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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.
- The Role of Eucom
- Us Military in Germany: More Than Troops
- Allied Postwar Occupation and Its Legacy
Germany's strategic importance for the US is reflected by the presence of US European Command (EUCOM) headquarters in the southwestern city of Stuttgart, from where it serves as the coordinating structure for all American military forces across 51 primarily European countries. EUCOM describes its mission as protecting the US by deterring conflict, ...
Because US military installations also employ American civilians, and servicemen and women can sometimes bring their families with them overseas, sizable civilian American communities have formed around some German bases. In fact, some US bases in Germany, such as the one near Ramstein, are small towns in themselves, with their own American shoppin...
During the post-WWII Allied occupation from 1945 to 1955, millions of US, British, French, and Soviet troops were stationed in Germany. The northeastern part of the country, which officially became East Germanyin October 1949, fell under Soviet control. In West Germany, the occupation was regulated by the Occupation Statute, signed in April 1949, w...
Aug 16, 2023 · NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg talks to US army soldiers while visiting Prague, Czech Republic, on Sept. 9, 2015. The Czech Republic has completed the ratification of a defense treaty ...
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This Czech city is driving distance from many U.S. Army and Air Force bases here in Germany (5.5 hours from Ramstein, 5 from Wiesbaden, 4.5 from Stuttgart and only 2.5 from Grafenwoehr) and with a little planning, can be a much more affordable trip than to Paris or Venice, without sacrificing the incredible architecture, wonderful restaurants and conveniences of it’s more well-travelled ...
Aug 16, 2023 · PRAGUE — The Czech Republic on Wednesday completed the ratification of a defense treaty with the United States that deepens military cooperation and makes it easier to deploy U.S. troops in ...
Office of Defense Attache. The Defense Attaché develops military-to-military relationships with the Czech Armed Forces, provides advice on military matters to the U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic, and represents the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Commanding General, U.S. European Command and the U.S ...
Mar 18, 2024 · Commanding General U.S. Army Europe Ben Hodges met with Czech journalists after serving as the key note speaker at the 2016 third annual Combat Engineer Conference (CEC) in Prague on November 2. The General discussed what the U.S. Army Europe is doing to support the security environment in Europe, and praised the U.S.-Czech military cooperation.
