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=== Aschaffenburg displaced persons camps === At the end of World War II, the [[United States Army]] occupied military facilities that had been used and controlled by the [[Wehrmacht]]. These were converted for use by U.S. military personnel as processing centres for [[displaced persons]] at the end of the war.<ref name="usarmygermany">[http://usarmygermany.com/USAREUR_City_Aschaffenburg.htm U.S. ARMY INSTALLATIONS - ASCHAFFENBURG]</ref> From 1945 7,000 [[Ukrainians]] were accommodated in four [[displaced persons camp]]s:<ref>'Ашаффенбурґ', ''Енциклопедія українознавства'' ("[[Encyclopedia of Ukraine]]") Vol. І, p. 77</ref> * ''Artillerie Kaserne'' — approx. 2,000 people (1945–1949)<ref>''Artillerie Kaserne'', Sälzerweg, Aschaffenburg {{coord|49|57|48.18|N|9|10|22.89|E|type:landmark_region:DE}}</ref> * ''Bois Brulé Kaserne'' — 1,500 people (1946–1949)<ref>''Bois Brulé Kaserne'', Würzburger Strasse, Aschaffenburg {{coord|49|57|48.32|N|9|10|38|E|type:landmark_region:DE}}</ref> * ''LaGarde Kaserne'' — 1,700 people (1945–1949)<ref>''LaGarde Kaserne'', Würzburger Strasse, Aschaffenburg {{coord|49|58|1.02|N|9|9|57.75|E|type:landmark_region:DE}}</ref> * ''Pionier Kaserne'' — 2,000 people (1946–1949)<ref>''Pionier Kaserne'', Schweinheimer Strasse, Aschaffenburg {{coord|49|57|59.06|N|9|9|33.61|E|type:landmark_region:DE}}</ref> Two other camps, ''Alte (old) Kaserne'' and ''Jäger Kaserne'' housed mainly [[Polish people|Poles]] and [[Lithuanians]].<ref>[http://www.dpcamps.org/aschaffenburg.html DP Camps in Aschaffenburg]</ref>{{better source needed|date=November 2013}}
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