The Berlin Brigade

 Army Berlin Brigade Metal Decal "The Outpost of Freedom” From 1945 to 1994, for almost fifty years, the U.S. Army's Berlin Brigade served at the tip of the Cold War spear, protecting the free rights of the citizens of Berlin, and the Allies' access to the city. President Kennedy famously stated that "All free men, no matter where they may live, are citizens of Berlin"Organized in 1961 from units located in Berlin, the Brigade included infantry, armor, field artillery, engineer, military police, and combat support units.Also attached to the Berlin Brigade was the Army Security Agency's Field Station Berlin. This unit along with their British counterparts maintained and operated the largest of the West's spying stations in the world atop Teufelsberg - the only 'mountain' in Berlin.Until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 its mission was to defend Berlin. German reunification in 1990 ended the Cold War and the Brigade’s Berlin-focused missionsWhile its Cold War contributions are often-c