Is the UK the last Allied nation closing the bases established in post-WW2 Germany?












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An article in The Irish Times, titled "Fintan O’Toole: The second World War will finally end in 2019" says that




At some point in 2019, British troops will withdraw from Germany. This
has nothing to do with Brexit. The British Army announced in 2015 that
over the course of 2019, its remaining field army units will return
home from their bases in Paderborn, Sennelager, Bielefeld and
Gütersloh.



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The moment will be poignant: the second World War will be over and the
same, in one sense, will be true of the Cold War. These bases were
established in 1945 by the invading British Army of the Rhine and
became semi-permanent during the long stand-off with the Soviet Union.




The article refers to this withdrawal as a closing of the chapter on WW2 so it made me curious on how many Allied bases will be left in Germany.



After the UK withdrawal, are there other Allied bases left from those that were originally meant to control the situation in Germany?










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  • I think it'd be easier to list the countries that the US has built anything in and then actually left. If that list isn't zero, likely we're just paying someone else to do it, or we took everything already. "Last allied nation to close" - yeah probably, because giving up land is silly.
    – Mazura
    3 hours ago


















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An article in The Irish Times, titled "Fintan O’Toole: The second World War will finally end in 2019" says that




At some point in 2019, British troops will withdraw from Germany. This
has nothing to do with Brexit. The British Army announced in 2015 that
over the course of 2019, its remaining field army units will return
home from their bases in Paderborn, Sennelager, Bielefeld and
Gütersloh.



[...]



The moment will be poignant: the second World War will be over and the
same, in one sense, will be true of the Cold War. These bases were
established in 1945 by the invading British Army of the Rhine and
became semi-permanent during the long stand-off with the Soviet Union.




The article refers to this withdrawal as a closing of the chapter on WW2 so it made me curious on how many Allied bases will be left in Germany.



After the UK withdrawal, are there other Allied bases left from those that were originally meant to control the situation in Germany?










share|improve this question
























  • I think it'd be easier to list the countries that the US has built anything in and then actually left. If that list isn't zero, likely we're just paying someone else to do it, or we took everything already. "Last allied nation to close" - yeah probably, because giving up land is silly.
    – Mazura
    3 hours ago
















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An article in The Irish Times, titled "Fintan O’Toole: The second World War will finally end in 2019" says that




At some point in 2019, British troops will withdraw from Germany. This
has nothing to do with Brexit. The British Army announced in 2015 that
over the course of 2019, its remaining field army units will return
home from their bases in Paderborn, Sennelager, Bielefeld and
Gütersloh.



[...]



The moment will be poignant: the second World War will be over and the
same, in one sense, will be true of the Cold War. These bases were
established in 1945 by the invading British Army of the Rhine and
became semi-permanent during the long stand-off with the Soviet Union.




The article refers to this withdrawal as a closing of the chapter on WW2 so it made me curious on how many Allied bases will be left in Germany.



After the UK withdrawal, are there other Allied bases left from those that were originally meant to control the situation in Germany?










share|improve this question















An article in The Irish Times, titled "Fintan O’Toole: The second World War will finally end in 2019" says that




At some point in 2019, British troops will withdraw from Germany. This
has nothing to do with Brexit. The British Army announced in 2015 that
over the course of 2019, its remaining field army units will return
home from their bases in Paderborn, Sennelager, Bielefeld and
Gütersloh.



[...]



The moment will be poignant: the second World War will be over and the
same, in one sense, will be true of the Cold War. These bases were
established in 1945 by the invading British Army of the Rhine and
became semi-permanent during the long stand-off with the Soviet Union.




The article refers to this withdrawal as a closing of the chapter on WW2 so it made me curious on how many Allied bases will be left in Germany.



After the UK withdrawal, are there other Allied bases left from those that were originally meant to control the situation in Germany?







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  • I think it'd be easier to list the countries that the US has built anything in and then actually left. If that list isn't zero, likely we're just paying someone else to do it, or we took everything already. "Last allied nation to close" - yeah probably, because giving up land is silly.
    – Mazura
    3 hours ago




















  • I think it'd be easier to list the countries that the US has built anything in and then actually left. If that list isn't zero, likely we're just paying someone else to do it, or we took everything already. "Last allied nation to close" - yeah probably, because giving up land is silly.
    – Mazura
    3 hours ago


















I think it'd be easier to list the countries that the US has built anything in and then actually left. If that list isn't zero, likely we're just paying someone else to do it, or we took everything already. "Last allied nation to close" - yeah probably, because giving up land is silly.
– Mazura
3 hours ago






I think it'd be easier to list the countries that the US has built anything in and then actually left. If that list isn't zero, likely we're just paying someone else to do it, or we took everything already. "Last allied nation to close" - yeah probably, because giving up land is silly.
– Mazura
3 hours ago












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After the UK withdrawal, are there other Allied bases left from those that were originally meant to control the situation in Germany?




Yes.



There are a number of bases operated by the United States in Germany, and many of these were established in the aftermath of the Second World War, for example Lucius D. Clay Kaserne at Wiesbaden.



Wikipedia has a list of United States Army installations in Germany.






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  • Haven't checked them all for "original" purpose, but most were not built on green meadows: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/… Indicating that some French, Belgian, Dutch and Canadians are still around as well. Some like the German-Polish units are clearly not meant by OP, but the number of Canadians looks quite, well, between awkward and funny?
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After the UK withdrawal, are there other Allied bases left from those that were originally meant to control the situation in Germany?




Yes.



There are a number of bases operated by the United States in Germany, and many of these were established in the aftermath of the Second World War, for example Lucius D. Clay Kaserne at Wiesbaden.



Wikipedia has a list of United States Army installations in Germany.






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  • Haven't checked them all for "original" purpose, but most were not built on green meadows: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/… Indicating that some French, Belgian, Dutch and Canadians are still around as well. Some like the German-Polish units are clearly not meant by OP, but the number of Canadians looks quite, well, between awkward and funny?
    – LangLangC
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After the UK withdrawal, are there other Allied bases left from those that were originally meant to control the situation in Germany?




Yes.



There are a number of bases operated by the United States in Germany, and many of these were established in the aftermath of the Second World War, for example Lucius D. Clay Kaserne at Wiesbaden.



Wikipedia has a list of United States Army installations in Germany.






share|improve this answer





















  • Haven't checked them all for "original" purpose, but most were not built on green meadows: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/… Indicating that some French, Belgian, Dutch and Canadians are still around as well. Some like the German-Polish units are clearly not meant by OP, but the number of Canadians looks quite, well, between awkward and funny?
    – LangLangC
    9 hours ago














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After the UK withdrawal, are there other Allied bases left from those that were originally meant to control the situation in Germany?




Yes.



There are a number of bases operated by the United States in Germany, and many of these were established in the aftermath of the Second World War, for example Lucius D. Clay Kaserne at Wiesbaden.



Wikipedia has a list of United States Army installations in Germany.






share|improve this answer













After the UK withdrawal, are there other Allied bases left from those that were originally meant to control the situation in Germany?




Yes.



There are a number of bases operated by the United States in Germany, and many of these were established in the aftermath of the Second World War, for example Lucius D. Clay Kaserne at Wiesbaden.



Wikipedia has a list of United States Army installations in Germany.







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  • Haven't checked them all for "original" purpose, but most were not built on green meadows: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/… Indicating that some French, Belgian, Dutch and Canadians are still around as well. Some like the German-Polish units are clearly not meant by OP, but the number of Canadians looks quite, well, between awkward and funny?
    – LangLangC
    9 hours ago


















  • Haven't checked them all for "original" purpose, but most were not built on green meadows: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/… Indicating that some French, Belgian, Dutch and Canadians are still around as well. Some like the German-Polish units are clearly not meant by OP, but the number of Canadians looks quite, well, between awkward and funny?
    – LangLangC
    9 hours ago
















Haven't checked them all for "original" purpose, but most were not built on green meadows: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/… Indicating that some French, Belgian, Dutch and Canadians are still around as well. Some like the German-Polish units are clearly not meant by OP, but the number of Canadians looks quite, well, between awkward and funny?
– LangLangC
9 hours ago




Haven't checked them all for "original" purpose, but most were not built on green meadows: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/… Indicating that some French, Belgian, Dutch and Canadians are still around as well. Some like the German-Polish units are clearly not meant by OP, but the number of Canadians looks quite, well, between awkward and funny?
– LangLangC
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