Anderson Barracks

Anderson Barracks
	Anderson Barracks
country	Germany
today	federal agency for Real Estate tasks
local community	Nierstein
Coordinates :	49 ° 51 ' N , 8 ° 18' E Coordinates: 49 ° 50 '59 " N , 8 ° 17' 38" E
Opened	1953
owner	federal agency for Real Estate tasks
Old barracks names
Formerly stationed units
8th Infantry Division (United States) : ; 1st Armored Division , ; 123rd Main Support Battalion	United States Army
Location of the Anderson Barracks in Rhineland-Palatinate

The Anderson Barracks ( APO 09332) was a barracks of the US armed forces from 1953 to the end of 2009 near the municipality of Dexheim in Rhine-Hesse . The approximately 75 hectare barracks area with residential, supply and administration buildings as well as sports and military facilities is located in the urban area of Nierstein ( district Schwabsburg) on the federal highway 420 between Dexheim and Köngernheim . The Federal Agency for Real Estate Tasks (BImA) has been the owner since 2010 .

history

Military use

Above the main entrance gate, the Welcome to Anderson Barracks / Dexheim / Home of the "Mighty Main!" framed by the two coats of arms of the 1st US Armored Division and the 123rd Main Support Battalion Forging Onward (green coat of arms with a baker's oven).

The barracks belonged to the 8th US Infantry Division of the United States Army , which was stationed in Bad Kreuznach . Further US military units were located in Kaiserslautern, Mainz, Wiesbaden, Frankfurt am Main and Heidelberg.

"Support battalion bids Dexheim adieu: DEXHEIM, Germany - The 123rd Main Support Battalion, created during World War II, nicknamed the" Mighty Main "and based in Dexheim for the past 16 years, has been inactivated.

At a ceremony Thursday at Anderson Barracks, the unit's colors were cased, the fifth time the battalion has been inactivated since it was constituted in January 1942, the Army said. The ceremony was followed by a Texas-style barbecue for base personnel and their German guests.

The 123rd MSB has been based in Europe since 1971.

Battalion officials said the unit will reactivate at Fort Bliss , Texas, though no specifics were given. When it does stand back up, it will be known as the 123rd Brigade Support Battalion.

As recently as two years ago, the 123rd MSB had more than 900 soldiers in its ranks. By last week, that number had dipped below 200, according to Lt. Col. Dale Critzer, the battalion commander. The remaining soldiers should depart over the next few weeks.

The Army intends to hold onto Anderson Barracks for the time being, though no long-term plans have been announced. "

- Stars and Stripes : June 11, 2007

Anderson Barracks 501st Military Intelligence Battalion (?) 123rd Main Support Battalion Family Housing
Dexheim Fam Hsg, Dexheim, US Army; Dexheim Missile Fac, Dexheim, US Army

Reuse

After the withdrawal of the American armed forces in 2009, the site was handed over to BImA. At that time, the site still had a good infrastructure, but has since been ravaged by metal thieves and vandalism and fell into disrepair. Since spring 2013, a forwarding company has been using the space to park new cars that had previously been parked in the Mainz customs and inland port . Since then, the site has been guarded by a security service.

In July 2015, plans for a "Rhein-Selz-Park" on the site were announced. Among other things, this one off - test track arise. The site could thus become a large leisure residence. Residents of the neighboring district of Schwabsburg fear noise pollution.