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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.
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.
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.
Larson Barracks Kitzingen: closed 2007 Ledward Barracks: Schweinfurt: closed 2014 Lee Barracks Mainz: closed 1992 Leighton Barracks Würzburg: closed 2008 Liliencron-Kaserne Kellinghusen: closed 2009 last US soldiers left in 1992 Lincoln Village Housing Area Darmstadt: closed 2009 Lucius D. Clay Compound Berlin: closed 1994 named for Lucius D. Clay
The 17th Signal Battalion of the United States Army was a MSE (Mobile Subscriber Equipment) equipped signal battalion based in Kitzingen, Germany (Larson Barracks).The battalion was one of three that made up the 22nd Signal Brigade, based in Darmstadt, Germany.
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.
It was redesignated for the 41st Artillery Regiment on 15 April 1958. It was amended to change the description by addition of symbolism for charges taken from the original coat of arms on 26 July 1963. Effective 1 September 1971, the insignia was redesignated for the 41st Field Artillery Regiment.
On 13 September 1971, it was re-designated the 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, assigned to the 3d Infantry Division, and activated in Germany. The battalion served as an integral part of NATO forces during the Cold War. The battalion was later deactivated on 16 February 1987 in Schweinfurt, Germany.