Army Base
The modern-day Swiss Army base at Wangen is a link to the town's history as a military centre. The base grew up around the riverside warehouses, where field howitzer units were stationed in World War I. Today Wangen an der Aare is the Transport Corps' main centre and a training-place for disaster relief and rescue units. The Corps of Engineers' bridge-builders, the Pontoniers, also train here.
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