Founded in the ninth century, the town of Grafenwöhr is located on an island between the river Creussen and the Thume stream.

(U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)
In 1907, Prince Luitpold, regent of the Kingdom of Bavaria, selected the area near Grafenwöhr as the training area for the Bavarian Army.
In 1936, the Nazis quadrupled the training area.
Home to the 7th U.S. Army Joint Multinational Training Command, today’s Grafenwöhr is part of USAG Bavaria. Grafenwöhr is the largest NATO training area in Europe.


                    
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