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Do you have any cite for this? Nothing I can find nor anything
I've heard of before supports this. ( That West Germany paid for
US Military )

Armies Of Occupation are supported by the country being occupied. I
served as a US Army Color Photolab Technician (1960-1962) and all of
our equipment and supplies were provided by the West Germans.

Probably because Germany has long been known for their good
photographic equipment and optics.

FYI, the US ceased being an "Occupier" in the early 1950's, long
before you got there.

The occupation of Berlin ended in 1990. The troops stayed until 1994
and and all their costs were paid by the German tax payer until then.

Very different context (as I mentioned to John Godwin).

Just for kicks, what was to total cost of occuping Berlin compared to the
cost of defending all of Europe?