| 1940s Map of US facilities in downtown area of Munich. Click here for Key to Map Click on the thumbnail to view a larger format of the same map. |
 Munich (302 KB) |
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| 1960s Topographical map of Munich North and surrounding area. Probably around the late 1960s. Legend: 1. Warner Kaserne 2. Oberschleissheim Army Airfield 3. Will Kaserne Click on the thumbnail to view a larger format of the same map. |
 Munich North (319 KB) |
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Topographical map of Munich Center and surrounding area. Probably around the late 1960s. Legend: 1. Stetten Kaserne 2. Jensen Kaserne 3. Luitpold Kaserne 4. Peterson Kaserne 5. Henry Kaserne 6. Virginia Depot 7. Alabama Storage Area |
 Munich Center (335 KB) |
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Topographical map of Munich South and surrounding area. Probably around the late 1960s. Legend: 1. McGraw Kaserne 2. 98th Gen Hosp 3. Perlacher Forst Housing Area |
 Munich South (135 KB) |
 1. Munich Telephone Directory, 4 Nov 1946 |
 1. Munich Military Post Telephone Directory, 4 April 1948 |
 2. Munich District, SACOM Telephone Directory, 10 April 1954 |
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Click on thumbnail of newspaper to read the front page.
 1. The Munich American, 25 May 1951 (311 KB) |
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 A. SS Kaserne, Munich |
 B. SS Kaserne, Munich |
 C. SS Kaserne, Munich |
 D. SS Kaserne, Munich |
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 E. SS Kaserne, Munich |
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 1. McGraw Kaserne, 1950 Click here to supersize (493 KB) |
 2. Munich-Harlaching (KB) |
 3. Santa arrives at McGraw sn Dec 1957 (186 KB) |
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 4. McGraw Kaserne, 1963 (KB) |
 5. Von Steuben Hall, 1963 (KB) |
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 6. Alabama Depot (KB) |
 7. Virginia Depot, 2002 (KB) |
 8. Schwabinger Krankenhaus (KB) |
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 9. Jensen Bks, 1950s (KB) |
 10. Munich 1945 (147 KB) |
 11. Army Hospital Munich, 1960s |
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 12. Perlacher Forst Housing, 1957 |
 13. 98th Gen Hosp, Schwabing, 1953 |
 14. 98th Gen Hosp, Schwabing, 1953 |
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| Bad Aibling | ||||
 1. Bad Aibling Station, 1990s |
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| Dachau | ||||
 A. SS Übungslager, Dachau |
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 1. Eastman Barracks and the former Dachau Concentration Camp, 1950s (282 KB) |
 2. Eastman Barracks, 1950s |
 3. Dachau Kaserne, 2002 |
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 A. Jäger Kaserne, Degerndorf |
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 1. Airfield Hqs Bldg (KB) |
 2. Building attached to the maintenance hangar  (KB) |
 3. Maintenance hangar on north side (KB) |
 4. Another view of the hangar (KB) |
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 5. Motor pool  (KB) |
 6. Inside the motor pool building (KB) |
 7. Control tower and ops building  (KB) |
 8. Old Luftwaffe building (KB) |
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 9. South hangars (KB) |
 10. South hangars (KB) |
 11. Inside one of the south hangars (KB) |
 12. Another hangar - maybe number 9 (KB) |
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 13. West hangars  (KB) |
 14. Inside one of the west hangars (KB) |
 15. Inside of the maintenance hangar (KB) |
 16. (KB) |
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 17. (KB) |
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 18. Old maintenance hangar (KB) |
 19. Control tower (KB) |
 20. West hangars (KB) |
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| Starnberg | ||||
 1. Officers Yacht Club, 1953 (KB) |
 2. Officers Yacht Club, 1953 (KB) |
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| USAFE Air Bases | ||||
 1. Neubiberg AB, 1940s |
 2. Neubiberg AB, early 1950s |
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Little is know about the U.S. Army units in Oberwiesenfeld. In 1945 some C-47 were either stationed there or frequently visitors.
Around 1950/1955 a helicopter unit with H-19's was stationed there. (Some years ago I received a letter from a GI stationed at Oberwiesenfeld. Unfortunately this letter is still in one of my 30 unpacked packing cases. I'll see if I can find this letter ...)
The terminal building was used by Radio Liberty from 1953 until 1968.
In 1957 the U.S. Forces handed the airfield over to German authorities. It is not known, if only the aviation surface and control or the complete airfield area including barracks were released. (It might be of interest: the barracks near the airfield had no relation to aviation before 1945.) According to some contemporary witnesses, GIs were still on duty as guards at the perimeter fence of the area after 1957.
The airfield was finally closed in March 1968 and the terminal building blown up in August 1968. Later, the former airfield area was converted into the sports ground for the 1972 Olympic Games.
| TIMEFRAME | UNIT / COMMENTS | ||
| 10 Apr 1945 - 1946 | 925th Sig Co with Det A | ||
| Feb 1946 - Oct 1946 | 7th Inf ? | ||
| Jun 1946 - 1950 | U.S. Constabulary | ||
| 1 Jul 1946 | HHC CC "A" 4th ArmdDiv renamed HHT 2nd Con Bde; HQ Flight located in Oberwiesenfeld 1946 | ||
| 1946 | 925 Sig Co renamed EAD Signals Div ??? and relocated ???) (EAD = Erding Air Depot ???) | ||
| 24 Nov 1950 | 2nd Constabulary Bde inactivated. | ||
| 15 Dec 1952 | HQ Flight in Oberwiesenfeld | ||
| May 1955 | 5 Cessna L-19's stationed at Oberwiesenfeld, unit unknown |
The Cold War convinces the US of the necessity of stationing American troops in Germany on a long-term basis. Starting in 1947 and with the help of German civilians and prisoners-of-war, "Schleissheim Airfield" is (repaired and) chiefly used by transport (army aviation) units. The American army helicopter unit organizes its air and alpine rescue service for southern Bavaria from this base.
The soldiers' tour of duty at Schleissheim usually lasts only two years. Initially there is little fraternizing, but this changes with time. Many of the locals work as civilian employees at the field. Once a year the Americans hold an "open house" at the installation.
Inconveniencing of the local population due to air traffic noise reaches its peak in 1966/67 during the Vietnam War. At the American flying school located at Schleissheim at this time, the only one outside of the US, pilots are trained for service in Vietnam on some 100 helicopters (based at the school).
With the end of their active involvement in the Vietnam conflict, the US Army withdraws from Schleissheim. On May 31, 1973, the airfiled is officially turned over to the Federal Republic of Germany.
| TIMEFRAME | UNIT / COMMENTS | ||
| 29 Apr 1945 | 106th Cav Gp; 20th Armd Div; 180th Inf Regt (45th Inf Div); 45th Inf Div Arty; 171st FA Bn; 189th FA Bn; 106th AAA AW Bn SP; | ||
| 30 Apr 1945 | 157th Inf Regt | ||
| 8 May - 4 Oct 1945 | 816th Engr Avn Bn | ||
| 1945 | 925th Engr Avn Bn | ||
| Jul - 4 Oct 1945 | 11th QM Truck Co | ||
| 6 Sept - 4 Oct 1945 | 1012th Engr FF Pltn; 2008th QM Truck Co | ||
| 10 Sep 1945 - 15 Mar 1945 | 344th Bombardment Gp Hqs | ||
| 4 Oct 1945 - | 494th, 495th, 496th and 497th Bombardment Sqs; 8th Base Op Sq; 478th Air Sv Gp; Det of 21st Weather Sq; 720th Air Material Sq; 896th Air Engr Sq; 1520th QM Bn; 1901st QM Truck Co; 1948th QM Truck Co; 1995th QM Truck Co; 2019th QM Truck Co; 1605th Ord MAM Pltn | ||
| 16 Mar 1946 - | Det A, 70th Fighter Wing | ||
| 1947 | 1770th Labor Supervision Co (LSC) | ||
| 1948 | 1820th LSC; 1124th LSC | ||
| 1951 | 73rd LSC | ||
| ?? | 1605th LSC (MAM) | ||
| Jan 1956 - Dec 1958 | 48th Trans Co | ||
| 4 Mar 1956 | 587th Trans Co (Lt Hcptr) | ||
| May 1956 - Feb 1963 | 18th Trans Co (Lt Hcptr); 110th Trans Co (Lt Hcptr) | ||
| ?? | 661st Trans Co (Lt Hcptr) | ||
| Dec 1958 - Sep 1961 | 564th Trans Det; 571st Trans Det | ||
| 1959 - 1963 | 8th Trans Bn | ||
| 1961 | 329th Trans Det | ||
| 1961 - Apr 1963 | 91st Trans Co | ||
| 1962 | Avn Sec, 2nd HOW Bn, 37th FA (Bn located at Dachau Kaserne) | ||
| Jul 1962 - Sep 1972 | Btry A, 6th MSL Bn, 62nd Arty (HAWK tactical defense site) | ||
| ?? | D Troop, 9th Cav | ||
| 1965 | Co A, 24th Avn Bn (24th Inf Div) | ||
| 1968 | 7th Army Aviation Training Center |
Warner Field had no buildings or other infrastructure, only a mobile tower and a fire engine in the open landscape. It was used for training helicopter pilots.
American soldiers moved into the beautiful buildings in the SS-Übungslager and remained there for the next 28 years. The SS training camp was renamed the Eastman Barracks, and American soldiers were stationed here until 1973. The army garrison was then turned over to the Bavarian government and many of the buildings were torn down between 1978 and 1984.
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| AFN Munich | 15 Kaulbachstrasse | |
| Artillery Kaserne | Freising | |
| Class III Supply Point | Freiham | |
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| Erding Air Depot | 7485th Air Depot Wing | |
| Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base | 1807th AACS Wing | |
| Henry Kaserne | Kollwitzstrasse | |
| Jensen Barracks | Saarstrasse | 7th Army NCO Academy |
| Karlsfeld Ord Maint Depot (KOMD) | Aussere Dachauerstrasse | |
| Luitpold Kaserne | ||
| McGraw Kaserne | Tegernseer Landstrasse | SACom headquarters and many other units |
| Munich QM Depot (MQMD) | 130 Dachauerstrasse | 51st QM Base Depot |
 Alabama
Storage Area, MQMD |
Milbersthofen | Class II & IV supply point |
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Storage Area, MQMD |
Class I supply point | |
| Texas
Storage Area, MQMD |
Unterpfaffenhofen | Class III supply point |
| Munich Riem Airport | ||
| Neubiberg Air Base | 317th Troop Carrier Wing (Medium) | |
| Oberwiesenfeld Air Strip | Labor Service; airfield | |
| Peterson Kaserne | Lohengrinstrasse | Region IV, 66th CIC Gp |
| Schleissheim Sub-area | ||
| Stetten Kaserne | Schwere-Reiter-Strasse | |
| Vimy Kaserne | Freising | |
| Virginia Depot | ||
| Warner Airfield | Ingolstädterstrasse | |
| Warner Kaserne | Neuherbergstrasse | |
| Will Kaserne | Ingolstädterstrasse | |
| US Army Hospital | 1 Kölner Platz | 2nd Field Hosp |
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| A Co, 242nd QM Bn (DS) | Alabama Area | |
| Det, 522nd QM Co (Sup Depot) | Alabama Area | |
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| 2nd HOW Bn, 37th FA | Dachau Ksn, Dachau | |
| HHB, 6th MSL Bn, 62nd AD | Dachau | |
| 78th Engr Co (Maint)(DS) | Dachau Ksn, Dachau | |
| 500th Ord Det | Dachau Ksn, Dachau | |
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| B Btry, 6th MSL Bn, 62nd AD | Erding | |
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| 3rd Engr Bn | Henry Ksn | |
| 3rd Bn, 19th Inf | Henry Ksn | |
| 1st Bn, 35th FA | Henry Ksn | |
| 3rd Bn, 70th Arm | Henry Ksn | |
| E Co, 724th Maint Bn | Henry Ksn | |
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| 13th MP Det (Crim Invest) | McGraw Ksn | |
| 26th AG Postal Base (Type O) | McGraw Ksn | |
| 42nd Med Co (Amb) | McGraw Ksn | |
| B Co, 102nd Sig Bn (MW RR) | McGraw Ksn | |
| 105th Fin Sec Disp | McGraw Ksn | |
| HHC, A, B Co, 508th MP Bn | McGraw Ksn | |
| US Army Garrison Munich | McGraw Ksn | |
| US Army SSU Munich | McGraw Ksn | |
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| A Co, 24th Avn Bn | Oberschleissheim Airfield | |
| A Btry, 6th MSL Bn, 62nd AD | Oberschleissheim | |
| 661st Trans Co (Lt Trans M&S) | Oberschleissheim Airfield | |
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| 2nd Field Hosp | Perlacher Forst | |
| 2nd Pat Holding Det | Perlacher Forst | |
| 483rd Med Det (Vet Food Insp) | Perlacher Forst | |
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| Aug, HHD, 2nd QM Gp | Texas Area | |
| HHC, 242nd QM Bn (DS) | Texas Area | |
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| 2nd Sq, 9th Cav | Warner Ksn | |
| 1st Bn, 21st Inf | Warner Ksn | |
| 22nd Ord Co (DS) | Warner Ksn | |
| HHC, 3rd Bde, 24th Inf Div | Warner Ksn | |
| HHD, 71st Ord Bn (M&S) | Warner Ksn | |
| 596th Trans Co (Lt Trk) | Warner Ksn | |
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| HHB, 10th AD Group | Will Ksn | |
| 3rd HOW Bn, 11th FA | Will Ksn | |
| HHB, 24th Inf Div Arty | Will Ksn | |
| 3rd Bn, 32nd Arm | Will Ksn | |
| 5th Med Bn, 32nd Arm | Will Ksn | |
| 1st Bn, 34th FA | Will Ksn | |
| 88th Med Det (Dent Sv) | Will Ksn | |
| Det 3, US Army Sig Spt Unit | Will Ksn | |
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| 503rd MI Co (Scty) | N/A | |
| AFN Munich | N/A | In the early days, AFN Munich's studio was located downtown in the Kaulbach Strasse; still there at this point? |
Warner Barracks was released to the Bundeswehr in xxxx and was redesignated as Ernst-von-Bergmann-Kaserne
Will Barracks was released to the Bundeswehr in xxxx and was redesignated as Fürst-Wrede-Kaserne
Henry Kaserne
- A place for veterans who served at HENRY KASERNE,
Munich, GermanyEastman Barracks, Dachau - A very informative website featuring the Dachau Concentration Camp and Memorial Site; includes some information on the post-war use of the former SS training camp which became Eastman Barracks and was used by the US Army until 1973
Warner Kaserne - very nice site by a 24th Inf Div veteran stationed at Warner in the 1960's.
Fursty Tree Movers - Exceptionally well designed website featuring USAFE units at Fürstenfeldbruck and Landsberg Air Bases in the 1950s.
Bavarian-Aviation-Historians - very nice site dedicated to the history of aviation in Bavaria. (Has pages in English, too.)
My Tour with the 11th Airborne Medical Battalion - a page on the wonderful 'Paratroopers of the 50s' web site; covers the medical battalion of the 11th ABN Div and Stetten Kaserne.