9822984-9-7.
  5. ↑ Egnash, Martin (September 6, 2017). "Relics of Germany's past dot Army's Grafenwoehr Training Area". Stars and Stripes. 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.
  6. ↑ Neal Griffin (19 August 2016). Soldier: a Memoir. AuthorHouse. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-5246-2510-8.

Coordinates: 49°41′N 11°48′E / 49.683°N 11.800°E / 49.683; 11.800

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