Graf Aswin Barracks
 Graf Aswin Barracks
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| country | Germany | ||
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| Coordinates : | 48 ° 55 ' N , 12 ° 43' E | ||
| Opened | 1958 | ||
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| Panzerpionierbataillon 4 Regional Staff Territorial Tasks East |
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Panzergrenadierbrigade 11 Engineer Brigade 50 Panzerjägerkompanie 560 Medical Command IV |
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Location of the Graf Aswin barracks in Bavaria |
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The Graf-Aswin-Kaserne is a barracks of the Army of the Bundeswehr in the town of Bogen in the Lower Bavarian district of Straubing-Bogen in the state of Bavaria .
history
In 1958, combat group B4 moved into the newly built barracks .
From the battle group B 4 went Panzergrenadierbrigade 11 "Bayerwald" out. In 1993 the Panzer Grenadier Brigade was disbanded. At the same time the Pioneer Brigade 50 ("Main-Danube") was set up.
After the Pioneer Brigade 50, which was disbanded in 2001, the Medical Command IV set up in the same year is the third command that has moved into the Graf-Aswin barracks. As part of the realignment of the Bundeswehr , the IV medical command was decommissioned on December 8, 2014.
Stationed units as of 2019
- Panzer Pioneer Battalion 4 (H)
- Regional Staff Territorial Tasks of the Federal Armed Forces East of the State Command Bavaria (SKB)
- other small offices
Naming
The barracks was for a Bogener named Earl, who distinguished himself by his bravery and ferocity and was considered "Böhm terror". Legend has it that he was also the founder of the well-known pilgrimage to the Bogenberg , the oldest Marian pilgrimage in Bavaria.
Site practice area
The on-site exercise area with an area of 72 hectares connects to the barracks in the south and lies between 328 m NN and 407 m NN. It lies exclusively in the area of the city of Bogen and is owned by the federal government. The majority (55%) is grassland with amelioration . The proportion of forest is 30%.
Individual evidence
- ^ Medical Command IV disbanded! Bundeswehr, December 8, 2014, archived from the original on March 20, 2015 ; accessed on March 1, 2015 .
- ↑ Location database . Retrieved May 24, 2017 .
- ↑ STANDARD DATA SHEET for special protection areas (SPA). (PDF) DE7042371. In: Official Journal of the European Communities. Retrieved October 3, 2014 .