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Originally Posted by SFS0AVN
The 11th ABN was Deactivated in 1957. 1st Bd Abn, 8th Infantry Div was in Augsburg in the 60s.
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Actually 1958, I think, but they left an ABN BDE Battle Group. It may have then become part of the 8th ID vic Mainz, but I think it was a part of the 24th ID in Augsburg first. Wasn't that the world of the pentamic Army structure at that time and weren't there were several ABN Battle Groups in Europe? Some of the guys like Ed Flint and Ernie Tabata (who's still at Bragg I think) out there could fill us in on those--they were both in the 11th and Ernie was in the 8th IDs ABN BG. Ed also spent some time in the CCF at Dachau.
Richard
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