Lucius D. Clay barracks
The Lucius D. Clay barracks in Garlstedt in the Osterholz district in Lower Saxony, north of Bremen , was originally a barracks of the US Army and was named after the US General Lucius D. Clay . Today the Bundeswehr logistics school is located there .
history
At the time of the Cold War it was decided in accordance with a new NATO doctrine to relocate the 2nd Armored Division ("Hell on wheels") from Texas to Northern Germany . For this purpose, the American Lucius D. Clay barracks was built in the Garlstedt district of Osterholz-Scharmbeck between 1975 and 1978. In May 1977 the foundation stone was laid for the new barracks and on October 17, 1978 the barracks were handed over to the 2nd Armored Division (Forward). At the same time, the barracks were named Lucius D. Clay barracks. It was a unit of the 75th US Brigade , an advance division of the 2nd Armored Division ("Hell on wheels").
From March 14, 1979, all relocations were completed and the 2nd Armored Division (Forward) ready for action. The turnover in the advance department was very high; of the soldiers who initially started their service there, hardly any were left in the barracks after just 18 months. In the period from 1978 to 1992 a total of 28,000 US soldiers were stationed in the barracks.
In December 1990, the brigade was transferred to Iraq to participate in the Desert Shield and Desert Storm operations. From there, the 2nd Armored Division (Forward) was relocated to the USA in 1992 . The changed political framework conditions in Europe made a presence in Germany no longer necessary.
In March 1993, the Bundeswehr took over the barracks in the form of the Army Supply School . Today the logistics school of the Bundeswehr is located there as the central training, advanced and advanced training facility for logistics specialists in all organizational areas of the armed forces.