Coleman Kaserne

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The Coleman Kaserne was a United States Army facility located in the German city of Gelnhausen, located in the state of Hesse.

Occupied by the 4th Infantry Division (4th ID) from 1951 to 1956, the 3rd Armored Division (3AD) moved into the Coleman Kaserne 30 June 1956 replacing the 4th ID, which rotated to Fort Lewis, Washington. Coleman Kaserne was home to the 3AD's 2nd Brigade (2nd Brigade was created in the 1963 ROAD conversion; this replaced 3AD's previous configuration at the kaserne, "Combat Command B"). Initial ROAD authorized battalions at Coleman Kaserne were, 1st Battalion, 33rd Armor; 1st and 2nd battalions, 48th Infantry (Mechanized); and the 2nd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery.

Founded by the German military, construction of the kaserne (original name, Panzerjaeger Kaserne) was started in 1933 and completed in 1936. It was the Home Station for the German Army's (Wehrmacht Heer) 9th Anti-Tank Battalion (Panzer-Abwehrabteilung 9, abbreviated as P-9). P-9 left for World War 2 and never returned. The kaserne was captured by the US Army in 1945. The kaserne was temporary home for Headquarters, 14th Armored Cavalry of the then US Constabulary, in the late 1940s. Coleman Kaserne received its name when the 4ID occupied the kaserne in 1951. The kaserne was named Coleman Kaserne for a 4ID World War 2 soldier KIA.

Following 3AD deactivation in 1992 Coleman Kaserne's Coleman Village became a bedroom community for 414th Base Support Battalion (BSB). Coleman Village became quarters for married personnel and their families assigned to the 1AD's 1-1 Cav "The Blackhawk Squadron" located at Armstrong Kaserne in Büdingen.