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Lager Hammelburg started operating in 1896 for the Second Bavarian Army Corps. During World War II, Lager Hammelburg was the site of the prisoner-of-war Camps ‘OFLAG XIII-B’ and ‘Stalag XIII-C’, as well as the ill-fated raid by Task Force Baum. The US EUCOM Transportation Training Center was located at Lager Hammelburg in 1948; before that it had been a repair facility for the US Seventh Army (source: AFTA). The German Army’s Infantry School (Infanterieschule) is currently located here.
Task Force Baum was a secret and controversial World War II unit set up by U.S. Army general George S. Patton and commanded by Captain Abraham Baum in late March 1945. Baum was given the task of penetrating 50 miles (80 km) behind German lines and liberating the POWs in camp OFLAG XIII-B, within Lager Hammelburg. Controversy surrounds the true reasons behind the mission, which may have been simply to liberate Patton’s son-in-law, John K. Waters, taken captive in Tunisia in 1943. The result of the mission was a complete failure; of the roughly 300 men of the task force, 32 were killed in action during the raid and only 35 made it back to Allied-controlled territory, with the remainder being taken prisoner. All of the 57 tanks, jeeps, and other vehicles were lost. (Source: Wikipedia).
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Truppenübungsplatz Hammelburg
| Location ID: | 1702 | | Latitude, Longitude: | 50.06948078, 9.8641777 | | Location Accuracy: | 3 |
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Painted overall in a green, black and brown camouflage scheme.
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This M48 appears to be largely complete. Its turret faces toward the front left. It shows signs of many small-calibre hits, particularly on the right side of the turret.
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Bundeswehr crosses painted on turret sides. Painted overall in a green, brown and black camouflage scheme.
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This M48 is little more than a wreck – it appears to be missing most of its suspension, including tracks and all but the front and rear roadwheels, plus most external components. Its turret faces toward the rear.
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This bridgelayer is missing its bridge.
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“69-S” or similar painted on front left mud flap.
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This bridgelayer is missing its bridge. It appears to be embedded in a hedge.
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This ZSU is in poor condition; it is missing both tracks, and many external parts.
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This T-34 is little more than a rusted wreck; it is missing both tracks, and most external parts. Its turret (which is missing its gun) sits on the ground nearby.
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This T-34 is little more than a rusted wreck; it is missing both tracks, and most external parts. Its glacis plate shows many penetrations and sits on the ground nearby.
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“E” painted on glacis.
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This T-72 is in poor condition; it is missing both tracks, and many external parts.
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Reußen Berg Farm
| Location ID: | 1704 | | Latitude, Longitude: | 50.06667449, 9.81665969 | | Location Accuracy: | 3 |
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“Target 25” – current nickname.
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“25” daubed in yellow on glacis and left hull side.
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This Sherman is little more than a rusted wreck; it is missing both tracks, most of its suspension and most external parts. Its turret sits loosely on top of the hull and its transmission cover sits on the ground in front of it.
In August 2003 it was moved by a Leopard recovery vehicle from the impact area of the Hammelburg range. It is believed that it is one of the three M4A3 (105) HVSS Shermans of Task Force Baum and that it was pulled into the target area to be used as a target after the war. It took the support of the deputy commander of the Infantry School at Hammelburg to recover the wreck. Together with “Target 25” the wrecks of an M2 half-track and a Sexton self-propelled gun were recovered. The wrecks are placed now at the former Reussenberg Farm, the place where Task Force Baum was scattered on 28 March 1945. (Source: TaskForceBaum.de).
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This Sexton is little more than a rusted wreck; it is missing both tracks (at one point they were sitting on top of the hull), most of its suspension and most external parts.
In August 2003 it was moved by a Leopard recovery vehicle from the impact area of the Hammelburg range. It was recovered along with “Target 25”, a well-known M4A3 Sherman that possibly belonged to Task Force Baum, and the wreck of an M2 half-track. The wrecks are placed now at the former Reussenberg Farm. (Source: TaskForceBaum.de).
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