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U.S. Army Garrison Bamberg

United States Army Garrison Bamberg is located on Warner Barracks in Bamberg, Germany. The unit provides “installation capabilities and services to support expeditionary operations in a time of persistent conflict, and to provide a quality of life for soldiers and families commensurate with their service."

USAG Bamberg is subordinate to United States Army Installation Management Command – Europe.

1990 - 1999

Bamberg units were involved in Operation Desert Storm from November 1990 through August 1991 and many returned to complete the deactivation process started prior to their involvement in the Gulf War. In October 1991, the Bamberg military community was designated as the 279th Base Support Battalion under the 99th Area Support Group, Nuremberg.

The 279th Base Support Battalion was realigned under the 98th Area Support Group in Wurzburg, Germany, in October 1993.

In 1995, numerous units were successfully restationed from Nuremberg to Bamberg, a very complex process involving $4.5 million worth of construction, and over 1,000 people.

2000 - 2010

On 1 October 2002, the Secretary of the Army formally activated the United States Army Installation Management Agency (IMA). IMA is the result of the Army leadership's vision to streamline headquarters, create more agile and responsive staffs, reduce layers of review and approval, concentrate on the mission, and transform the Army. IMA brought together all installation support services to promote optimal care for soldiers and Families.

On 13 October 2005, the Area Support Groups and Base Support Battalions were redesignated as United States Army Garrisons under the Installation Management Agency - Europe Region, Heidelberg.

Members of the Bamberg German/American military community have participated in Operations Joint Endeavor, Joint Guard, Joint Forge, Able Sentry, KFOR, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Warner Barracks

Warner Barracks has been occupied by American forces since the end of World War II. But before the war, this military site had a colorful history that goes hand-in-hand with Bamberg’s history, which began in the 900s. Bamberg was originally a fort on a hill. The view enabled soldiers of the time to watch the city and guard it against possible attacks. In 973, the Duke of Bavaria gained control of the fort. The city and fort fell under Swedish Protestants’ control during the Thirty Years War when the Swedes engulfed the city and took it forcibly. The year was 1634. Napoleon left his mark on the city in 1796 when he completely destroyed Bamberg. Citizens from Wurzburg, Germany, and Mainz joined Bamberg citizens in rebuilding the city stone by stone.

In 1891, Warner Kaserne, then known as “Lagarde Kaserne”, was built by the Royal Bavarian Government as a cavalry garrison. From World War I to War World II, almost every branch of the German Army was stationed here, the most famous being the 35th Tank Regiment and the 17th Cavalry Regiment. In 1917, the present Muna area was established and, in 1928, the present airfield was added. After 1933, the forces here were increased with the addition of the 79th Artillery Regiment, and in 1936, Warner Barracks I was constructed as “Artillery Kaserne”.

Prior to World War II, almost every branch of the German Army was stationed at Warner Barracks at some time, the most elite being the 35th Armor and the 17th Cavalry Regiments. The cavalry was composed of noblemen who were wealthy and had their own riding school. The stables and school occupied the PX, Commissary and community engineering areas. After World War II, the headquarters of the U.S. Constabulary, created to occupy Germany, was located in Bamberg. The Constabulary was a highly mobile unit made up of the 28th Infantry Regiment and the 1st Infantry Division. The unit was responsible for patrolling the American occupied quarter of Germany. In June 1948, the Soviets imposed the Berlin Blockade changing the United States’ role in Germany from occupier to defender. The Constabulary was eventually phased out. The current Warner Barracks complex was appropriated in 1950 by U.S. forces and renamed in honor of Cpl. Henry F. Warner. Warner was killed in action on December 21, 1944 after his heroic anti-tank actions in Dom Budgenbach, Belgium. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor six months later, on June 23, 1945.

In 1951, development for long term use of the post began. A dispensary, dental clinic, schools, a PX, gymnasiums and an education center were established. The post commander was always the senior officer of the infantry brigade until 1970 when Bamberg became an official U.S. Army Europe community with a general officer appointed as post commander.

Over those 20 years, Bamberg was a sub-community of Frankfurt, Nuernberg and Wuerzburg.

Units from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 16th Sustainment Brigade, and 18th Engineer Brigade are station on Warner Barracks.

July 2010

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August 2010

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