Warner KaserneOriginally constructed by German labor during the period from 1934-1936, the installation was intended to be used as the headquarters of Hitlers personal guard regiment.As a result of the changing political climate of 1936-1937, the kaserne was converted into a replacement station for the artillery units on the eastern front. After two weeks at Warner I was sent to Flak where I spent 1963 to 1964. I worked in the Bn motor pool and was assigned as the wrecker operator for few months. 5 June 1958, HHC, 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry was redesignated as HHC, 1st Battle Group, 34th Infantry (organic elements were concurrently constituted). 8 Feb 1959, 1st Abn BG, 187th Inf was relieved from assigment to the 24th Inf Div in Germany and assigned to the 82nd Abn Div in CONUS. I attended TI&E to see what was upsetting some of our medical staff. [1] I can remember that the 1st Sgt. It was a war against the lifers and me and I think I won. Good friends and many good times as well as bad. The Reichszeugmeisterei started its first activities in 1936. Willkommen bei unserem aussagekrftigen Test des Mecheln. Location: Stuttgart, Germany Image: Wikimedia.org In Use: 1950-Present Overall Mission: USAG Stuttgart contains the Patch Army Barracks. Click here to hear the mp3Thanks Alberto [ed. A GREAT ITEM FOR THE COLLECTOR, If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please, Relevant There are 767 real estate listings found in Germany. The battalion was returned to CONUS as part of the REFORGER Program in 1968 and inactivated on 15 April 1970 at Fort Riley, Kansas. The general atmosphere back in 54/56 was grim. Munich (Bavaria) Koeln (Nordrhein-Westfalen) 455.88: Frankfurt am Main (Hessen) Essen (Nordrhein-Westfalen) 188.95 . by: Mel Thomason. We were stationed in Germany in 1975 through 1978. Besides military units, there were many civilian installations for the soldiers' families located in the McGraw Kaserne, e. g. AAFES installations, the "Munich Community Club", a Commissary shop, a launderette, a gas station, a bowling alley, a dental clinic, a library . A short distance from the kaserne a replica of the roof was built to ward off bombing. It was 60 to 80 men and was there several years before I arrived and was there several years after I transferred out We were physically located at the end of Building 207 and our morse code radio school was in part of Building 206. Every Saturday morning when the company commanders read to us from the Pro Blue (read John Birch Society) literature, most of us were so tired from our Friday nights out that we paid little attention. )I found this site :http://www.ordonnans.demon.nl/wiking.htmThat says Warner (then SS Freimann) was used for training of SS-Standarte Nordland, which is interesting.A German told me in 1967? We never went to Cyprus thanks to the 6th fleet. I am inclined to think that may have been the sales pitch for Himmler to get funding for it.The mention of how the Kaserne avoided being bombed is the way I heard it from Germans in Munich. it was mostly about the division in Korea but it didn't really mention anything about the 24th in Germany; what confused me was it said that the 24th was deactivated in 1970 when it retuned from Vietnam; I know that's impossible the 24th never served in Vietnam the div was deactivated in Germany and ft riley Kansas in 70; maybe you could give me some more info on this thanks, nice hearing from you robert i forgot to tell you im from a small town south of akron ohio im 50 yrs old. I recall reading this in a "History" the Sgt Major had compiled. List of United States Army installations in Germany, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_barracks_in_Munich&oldid=1076455334, Virginia Storage Area / Alabama Storage Area (U.S. Army use), Kaserne "Mnchen-Freimann" (Nazi Germany), This page was last edited on 11 March 2022, at 05:54. 1st Abn BG, 503rd Inf, Warner Barracks?, Munich (retained from the inactivated 11th Abn Div) It is also said[specify], that a farm called Maechlerhof was located at the same place until 1910, which was bought by the Maurer Shne company (founded in 1876) for its production. As you know in the Army you don't tell a Sgt. Since 2015, the government of Oberbayern is using parts of the former McGraw Kaserne for hosting refugees ("Erstaufnahmeeinrichtung"). Bn. If she did not want hers emptied, no problem with me. The McGraw Kaserne is a former military installation in southern Munich, Germany, which was used by the U.S. Military during the occupation of Germany after World War II.The main building (building number 7; 110 m 85 m and 18 m high) was one of the first ones in Germany to be built using steel frame technology. for Smokie (Mozek Wewermann) and hung out with Susie Franz, Gudrun Dachner, Renate (deuce and a half), Ricci and the others who came and went.One of my favorite escapades was obtaining 55 gallon drums for the company area at Hohenfels to use as trash barrels. It gave me a perspective on life, people, nations and cultures which has served me well since then. A few are still left, but most are closed now. I was stationed at Taylor Barracks from May 92 thru May 94. I was stopped at a traffic light facing the explosion. Munich-Freimann Photos taken between: Dec. 15 1946 - May 31 1950 Residents were Ukrainians, Lithuanian and others Ukrainian (click to enlarge photos) Dear Olga, I note with interest the few Ukrainian photos from the Munich Freimann Warner Kaserne that you have kindly posted online. I remember it well. Mr. Boardman was a private 1st class in the United States Army, stationed in Henry Kaserne, Munich, Germany. The writer says that these prisoners ate the same food as the German and foreign soldiers and gave no impression of being badly nourished. On 31 October 1958, after nine years in the Bavarian capital, the Academy moved to its second location at Flint Kaserne, Bad Toelz, Germany. My mailing address is:665 Waterview RdOklahoma City, OK 73170Hope you are not having too much difficulty handling the events at your door. The Kaserne WAS used to some extent for a confinement facility during WWll. The field next to Warner was known as the "DZ". He was a Flemish volunteer in the 27th Langemarck-division of the Waffen-SS. Located between 229 & 233 Tegernseer Landstrae, Giesing, Mnchen (Munich). The facility was constructed between 1936 and 1938. There are 46 enlisted men and one officer assigned to the det. for a short time beofre being transferred to the 24th. See also: this Webmaster's vast military history site at nymas.org, See a super-size closeup of the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry, A great page of Munich kasernes and installations maps and photos, http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/imt/tgmwc/tgmwc-20/tgmwc-20-194-04.shtml, http://www.coalitionoffamilies.org/in_news/st_louis_fire.html. We also had a repelling tower near the back gate and next to Building 203. After World War II it was renamed by the Unite read more. I found both Warner Kaserne and Will Kaserne, they both are still there but seem to be occupied by German military, I didn't find Henry Kaserne although it may still exist too. Click here to open 'USArmyGermany' frameset. The Bayern-Kaserne (literally Bavaria - Kaserne) is a military facility in Munich, Germany, originally named General-Wever-Kaserne. Alcohol & Smoking Steve had his own private vehicle at the time and took me to town (Ludwigsburg) for my first taste of German beer/ bier. Click below to begin your paid subscription. Lt. Stillwell (Great Grandson of General Stillwell Vinegar Joe). At this time, there was no such thing as an ordinary weekend pass. from July 1962 and departed Dec.1964. How we got behind enemy lines was a bit of a problem as we were denied parachute training as a group. "Kirk's Herd - Duds and Outlaws". The OD was kind enough to allow the three of us to drive around the base. I was young, but I always assumed that the politicians were afraid of the communists and attempted to appease them. A lot happened during the 1 1/2 years I spent with the 24th. Although I was just a PFC I was allowed to buy a Sunbeam Alpine (thanks Lt. Looking for more information from military/civilian When we jumped out and threw our duffel bags off, the truck took off and we heard the cat calls from the building. US military bases in Germany as of 2008. David HobbsAmbassador RetiredDirector of Latin American OperationsOlgoonik Logistics de ColombiaTel. my most trending mix is now !! I notice your Website does not have any info. There were people who knew a lot more about that possibility than me. When I got back to the office, Sgt. During the 1970s and early '80s, McGraw Kaserne was the home to the Army Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) and the 66th Military Intelligence Group. Bn. (I answered back to the Sgt. In April, the sunshine was quite bright and I would sit out on the porch overlooking all these fantastic mountains. 24th When it was transferred to the German Bundeswehr, it was renamed once more in honor of General . Related Links: Today, 1963, the immense billets, known only as Building 1701", is the largest single roofed structure in use solely for the billeting of troops. At one point the rumor was that we were going to be sent to Laos (we got shots for tropical diseases) and another time it looked like the 24th was going back to Lebanon (it had been there in '58.) The main station is in Munich and three substations are located at Chiemsee, Passau and Regensburg. The former machine hall is planned to be converted to a multifunctional hall. We were the best supplied Ordnance Supply Company in USAEUR. THE STEIN IS IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. 26 Dec 1958, 2nd BG, 28th Inf was relieved from assignment to the 1st Inf Div and assigned to the 24th Inf Div in Germany. The area was used for the "Reichsautozug Deutschland" (Reichs automobile platoon) and the "Hilfszug Bayern" (auxiliary platoon Bavaria) car pools for the NSDAP central at the Brown House. Lt. Laird is just left of him in the shot. Here is one. Only three of them are currently used. He very quickly instituted the daily PT program for the 24th and support units. The barracks of Munich are listed on a memorial stone which is located in Bayern-Kaserne. It was fun, and I was good at the business of playing Army. Restaurants in the former University of Maryland dorm (Bouvier Hall), on former American Army base of McGraw Kaserne. WONDERFUL PEWTER LID WITH A SMALLTANK ON TOP. Tacy took over 2nd platoon.William B. Dillow used to dress as Zorro and I saw him ride a bicycle down the stairs. My unit was the first Battalion to augment the Berlin Brigade on a 90 day rotation. Cunningham went to the enlisted mens mess hall in the course of his visit apparently didnt like what he saw. However, the orders that everyone, including field grade officers, must participate in daily PT caused quite a furor among the out-of-shape Majors through Brigadier Generals. 1 Feb 1963, reorganized and redesignated as 1st Bn, 21st Inf. ROSTERS A lot of them closed in the 1990's. This list contains the existing kasernes at to top and all the closed at the bottom. Many of the original buildings were gone and there was a huge antenna field where the runways had been. Among the celebrities attending were Land Commissioner for Bavaria Clarence M. Bolds, Munich GYA Officer LtCol Gustav Albrecht, and Sgt Ted Rohr, GYA noncommissioned officer for Munich. Not long after I arrived in Augsburg and had settled into my new job at 34th Inf PIO, there was a mandatory meeting called for all troop information personnel in the 24th Division. He died while in captivity on or about 2-14-1951. Only three of them are currently used. Robert M. Hanson ("Hostile Man") worked out. Munich Germany (5) Munising Michigan USA (6) Munkacs Hungary (3) Munkcs Czechoslovakia (1) I remember when General Cunningham visited the 3, My name is Howard Abston, (E-4) I was at Gablingen from 1960 to 1963, I was with D Company 2, "I will never forget the nonchalance in his voice. If you have any I do have pic. After World War II it was renamed by the United States forces to Henry Kaserne in honor of Private Robert T. Henry. rifle range using real TNT, jumping the 34 foot training tower at the German jump school at Schongau, climbing partway up the Benediktenwand in December only to be caught in a big snow storm, ect. PFC, SP/4* B 2/21st Inf. At this time I was with HHC 1st/21st Inf. The Highway Patrol was organized in November 1948. I have the names of all the troops in this photo but I don't know if that is important. With a The Bayern-Kaserne is a military facility in Munich, Germany, originally named General-Wever-Kaserne. When it was transferred to the German Bundeswehr, it was renamed once more in honor of General . As a result of the changing political climate of 1936-1937, the kaserne was converted into a replacement station for the artillery units on the eastern front. 15 Feb 1957, HHC, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry was reorganized and redesignated as HHC, 2nd Battle Group, 2nd Infantry (organic elements were concurrently constituted), relieved from assignment to the 5th Inf Div, and assigned to the 1st Inf Div (in CONUS). This was, he said, to show the degree of communist influence in each country. Today building number7 is used by a branch of the Police Headquarters of Munich. I think he was in the 3rd engineer combat battalion, 24th infantry division. Lol. . We raced Volkswagens on our time off and we'd go to the range and shoot all day. We have been to each others homes and plan on a visit to Washington DC next Sept. It still gives me a warn feeling, a lump in my throat and a little tear. The facility was constructed between 1936 and 1938. In 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989 and 1992 the McGraw Kaserne was scene of the Bavarian Open Championships of Racquetball.[4]. First arriving at Krabbenlock Kaserne in early June, 1962, for about two months, then, TDY at Kelly Barracks in Stuttgart for about two months. After World War II it was renamed by the United States forces to Henry Kaserne in honor of Private Robert T. Henry. Click here to open 'USArmyGermany' frameset. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Infantry Division Winged Victory Division The Kaserne was used as a DP camp after the war and US Army took it over in 1950. 3rd Armored Divsion 23rd Enger Bn (Hanau, Germany) I have for years tried to find some of those that served with me but we have no common place to communicate. and I spent all my leave time driving around Europe. 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