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 2. De La Police Kaserne (KB) |
| 1980 Topographical maps of Worms and surrounding area. These maps are reproduced from the "U.S. Military Installation Atlas" published by the 37th Transportation Group in 1980. Click on the thumbnail to view a larger format of the same map. Click here for a list of the installations. |
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| 1980 Map showing U.S. installations within Worms City. Click on the thumbnail to view a larger format of the same map. INSTALLATIONS: 1. Taukkunen Barracks 2. Thomas Jefferson Village 3. Police Kaserne 4. Engineer Kaserne 5. Motor Pool 6. Auto Crafts Shop area |
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1980s Map showing remote sites within the Worms Military Community area of responsibility. Click on the thumbnail to view a larger format of the same map. Click here for a list of the installations. |
 Remote Sites in the Worms MilCom area |
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 1. The radio station with Lohnsfeld on the far left (KB) |
 2. View from road coming from Lohnsfeld (KB) |
 3. Site gate (KB) |
 4. Looking west (KB) |
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 5. Main building (KB) |
 6. Generator building (KB) |
 7. Sleeping quarters (KB) |
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More of George Payne's photos can be seen on his brother's website. |
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 1. Main gate, Weierhof Kaserne, prob 1953 (KB) |
 2. Main gate (KB) |
 3. Post theater, EM Club and other service facilities ... (KB) |
 4. Community service buidling (KB) |
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 5. Identified as Building "H" (KB) |
 6. Was this the former School building? (KB) |
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 Weierhof facilities: (A) Photos #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 (B) Photo #6 Click on map for Google Map sat view  |
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A BIT OF TAUKKUNEN BARRACKS HISTORY
Taukkunen Barracks is the hub of the Community where 95 percent of the American workforce are located during duty hours. The installation was built by the Germans in 1897 and was first known as "Kaserne 118", named for the 118th Infantry Regiment stationed here before World War I. During World War II the name was changed to "Kemmel Kaserne" in commemoration of the Kemmel Battlefield near Arras, France. The name was changed again after the war to "Foch Kaserne" in honor of French General Foch who, at the time, was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces. The kaserne was renamed "Taukkunen Barracks" in 1956 for U. S. Army Staff Sergeant Ernest Taukkunen who was assigned to the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment, 2d Armored Division. SSG Taukkunen was posthumously decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross for heroic accomplishments during WW II.
In less than 100 years Taukkunen Barracks has garrisoned soldiers of the German, French, and United States armies. Among the many U. S. Army units that have been garrisoned in Worms, two major Army commands have been headquartered here since U. S. Forces obtained area jurisdiction. The U. S. Theater Army Support Command, Europe (TASCOM) was headquartered here from April 1967 until June 1974 when the U. S. Army Strategic Communications Command, Europe (STRATCOM) relocated from Schwetzingen, Germany and was redesignated Headquarters, 5th Signal Command, a subordinate unit of the U. S. Army Communications Command.
THOMAS JEFFERSON VILLAGE
The family housing area and bachelor officers' quarters are located in Thomas Jefferson Village. Commonly referred to as "TJV" or "The Village", the residential area is a village in every sense of the word. The Village is located less than half a mile from Taukkunen Barracks and is about a 10-15 minute walk from Taukkunen. Many facilities such as the commissary, Army Community Services Center and the TJV Nursery are conveniently located in the Community Building on the corner of Bebelstrasse and Von Steuben Strasse. Also located in TJV is the Worms Officers' and Civilians' Open Mess and the Dependent Youth Activities Center, as well as the Worms American Elementary School.
LA POLICE KASERNE
This kaserne is located between the streets of Erenburger, Liebenauer and Hochheimer and houses a signal support center and the American Preschool. The Worms City Police occupied the kaserne until WW II when the French Army moved in and renamed it "La Police Kaserne". In July 1951 the U. S. Army arrived and took over the kaserne.
ENGINEER KASERNE
The Engineer Kaserne was built in October 1954 as a model kaserne for all other engineer facilities on military installations throughout Europe. It was built at its location because of the proximity to the railroad and coal yard, which are no longer used.
THE WEIERHOF/NORTH POINT SUBCOMMUNITY
The Weierhof/North Point subcommunity became a part of the Worms military community in 1976.
A BIT OF WEIERHOF/NORTH POINT HISTORY
The Weierhof housing area was built in the late 1940s. Although there are no official documents to verify the story, it is said that General George Patton and his troops were one of the first U. S. Army units to stay in Weierhof during World War II. At the end of the war, American forces were given confiscation rights and subsequently claimed the Weierhof school which was used as a German Army training school prior to and during WW II. In 1954 an agreement was made between the U. S. Army and German officials to return the school to the city of Weierhof in exchange for constructing permanent quarters and recreational facilities at the Kriegsfeld Army Depot (North Point). Construction work was initiated on the depot in 1954 and was completed in March, 1955. Married personnel reside in quarters at Weierhof or on the local economy, and single enlisted personnel have billeting accommodations on the depot.
by Staff Sgt. Bob Baldi
The consolidation of the Mannheim and Worms military communities has brought many new units, personnel and facilities to the Mannheim Military Community.
Located entirely within the German Federal State of Rheinland Pfalz, the Worms Military Community encompassed 15 units and 28 separate installations within a geographical region of 525 square miles.
Approximately 7,500 soldiers, family members and civilian employees compose what was formally the Worms Military Community. Roughly one half of the population resides in the immediate vicinity of the City of Worms. The remainder live and work in the Weierhof Sub-Community or one of its 12 remote sites.
The major installation in Worms proper is Taukkunen Barracks, host to the 5th Signal Command Headquarters and several other smaller elements.
A small installation, Taukkunen Barracks has limited support activities such as a small exchange, pick-up point, garage, Class Six store, NCO-EM Club, gymnasium and bowling alley.
The commissary, bank, outdoor recreation, Officers and Civilians Club and additional exchange facilities are located at Thomas Jefferson Village, the community's largest military housing area. Aside from Thomas Jefferson Village. or TJV as it is known to area residents, there are several leased housing areas spread throughout the region, including Osthofen, Rheinduerkheim, Monsheim, Albisheim and Einselthum.
The Weierhof Sub-Community is located approximately 30 kilometers west of the City of Worms. It is the area's second largest housing area, hosting such additional activities as a dental clinic, post office, small exchange, craft shop, library, transit billets, youth activity and a community club.
The Weierhof Sub-Community supports logistical needs for numerous air defense, communications and ordnance units located at remote sites. The largest of the isolated sites is Kriegsfeld Ammunition Depot, also known as North Point.
North Point hosts two ordnance and one military police company. The sprawling site offers a gymnasium, a barbershop-bookstore, a small exchange, a library, a video rental concession, a recreation center and an all-ranks community club.
At the other end of the spectrum, sites such as Austin Relay and Lohnsfeld offer very limited amenities and are characterized by their extremely isolated locations. In addition to the government-owned housing in Weierhof, American servicemembers and their families reside in leased housing in the towns of Marnheim, Rockenhausen and Dannenfels.
Among the seven manned remote sites, Gruenstadt Industrial Depot is perhaps the must unique. Employing hundreds of workers in numerous service and manufacturing operations, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service depot serves the needs of DoD and State Department personnel throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
The facility boasts a meat packing plant, an ice cream packaging operation, a small appliance and watch repair shop and the largest commercial bakery in Europe.
by Spec. Victoria Miguel
WEIERHOF, Germany -- Remote (ri mot') adj. 1. distant in space; far off; far away; 2. far away and hidden; secluded. This definition, given by "Webster's New World Dictionary," perfectly describes Weierhof subcommunity and its remote sites.
The subcommunity currently encompasses approximately 1,000 military personnel and 800 family members. These residents live in leased and government quarters, dispersed among a number of small towns and villages in the area.
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Weierhof and Kriegsfeld have a few recreational facilities, such as; an arts and crafts shop, an auto craft shop, a wood shop, a gym, a bowling center and libraries. However, the residents of these sites have a long distance to travel in order to take care of important tasks, as well as to take part in some of the more enjoyable aspects of life, such as theaters and large PX's.
That's why they call a remote, "distant, far off, far away and secluded.".
History of Kemmel Kaserne/Taukkunen Barracks - in German only; go to the "Fotos und Grundriss aus dem Jahre 1999" link to see photos of the conversion.
Kriegsfeld Special Weapons Depot - North Point - Ron Buckholz has a web site that focuses on the special weapons depot at Kriegsfeld and the units that operated the depot. Great photos and several newsletters.