The Hohenfels Monster

Hohenfels - Hohenfels Training Area (HTA) is a Combat Maneuver Training Center, located in the municipality of Hohenfels in the district of Neumarkt in the region of Upper Palatinate (German: Oberpfalz) in Bavaria, Germany. HTA the largest maneuver area available to US troops in Europe is approximately 45 miles southeast of Grafenwoehr Traing Area, and less than 60 miles from the border of the Czech Republic. Hohenfels takes its name from the rock formations prevalent in the area and literally translates into the English Language as "high rock" or "high cliff."