VILSECK, Germany — A recent social media post claiming that the hot water halt at a U.S. Army base in this Bavarian city was all wet when it came to the real culprit, according to a garrison official.

American enclaves sprouted across Germany in areas occupied by U.S. forces after World War II, shaping the society around them for several generations.

"We expect the withdrawal to be completed over the next six to twelve months," a Pentagon statement seen by Newsweek said.

VILSECK, Germany — It was Thorsten Grädler's first day on the job as mayor of the Bavarian town of Vilseck when, at his introductory press conference, a journalist broke it to him. "Did you hear the ...