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Listed by US Africa Command among the landmarks of its headquarters post in Stuttgart-Möhringen, near the barracks entrance; not reported since 2013.
US Africa Command's fact sheet on Kelley Barracks, last updated in May 2013, lists a piece of the Berlin Wall among the post's landmarks, beside a Second World War US tank and a Soviet-era tank captured from Iraq in 1991. The piece, it says, is displayed near the barracks entrance as a reminder of the role US forces played in the peaceful end of the Cold War and the unification of Germany.
The post in Stuttgart-Möhringen opened in May 1938 as the Helenen Kaserne, became an American installation in December 1945 and was the headquarters of the US Army's VII Corps from 1951 until the corps headquarters was inactivated in 1992. US Africa Command has been there since 2007 and became a combatant command in October 2008.
The fact sheet does not say when or by whom the piece was set up, how large it is, or where in Berlin it stood. The Wall Net, a general reference, describes it as parts of the Hinterlandmauer, citing AFRICOM. No later account has been found, so whether it is still there is not confirmed. The barracks is a US military installation and not open to the public.
How did it get here?
Shown near the entrance of the US headquarters post as a reminder of the US forces' part in the end of the Cold War; when it arrived and where it stood in Berlin are not recorded.
Sources
Listed by the Berlin Wall Archive as #412.
U.S. Africa Command Fact Sheet: Kelley Barracks (archived copy) ↗
AFRICOM's fact sheet, last updated May 2013, read as archived on 16 January 2017. Under Landmarks: 'A piece of the Berlin wall is displayed near the barracks entrance, as a reminder of the role U.S. forces played in the peaceful end of the Cold War and the unification of Germany', with a WWII US tank and a Soviet-era tank captured from Iraq in 1991. Key dates: Helenen Kaserne opened 7 May 1938; American installation December 1945; VII Corps arrived November 1951, its headquarters inactivated 1992; AFRICOM transition team February 2007; command established 1 October 2008.
Institutional sourceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Stuttgart, BW – Kelley Barracks — The Wall Net ↗
Entry of 8 March 2017: parts of the Hinterlandmauer at Kelley Barracks, US Africa Command; a memorial to the US forces' role in the peaceful end of the Cold War and the reunification of Germany, citing AFRICOM.
General referenceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Berlin Wall Archive ↗
The source lists this place as a Berlin Wall location. Coordinates, where supplied, are source-reported and may represent a general area. This is not independent verification of authenticity, current presence, or public access.
Inventory listingSource accessed 2026-09-17 · Source record 412
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