Wildflecken
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| Wildflecken | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
| Administration | |
| Country | Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
|---|---|
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Lower Franconia |
| District | Bad Kissingen |
| Mayor | Alfred Schrenck (SPD/FW) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 77.56 km² (29.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 516 m (1693 ft) |
| Population | 3,229 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 42 /km² (108 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | KG (old: BRK) |
| Postal code | 97772 |
| Area code | 09745 |
| Website | www.wildflecken.de |
Wildflecken is a municipality in the district Bad Kissingen at the border between northeastern Bavaria and Hesse. In 2005 it had a population of 3,285. Its postal code is 97772. It is located in the midst of the picturesque Rhön hills and nature-park.
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The town played an integral part during the Nazi regime as a large training camp for elite Waffen-SS army groups, that was built in 1937. During World War II a Labor camp operated here by the ammunition manufacturing operation of the SS housed over 4,000 slave laborers brought from Poland, France and other countries occupied by the German Army[1]. Liberated by elements of the U.S. 14th Armored Division in April, 1945.
Later, from April 1945 until 1951, the base served as a Displaced persons camp housing 18,000 DPs, primarily of Polish nationality. First it was operated by UNRRA, then by IRO. A Polish cemetery holds the graves of camp inmates that died during these five years.
After 1951 it was a US Army training base operated by the 7th Army Training Command in Grafenwoehr, until it was decommissioned in 1994.
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The German Army's Combat Training Centre is now located here.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- A history of the Displaced-Persons camp in Wildflecken
- Wildflecken Veterans Association website
- 54th Engineer Battalion
Towns and municipalities in Bad Kissingen | |
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| Aura | Bad Bocklet | Bad Brückenau | Bad Kissingen | Burkardroth | Elfershausen | Euerdorf | Fuchsstadt | Geroda | Hammelburg | Maßbach | Motten | Münnerstadt | Nüdlingen | Oberleichtersbach | Oberthulba | Oerlenbach | Ramsthal | Rannungen | Riedenberg | Schondra | Sulzthal | Thundorf | Wartmannsroth | Wildflecken | Zeitlofs | |
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