 Subsequently, American troops took over the facility, which hosted the US Constabulary during the multilateral occupation of Germany following World War II.The US 7th Army was headquartered here from 1950 until 1967 when EUCOM was relocated to Patch from  near Paris, France, and the 7th Army relocated to Heidelberg.DODEA (formerly DoDDS) operates Patch Middle School for the dependent children of service members.