Caserne de Lattre-de-Tassigny
The Caserne de Lattre-de-Tassigny is a barracks in Metz . It is named after the French general Jean de Lattre de Tassigny . The original name was: "Prince Friedrich Karl-Kaserne", which was separated into two parts by what was then Nanziger Strasse (today Avenue de Lattre-de-Tassigny) and the eastern part of which was also called "Bayern Kaserne", as the royal barracks here . bay. 4th Infantry Regiment "King Wilhelm von Württemberg" was housed.
Historical
From a military point of view, Metz was an extremely important strategic point for the German Empire , which had to be secured after the acquisition. Immediately after Alsace-Lorraine fell to Germany, the military authorities began to upgrade the city militarily. Great efforts were made to build new barracks in addition to the fortifications and thus to enlarge the garrison . The strength of the troops permanently stationed here ranged between 15,000 and 20,000 men of all branches of service, only to grow 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 buildings were erected at the end of the 19th century to accommodate troops of the newly formed XVI. Take up Army Corps . The barracks were separated by Nanzigerstrasse (today's Avenue de Lattre-de-Tassigny ). The western part is now the Caserne de Lattre-de-Tassigny , the eastern part as "Collège Barbot" part of the "Lycée Georges de la Tour" of the "Académie de Nancy-Metz".
- → see also: Bayern Kaserne .
use
Until 1919 German troops were in the barracks, which after the loss of Alsace-Lorraine passed to the French army. During the Second World War , the property was used by the Wehrmacht between 1940 and 1944 . Taken again in 1945 by the French army, the IT office (Direction interarmées des réseaux d'infrastructure et des systèmes d'information - DIRISI) of the French armed forces is located here . Coordinates: 49 ° 6 ′ 41 ″ N , 6 ° 10 ′ 3 ″ E
Individual evidence
- ↑ 20 more were added to the four existing ones from the French period
- ^ René Bour, Histoire de Metz , 1950, p. 227.
- ^ L'Express , numéro | 2937, du 18 au 24 octobre 2007, dossier "Metz en 1900", Philippe Martin de l'université de Nancy 2.
- ↑ François Roth, Metz annexée à l'Empire anglais: 1871-1918 , (. You François-Yves Le Moigne), Histoire de Metz , Privat, Toulouse, 1986 (S. 362)
- ^ Structurae.de , article Poste principale , année 1893.