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

Paratroopers assigned to Anvil Company, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), conduct a platoon level maneuver exercise at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 6, 2014.
(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.