List of base closures in Germany

Stars and Stripes

Published: June 23, 2010

The U.S. Army will turn over 23 sites to the German government in the next five years. The closures are part of a scheduled move of U.S. Army Europe headquarters to Wiesbaden, Germany.

The return of the sites is planned as follows:

U.S. Army Garrison Mannheim

2010

-Mannheim Class III Point

-Taylor Barracks

2014

-Sullivan Barracks

-Benjamin Franklin Village family housing

-Funari Barracks

2015

-Coleman Barracks

-Lampertheim Training Area

-Edigheim Beacon Site

-Spinelli Barracks

U.S. Army Garrison Heidelberg

2010

-Schwetzingen Training Area

-Hammonds Barracks

2015

-Campbell Barracks

-Patton Barracks

-Tompkins Barracks

-Kilbourne Kaserne

-Heidelberg hospital

-Heidelberg community support center

-Heidelberg golf course

-Heidelberg Army heliport

-Mark Twain Village Family Housing

-Oftersheim small-arms range, including Heidelberg Rod and Gun Club

-Patrick Henry Village Family Housing

U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden

2015

-Giessen General Depot

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