McPheeters Barracks, Bad Hersfeld, Germany
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N 50° 51.590 E 009° 43.754
32U E 551323 N 5634490
This building was the Headquarter for the soldiers who protected during Cold War (1948 - 1990) the Iron Curtain which was later on called the Freedom's Frontier. A memorial is in front of the building.
Waymark Code: WMXPFW
Location: Hessen, Germany
Date Posted: 02/08/2018
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The area is called: McPheeters Barracks. The barracks were built in 1935 for the German Wehrmacht.
Shortly after World War II, the Cold War started (
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In 1989 the border was opened and the Iron Curtain changed into the Freedom's Frontier (
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No battle was fought at this place nor in this region during Cold War. Thus, the Cold War was won by all parties involved.
The memorial in front of the Headquarter was placed to keep this in reminisce and is honoring a peacetime deed or act done by those two units.
The plaque on the memorial reads:
"In Honor of the soldiers of the
14th Armored Cavalry Regiment
"Souivez Moi" 1948 - 1972
and
11th Armoured Cavalry Regiment United States Army
"Allons" 1972 - 1990
who served during the watch on "Freedom's Frontier"
the Third Squadron of these regiments
conducted operations from this Kaserne to
Patrol the Iron Curtain and to protect
against a threat from the East."
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