Barrack Patch
Former Radio Relay Tower of Patch Barracks
Radio mast built of prefabricated concrete near Patch Barracks
Patch Barracks is a well-known US military installation in Stuttgart-Vaihingen in Germany. It is named after U.S. Army General Alexander M. Patch.
Contents
1 History
2 Current Units Assigned
3 Education
4 Recent History
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
History edit
Patch Barracks was renamed from the German Kurmärker Kaserne in 1952; it was originally built for use by the German Army Wehrmacht in 1936/37. During World War II, it served as the headquarters and barracks for the Wehrmacht s 7th Panzer Regiment with associated unit shooting ranges and training areas located at the nearby Panzer Kaserne literally tank barracks. After the Second World War, Kurmärker Kaserne was temporarily occupied by French colonial troops. Subsequently, American troops took over the facility, which hosted the US Constabulary during the multilateral occupation of Germany following World War II. 1 The US 7th Army was headquartered here 2 from 1950 until 1967 when EUCOM was relocated to Patch from Camp-de-Loges 3 near Paris, France. 4 7th Army relocated to Heidelberg.
Current Units Assigned edit
US European Command EUCOM, the Department of Defense Unified Combatant Command for Europe Northern Asia.
Special Operations Command, Europe SOCEUR, which commands US Special Operations Forces units in Europe.
Defense Information Systems Agency
Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization
NSA/CSS Representative Europe office NCEUR. 5
Education edit
DODEA formerly DoDDS operates Patch Middle School for the dependent children of service members.
Recent History edit
AFRICOM was started as a cell within EUCOM and then separated and assigned to nearby Kelley Barracks. The main community PX was relocated to nearby Panzer Kaserne in 2007 due to a lack of parking for both EUCOM staff and the PX shoppers. Other recent activity includes renovations to the housing on base. A highly conspicuous 314-foot 96 m radio tower familiar to generations of staff and visitors was dismantled in May 2009.
See also edit
Patch High School
List of United States Army installations in Germany
References edit
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J--Installation Maintenance Contract for the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Solicitation Number: W564KV12R0017. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
External links edit
US European Command
Home page of the US Army Garrison Stuttgart
General Information about the Stuttgart Military Community
Official Stuttgart Military Community Newspaper
Stuttgart VVS public transit map for the Patch area
Installation Guide for the Stuttgart Military Community
Stuttgart Community Spouses Club
Stuttgart Subjects at Toytown Germany- an English-language community website for Germany.
Patch Barracks on GlobalSecurity.org
Coordinates: 48 44 11 N 9 04 52 E / 48.73639 N 9.08111 E / 48.73639; 9.08111
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