12th Army Group
            Shoulder Patch3187th Signal Service Battalion 3187th Signal Service Battalion
                Distinctivie Unit Insignia
12th Army Group


Left to Right: 12th Army Group Shoulder Patch; 3187th Distinctive Unit Insignia

Non-Fraternization
Sad Sack Non-Fratenization Cartoon
Cartoon in the Public Domain

Initially, the US military had a non-fraternization policy in Germany, with a $65 fine for talking to a German girl and potential court martial for more brazen offenses. The policy had largely failed by July and was relaxed that month and finally dropped in October. Army investigators estimated that up to 90 percent of American troops fraternized with German women in 1946.

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Posted: February 11, 2026
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