Caserne Grandmaison

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Tivoli barracks, then Barracks Grandmaison

The barracks Grandmaison , (originally Tivoli barracks ) was a former infantry - barracks in Metz . It was built by the German Empire during the time when Alsace-Lorraine was part of Germany. The property is located in the south of the “Queuleu” district.

Historical

From a military point of view, Metz was an extremely important strategic point for the German Empire that had to be secured after the acquisition. The military authorities therefore immediately set about upgrading the city militarily after Alsace-Lorraine fell to Germany. Great efforts were made to build new barracks next to the fortifications and thus to enlarge the garrison. The strength of the troops permanently stationed here was between 15,000 and 20,000 men of all branches of service, increasing to 25,000 men before the beginning of the First World War . During a visit on the occasion of a tour of the construction work in the city and at the Gürtel forts, Kaiser Wilhelm II said:

"Metz and his army corps are a pillar for the Prussian military in Germany, designed to ensure peace in Germany and also in Europe."

Construction and location

The 14 buildings were built in the years up to 1902 on the site of the former domain "Tivoli" to house troops of the newly established XVI. Take up Army Corps . The total area of ​​the barracks was 3.5 hectares .

use

After completion, the 1st Battalion of the Metz Infantry Regiment No. 98 moved here permanently. In 1919 the “Tivoli barracks” was taken over by the French army and renamed “Caserne Grandmaison”. In 1930 a battalion of the 151 e régiment d'infanterie de ligne and in 1935 the 4th battalion of the 18 e régiment de transmissions (telecommunications regiment) were quartered here. During the Second World War , the German Wehrmacht used the barracks one last time. Then the French telecommunications moved in again and remained stationed here until the 1950s. The buildings were then only used as a military warehouse until it was abandoned on January 1, 1984 and sold for civilian use. A retirement home with a total of 55 rooms was installed in the two accommodation tracts, a type of redesign that is seen as groundbreaking for urban development.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 20 were added to the four existing ones from French times
  2. ↑ René Bour: Histoire de Metz . 1950, p. 227.
  3. ^ L'Express , numéro | 2937, du 18 au 24 octobre 2007, dossier “Metz en 1900”, Philippe Martin de l'université de Nancy 2.
  4. ↑ François Roth: Metz annexée à l'Empire anglais: 1871-1918 (dir François-Yves Le Moigne.), Histoire de Metz , Privat, Toulouse, 1986 S. 362nd
  5. ^ "Poste principale", année 1893. Structurae.de

Coordinates: 49 ° 5 ′ 53 "  N , 6 ° 11 ′ 45"  E