7th special forces Badtoltz Germany

The 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), originally activated in 1942 as the 1st Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, First Special Service Force, has a distinguished lineage within U.S. Army Special Forces. During the Cold War, elements of the 7th Special Forces Group were stationed at Bad Tölz, Germany, serving as part of the U.S. Army Europe’s forward-deployed elite units. From the 1950s through the 1960s, the group at Bad Tölz played a critical role in unconventional warfare training, intelligence gathering, and rapid response to potential Soviet threats in Central Europe. Their presence in Germany underscored the United States’ commitment to NATO and the defense of Western Europe during a period of high tension.