Bayern-Kaserne

The site of the Bayern -Kaserne in May 2012

Location of the Bayern- Kaserne in Bavaria

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The Bayern -Kaserne is a former military property in Munich, which was built as part of the upgrade of the Wehrmacht 1936-1938 as General - Wever barracks for the Air Force. The barracks was sold to the City of Munich and is currently in liquidation. Currently, she serves as a bearing for refugee minors.

History

By 1945, the Wehrmacht were housed on the premises flak units. After the end of World War II, the area was taken over by the U.S. Army. The barracks was named Henry Barracks in honor of the 1944 fallen soldiers at Luchem Robert T. Henry. In the 1960s, units of the 24th Infantry Division ( Mechanized ) were stationed the U.S. 7th Army. 1968 granted the Americans the barracks. Since the takeover by the German Army on 9 October 1969, she leads the current name.

Stationed were in the facility until the early 1990s imputed troops of the former military area commands VI:

  • The 1st and 3rd Company of the Military Police Battalion 760 ( 1 / 760 and 3./FJgBtl )
  • The telecommunications company 760 ( FmKp 760 )
  • The supply company 760 ( NschKp 760 )
  • The repair company 760 ( InstKp 760) and
  • The Training Company Headquarters Service / military drivers 852 ( AusbKp StDst / MKF 852).

Also, were of the Territorial Brigade 56

  • The Infantry Battalion 561 ( PzGrenBtl 561 ) and
  • The Panzerartilleriebataillon 565 ( PzArtBtl 565 ) and
  • The supply company 560 ( NschKp 560) and
  • The repair company 560 ( InstKp 560)

Located in the barracks, as well as to 1992, the specialist training company Munich ( FachAusbKp MCH ) and from 1990 to 1994 the pioneer Training Battalion ( PiLehrBtl ) 220

And by the Territorial Brigade 66

  • The Infantry Battalion 661, a device unit.

For the training of military drivers were included in the property, the driving school Munich Group 6, the medical service supply took place in medical field 65/20, in which a dental group was housed.

1994 moved into the from the 1st Mountain Division and the former Military District Command VI collapsed Military District Command VI / 1st Mountain Division barracks, in the Military District Command IV 2001 - South Germany came up. Similarly, the Land Command Bavaria ( LKdoBY ), the Catholic and Protestant military Dean's Office and the Bundeswehrfachschule-/Zivile were stationed and continuing education support center B Munich ( BwFachS-/ZAW-BeSt B MCH) in the barracks. The latter is since 2006, the successor institution to the 2005 in Luitpold barracks and subsequently housed in the Bayern -Kaserne Training Company Fach-/Fachschulausbildung Munich. This arose again in 1992 from the merger of specialist training company Munich with the Munich Technical College company.

Location and Ownership

The barracks area covers an area of ​​48 hectares and is located in the north of Munich (district Freimann ) south of Heidemannstraße.

Parts of the property has been leased before the site was sold in late 2007 by the Society for development, procurement and operation of the City of Munich; the last military facilities have left the area by the end of 2011.

Use as a refugee camp

After withdrawal of the military unaccompanied minor refugees were housed in the Bayern -Kaserne, in March 2013 there were about 140 teenagers. The living conditions are precarious, over 140 young people from different countries live together in a small space. You will receive only a minimal social care and there are often clashes with the security guards.

Walther Wever (general) 24th Infantry Division (United States) United States Army Europe Panzergrenadier 1st Mountain Division (Bundeswehr)
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