Patch barracks

Main entrance to the military base

The Patch Barracks are a troop base of the US Army in Stuttgart-Vaihingen . They house the following facilities:

• NSA / CSS Representative Europe office (NCEUR), the headquarters of the NSA in Europe.
• US European Command (EUCOM), the headquarters of the US armed forces in Europe.
• Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR), which leads all US military special forces in Europe.

history

Aerial photo from 1957

The Patch Barracks, which were called Kurmärker Kaserne until 1967 , were built from 1936 to 1938 for the 7th Panzer Regiment of the Wehrmacht . After the Second World War , the US occupation forces took over the site. The base is named after Alexander M. Patch , the first commander of the Americal Division and the 7th US Army .

A 96 meter high directional radio tower, which made the Patch Barracks visible from afar, was demolished in spring 2009. There is also a precast concrete radio mast on the site.

See also

• Kelley Barracks
• Tank barracks Boeblingen
• Robinson Barracks

Individual evidence

1. ↑ J - Installation Maintenance Contract for the US Army Garrison Stuttgart, Solicitation Number: W564KV12R0017 . Retrieved May 19, 2012.
2. ↑ KONTEXT weekly newspaper: Now it is official: The American interception authority NSA has its European headquarters in the Stuttgart Patch Barracks. . Retrieved December 4, 2013.

Web links

Commons : Patch Barracks  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the US Army Garrison Stuttgart
• The Patch Barracks on GlobalSecurity.org

Coordinates: 48 ° 44 ′ 11 "  N , 9 ° 4 ′ 52"  E