552nd US Army Artillery Group
The 552nd US Army Artillery Group was an association of the United States Armed Forces . It was formed as a battalion in Fort Bragg , North Carolina in August 1943 .
The 552nd US Army Artillery Group was activated in Fort Sill , Oklahoma, in October 1959. In March 1960 the station was stationed in Lüdenscheid . After the SASCOM was set up in April 1960, the 552nd was responsible for the operation of special ammunition depots in West Germany and the Netherlands. She later came under the 59th Ordnance Brigade .
The association was relocated to the Mühlenberg barracks in Sögel in August 1963 to operate the Lahn special ammunition depot .
The US Army Artillery Group was subordinate to the following US Army Field Artillery Detachments , USAFAD for short , in the early 1980s:
| US unit | partner | place | barracks | Weapons store |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st USAFAD | I. Corps , RakArtBtl 150 | Wesel , D. | Schill barracks | Special ammunition depot Wesel-Diersfordt |
| 5th USAFAD | 11th Panzer Grenadier Division | Jets | Special ammunition depot in Dünsen | |
| 8th USAFAD | 129e Afvda | Havelte , NL | Havelterberg special ammunition depot | |
| 13th USAFAD | 6th Panzer Grenadier Division | Kellinghusen , D. | Liliencron Barracks | Kellinghusen special ammunition depot |
| 23rd USAFAD | 19e Afvda | 't Harde , NL | Tonnet Kazerne | Doornspijk special ammunition depot |
| 25th USAFAD | 3rd Armored Division | Barme , D. | Lower Saxony barracks | Special ammunition store service shop |
| 32nd USAFAD | 1st Armored Division | Nienburg , D. | Clausewitz barracks | Liebenau special ammunition depot |
| 81st USAFAD | 7th Armored Division | Dülmen , D. | Barbara barracks in Dülmen | Dülmen-Visbeck special ammunition depot |
The association was deactivated after the end of the Cold War in June 1992.
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