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level formation with supporting units, or approximately three to five thousand troops and their equipment. The largest single unit combat force in Germany, the First Brigade of the
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location for American and Canadian forces stationed in Germany. American forces were also sometimes housed in installations simply referred to as "barracks", such as
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house units and/or multiple units of a much larger size than one would find in a kaserne. These installations are typically called "forts", such as
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used the term 'barracks' for locations containing one or a small number of units. For larger bases with several units, 'station' (e.g.
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and Reserve installations, though sometimes designated as "forts", are more often referred to as "camps".
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forces were once spread across the American sector of
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loanword
German
barracks
garrison
Ray Barracks
Friedberg

APCs
company
brigade
U.S. 3rd Armored Division
Ayers Kaserne, Kirch-Göns, Germany
NATO
Germany
Cold War
United States
Fort Knox
Fort Campbell
Fort Dix
National Guard
British Forces in Germany
Hohne Station
Rheindahlen Military Complex
Coleman Kaserne
Husterhoeh Kaserne
"Kaserne"
"Ayers Kaserne – Kirch Göns, Germany"
the original
"Coleman Kaserne – Gelnhausen, Germany"
the original

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