Berlin Brigade

The Berlin Brigade was a US Army brigade-sized garrison based in West Berlin during the Cold War. After the end of World War II, under the conditions of the Yalta and Potsdam agreements, the Allied forces occupied West Berlin. This occupation lasted throughout the Cold War. The French Army also had units in Berlin, called French Forces in Berlin and the British Army's unit in Berlin was the Berlin Infantry Brigade.

US Army's Berlin Brigade patch
Brigadier-General John E. Rogers (USA) and Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Dorofeev (Soviet Union) at Spandau Prison, in 1981
Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Dorofeev (Soviet Union) and Brigadier-General Leroy N. Suddath (USA) at Spandau Prison, in 1982
Soldiers of the Berlin Brigade guarding Spandau Prison
Contrasting roles of the Berlin troops—1970 soldier's jammed locker includes uniforms for a variety of duties along with big-city dress clothes
Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Dorofeev (Soviet Union), Colonel John E. Rogers (USA), W. Berlin, 1 April 1981