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The Battle of Frankfurt was a three-day battle for control of Frankfurt am Main during World War II. The 5th Infantry Division conducted the main attack while the 6th Armored Division provided support.
- 26–29 March 1945
- American victory
On 6 January 1942, one month after the attack on Pearl Harbor and the United States' entry into World War II, the U.S. War Department announced its decision to proceed with its plan to build Camp Atterbury.
- 1942
- 1942–46, 1950–54, 1969–present
- United States
- Military and civilian training post
The Frankfurt Rhein/Main airport was established in the 1930s as a replacement for the Frankfurt-Rebstock Airport, which became too small. In the Second World War the field was used by the German Luftwaffe. In 1945 it was occupied by US troops, who set up the Rhein/Main Air Base of the US Air Force here.
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The Northern Area Command was established in Frankfurt, Germany, on December 1, 1952, pursuant to General Order 27, USAREUR, October 27, 1952. It replaced the Frankfurt Military Post. Its jurisdiction initially included the districts of Frankfurt and Würzburg.
Ray Barracks - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) History. Before 1945. After World War II. References. External links. Ray Barracks was a United States Army installation in Friedberg, Germany until it was closed by the U.S. government in 2007 and returned to the German government.
- 1945–2007
- 3rd Brigade, 3rd Armored Division
The Allied powers who defeated Nazi Germany in World War II divided the country west of the Oder-Neisse line into four occupation zones for administrative purposes during the period 1945-1949. The American zone consisted of Bavaria and Hessen in Southern Germany, and the northern portions of the present-day German state of Baden-Württemberg.
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