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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, February 19, 1993

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                It Tom and ., Germany to share divisions it vips t t fun wiry and a Hiams Mart writ Rrt the american and German Annc will create two mul to National corp in Germany this Spring by Kwa ppm torn Mand of two drat sent. German detente it Rater Hofker Ruhe wild tale wednesday a Washington. The change pan of nato Poi to coid War restructuring Call Fot Germany to provide a combat division to the  V corps which unofficially reported to be moving from Frankfurt to Heidelberg Germany. In Exchange one of the iwo  Divisions in Europe will become pan of the h German Korp baled in Ulm. Except for is staff officers no troops Are scheduled to move As part of the integration american officials said and troops involved should see few if any changes in their daily activities. An april 22 activation ceremony will Mark the integration the officials said. German officials named the american 1st army div based in bad Kreuz Nach Germany As the unit that would be provided to the German corps. However  Spokes Man Michael Baldermann said Only that one of the two  Forward deployed divisions would be involved. The other  Division stationed in Germany is the 3rd inf div. An army combat corps typically has 70,000 soldiers and is considered to be the smallest combat unit that can fight indefinitely and is self sustaining military officials said most of a corps firepower comes from two combat Divi Sions each numbering about 17,000 troops. The plan is part of a nato restructuring that would to rat a  Torp a Central i Uroic unit from Belgium Denmark and the net no land All would  a Carman unit the Minna Kinal corp a not intended to undermine or replace the wrap Aiato arrangement Germany has with France said German air Forcel to col  it Cut a pc Poknan for the German defense department in Bonn the two nations have formed a joint Force outside nato s Structure the formation of two .-German corps i not As new As it sounds,1 Meyer Ricks said. There was a Baic under standing on both sides of the Atlantic under the Bush administration that our Security future hinged on More Inte Gration of National  assigning troops to a foreign army corps is not uncommon in wartime. The allies created numerous multinational task forces during world War ii and the British 1st army div was attached to the  Vii corps during the persian Gulf War two years ago. However such command Structure is rare in peacetime. The current plan is in Case of War or other emergencies the ii German Korps will assume command of the 1st armoured division in bad Kreuz Nach and v corps will As sume command of the St German Panzer division located in diez on the Lahn River Meyer Ricks said thursday. The respective forces remain under National control in peacetime and can be used for unilateral operations said Bel Durmann a spokesman for the  Army in Europe. However if contingencies require a Transfer of author Ity to nato then the divisions could be placed under puckering up time not even the Security guards could resist the Wiles of Germany. For one Day on so called Weibe Fastnacht women who took charge of Fasching celebrations Gau Dily made up ladies Are traditionally Given the right thursday in the fun Loving carnival capital of Cologne to set the Fasching Pace. It control of i hair Fortis to c  
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