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unusual facts about Army of Occupation


Army of Occupation

The Army of Occupation of Germany (British), or the British Army of the Rhine, stationed in Germany following World Wars I and II.


Leonard A. Payne

Leonard Allan Payne died on 18 February 1919 while serving with the Army of Occupation in Germany.


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22d Fighter Squadron

By V-E Day, the squadron was based at Kassel/Rothwesten airfield, Germany (ALG R-12), where it remained until February 1946 as part of the United States Air Forces in Europe Army of Occupation.

338th Combat Training Squadron

After the German capitulation, the unit became part of the United States Air Forces in Europe Army of Occupation, at AAF Station Kaufbeuren, then moved to AAF Station Giebelstadt in early 1946 where it received its first jet aircraft, the P-80A Shooting Star.

36th Operations Group

By V-E Day, the group was based at Kassel/Rothwesten airfield, Germany (ALG R-12), where it remained until February 1946 as part of the United States Air Forces in Europe Army of Occupation.

Elwyn Roy King

 4 Squadron joined the British Army of Occupation in Bickendorf, near Cologne, Germany, in December 1918.

Military history of Chad

Consequently, southern troops stationed in Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture were looked upon as an army of occupation.

Organization of the Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force

The Air Service, Second Army Air Service was activated on October 12 with Col. Frank P. Lahm as chief, and the Air Service, Third Army Air Service was created immediately after the armistice to provide aviation support to the army of occupation, primarily from veteran units transferred from the First Army Air Service.

Paul Withington

Withington was awarded the Legion of Merit by the U.S. Navy in 1945, the Silver Star, the French croix de guerre, the British Mons Star, World War I victory ribbon, the Army of Occupation of Germany ribbon, the American Defense ribbon and the Pacific Asiatic ribbon with star.

RAF Leiston

The group flew its last mission, an escort operation, on 25 April 1945 and moved to Neubiberg, Germany on 21 July and was assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe for duty with the army of occupation.

William Leushner

He served as a marksmanship instructor at Camp Perry during the first World War and one year with the American Army of Occupation from 1919-1920.