80 years ago, Patton’s Army rolled into what is now the largest US military community overseas

80 years ago, Patton’s Army rolled into what is now the largest US military community overseas

The Army’s arrival in Kaiserslautern on March 20, 1945, marked the beginning of a decadeslong relationship that would see the U.S. military shape the economy and identity of the city and surrounding area like nowhere else in Europe.

"1943-1945, the revival of the military symbolism at the Liberation": the new virtual exhibition of the SHD SGA Silve Marguerite game 20/03/2025 - 07:00 80 years after the Liberation, rediscover twenty-seven military units through their history, their symbolism and numerous archival documents preserved at the Historical Service of Defense. Memoir Culture History Although defeated in 1940, the French armies continued the fight: in free France, in…

Fighting or capitulation? Many leaders in the middle and east of the Neustadt/WN district surrender in April 1945 to the advancing US army. But not all. Thus courageous women in Vohenstrauß have to cut through armor locks.