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For the civil airport use of this facility after 2007, see: Kitzingen Airport Harvey Barracks/Kitzingen Army Airfield is a former United States Army 3rd Infantry Division (3rd ID) facility in Germany, located about 3,5 km east-northeast of Kitzingen (Bavaria), about 390 km southwest of Berlin and 202 km north-northwest of Munich.
Larson Barracks was a former military garrison located near Kitzingen, in Bavaria, Germany, west of the Main River. It was active as a military base, first for Nazi Germany from 1936-1945 and then for the United States from 1945-2006 before being returned to the German government in 2007.
Harris Barracks Coburg: closed 1991 Harvey Barracks Kitzingen: closed 2007 Hawkins Barracks Oberammergau: transferred to Bundeswehr: 1975 formerly an Army Intelligence center; was transferred to Bundeswehr as an administration school in 1975. A NATO Special Weapons School still exists on the grounds. Heidelberg Army Airfield Heidelberg
The battalion was deployed to Iraq with the 1st Infantry Division in 2004, returning to Germany in early 2005. Company C, the last company of the unit, was inactivated 10 April 2006, at Larson Barracks, Kitzingen, Germany.
During the Cold War, Kitzingen was a staging area for the U.S. European Command's air defenses against possible Soviet air and nuclear attack. Two U.S. Army Bases, Larson Barracks and Harvey Barracks, were located in the town. For many years it housed the 2nd Brigade of the Third infantry division.
In June 1992, the 57th Signal Company was reactivated from the with equipment and personnel from the 11th Signal Battalion inactivation and moved to Larson Barracks, Kitzingen Germany. The company was assigned to 17th Signal Battalion, 22nd Signal Brigade. The 57th was a 3 node MSE company with 203 Soldiers assigned, supporting NATO missions.
The 2nd Battalion, 64th Armor was born at this time, and with its three sister battalions, helped to preserve freedom's frontier in the Federal Republic of Germany. The 2nd Battalion, commonly written as 2–64 Armor, was finally assigned to the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division at Conn Barracks in Schweinfurt, Germany.
The original name of the barracks was Kaserne "München-Freimann [1] ". Until the end of World War II the barracks were primarily used by the SS-Standarte 1 "Deutschland". After the war the UNRRA used the buildings as a displaced persons camp. When the barracks were acquired by the U.S. Army in 1950, they were renamed to Warner Kaserne.