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Drake Kaserne (Frankfurt am Main) Drake Kaserne. (Frankfurt am Main) Drake Kaserne became the headquarters of the U.S. Army's 3d. Armored Division when it "Gyroscoped" from Fort Knox, Kentucky to Germany in the spring of 1956. It remained so until the Division was deactivated on 17 JAN 1992.
The 3rd Armored Division (also known as "Spearhead", 3rd Armored, and 3AD) was an armored division of the United States Army. Unofficially nicknamed the "Third Herd", the division was first activated in 1941 and was active in the European Theater of World War II. The division was stationed in West Germany for much of the Cold War and also ...
Drake Kaserne is on the north and Kennedy Allee is on the south, leading to the Flughafen, or airport. At the bottom of this page is a reference guide to the numbered points on the map and to other special spots. Be sure to print out a copy of this map for your next trip back to Frankfurt!
Below is a center section of the Army's last known map of Greater Frankfurt before the closing of nearly all U.S. military facilities in the area in the mid 1990's. Most of the street names and landmarks were still relevant to the 1965-68 period. Drake Kaserne is on the north and Kennedy Allee is on the south, leading to the Flughafen, or airport.
1955 - 1992 (list is complete) (1) On 17 January 1992, the 3rd Armored Division officially ceased operations in Germany. The division colors were then returned to the United States. The 3rd Armored Division held a four-day celebration in early April, 1957 to commemorate the division's 16th Anniversary.
Drake Kaserne Main Gate, Frankfurt am Main, 1958 (3rd Armd Div, Germany 1958) Drake Ksn was home of Headquarters, 3rd Armored Division.
Was stationed here from Feb 1974 - Sep 1976 with HHC 143d Signal Bn. I get homesick for those times and places sometimes. Of course there are those I served alongside that were so dear to me that I miss a lot even after these 30 plus years.
