German police set up shop at Vilseck's Rose Barracks

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Polizeihauptmeister Gerhard Männer, a member of the German police, is being stationed on Rose Barracks in Vilseck, Germany, to act as a liaison between the German police and members of the U.S. military community in U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwöhr.


German police set up shop at Vilseck's Rose Barracks
By Mark St.Clair, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Saturday, November 24, 2007


VILSECK, Germany — A German police officer has been stationed for the first time at the Rose Barracks Provost Marshal’s Office in Vilseck.

In response to the growing military community in the U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwöhr area, Army and local Polizei officials decided to place the officer on base to act as a liaison between the two organizations.

After a short ceremony officially welcoming him to his new office on Wednesday, Polizeihauptmeister Gerhard Männer talked about his new position.

“(My) headquarters said they needed a person, and I said I would go,” said Männer, 31. “I wanted to do a new job; I wanted to do an interesting job.”

Männer added that because he’s a Vilseck resident, the location also appealed to him.

USAG Grafenwöhr commander Col. Brian T. Boyle and German police officials said the increase in U.S. personnel in recent months was the main catalyst for adding Männer to the staff.


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