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The building, which was demolished during conversion, was a branch of the US Mail. Soldiers in uniform who were specialized in postal service worked there. They handed over the mail to the U.A. Mail. This was the link to the civilian postal service. Military personnel could handle their private mail here within the barracks.

Mail for the GIs: a piece of home in the barracks, which was important for the morale of the soldiers.

Contact was maintained via so-called APO addresses (Army Post Office), a separate military postal system that ensured mail delivery within military structures. In addition to normal letter and parcel delivery, the post offices also offered other services, such as the sale of stamps and registered mail. All of this was regulated by the NATO Status of Forces Agreement, which stated that the military postal service of the host country had the final say.

During the Cold War, when US barracks in Germany were an important part of NATO's defense strategy, post offices played a crucial role in supplying the many soldiers and their families. The postal organization mirrored the military organization, and many military post offices also served US diplomatic missions. 

With the decline of US troops in Germany, fewer post offices were needed. But even today, there are still American military post offices in Germany.