Conversion area (U.S. Army - Ledward Barracks - closed in 2014) (Schweinfurt)

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Ledward Barracks
1935 - 1936 Construction of Panzer Kaserne. After completion, the kaserne houses various Wehrmacht units, including Panzer regiments, artillery and Panzergrenadier units.
1944 A large portion of the kaserne is destroyed during Allied bombings of Schweinfurt.
After April 1945 Panzer Kaserne is used as a refugee resettlement center for refugees from Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Yugoslavia.
October 19, 1946 Panzer Kaserne is redesignated Ledward Barracks, in honor of Col Ledward who was killed in action in Italy in 1944.
1948 Ledward Barracks is taken over by the US Army. Units of the 1st Infantry Division are located at Ledward until May 1955.
May 1955 The 86th Infantry Regiment, 10th Infantry Division, arrives from the States as part of the first Operation GYROSCOPE move and is stationed at Ledward.
July 1957 Under an Army-wide reorganization (Pentomic), the 86th Inf Regt is reorganized and redesignated as the 2nd Battle Group (BG), 7th Infantry and the 2nd BG, 10th Inf.
March 1958 Under Operation GYROSCOPE, the 1st BG, 30th Inf and 2nd BG, 38th Inf - both part of the 3rd Infantry Division - arrive in Schweinfurt to replace the 10th Inf Div units.

Closed September 2014
Good Bye German friends!
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Army_Garrison_Schweinfurt
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Coordinates:   50°3'3"N   10°12'31"E

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  • Nicht aufregen, Herr Deppisch!
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