Archive - Jul 1, 2010
Eyewitness to history: Grafenwoehr Training Area reenacts historic first shot
By Michael Beaton, Joint Multinational Training Command
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany -- On June 30, 2010, at precisely 8 a.m. on Range 114 more than 25 German officials from the city of Grafenwoehr, The Bundes Forest Office (Bundesforstbetrieb) and the state of Bavaria, delegations from the German Bundeswehr, and the Joint Multinational Training Command gathered to commemorate the reenactment of the historic first artillery shot fired at the Grafenwoehr Training Area (GTA), which was the round that marked the birth of the GTA.