the Fulda Gap...this page is under construction

During the cold war the 3d Armored Division mission was to defend along the Fulda Gap; a natural and historic invasion route into the heart of Europe. The 'Threat' was the massive millitary might of the Soviet Union.My unit in Desert Storm (3d Armored Division) as well as most of the US Army prior to the Persian Gulf War was built, equiped and trained to fight the Soviets in Europe. Our rapid sucess in the desert was due in no small part to the great preparation and missions during the cold war in Europe. Places like OP Alpha near Fulda played as important a role in Germany as checkpoint Charlie did in Berlin.

The emblem above is from the DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK - East Germany and was 'captured' during a cross-border raid near O.P. ALPHA along the fortified and mined Fulda Gap during the Cold War. The original ... I plan to put link on this page in the future that explore some of the aspects of the US Army role in Europe, Reforger, etc.

Finally, I lived in Germany while growing up and was later stationed in Germany when the Berlin wall came down in 1989.

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