Reese barracks

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United StatesUnited States Reese barracks
Entrance to the former Reese barracks

Entrance to the former Reese barracks

country Germany
today Culture Park West
local community Augsburg warrior
Coordinates : 48 ° 23 '  N , 10 ° 52'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 22 '40 "  N , 10 ° 51' 48"  E
Opened 1934 to 1939
owner Private
Old barracks names
Arras barracks
Panzerjäger barracks

Somme barracks

German EmpireWar Ensign of Germany (1938–1945) .svg
Reese barracks (Bavaria)
Reese barracks

Location of the Reese barracks in Bavaria

The Reese barracks (English: Reese Barracks ) was a military shelter in the Augsburg district of Kriegshaber . It was created after the Second World War from the amalgamation of the Arras , Panzerjäger and Somme barracks located on the former parade ground in Kriegshaber . It is named after William James Reese , a carrier of the Medal of Honor , which in August 1943 in Sicily , the conquest of enemy support point had significantly contributed lead and was there much.

After the end of the barracks, the Kulturpark West , a facility for various cultural events, and Reese Park , a residential area with a large green area, were built on the spacious site .

history

time of the nationalsocialism

In the period of National Socialism from 1933 onwards, Augsburg became an important military location again due to the armament of the Wehrmacht . The city soon became the seat of the command of the 27th Infantry Division , one infantry and one artillery regiment, one anti-tank department, as well as an army supply camp and air force units . To accommodate them, seven barracks complexes were built between 1934 and 1939, including the Somme barracks on Sommestraße in 1934 and 1935 , the predecessor of the Reese barracks.

US occupation

The Augsburg Wehrmacht - barracks remained in the Second World War , unlike the civilian residential areas largely undamaged, so they by the American occupation forces were immediately adopted as accommodation. Housing estates such as Centerville and Cramerton were built around the barracks for the families of the US soldiers. A US high school and a night club and casino were built on the site itself . The US Army used the Reese barracks until 1993/94.

Current usage

Abraxas Culture House (formerly Recreation Center)

Today the land is leased by the owner ( Federal Property Office ).

Culture Park West

In the former officers' mess that among Americans as a Recreation Center was used, which is Kulturhaus Abraxas housed. The adjoining theater hall was converted into the Reese Theater. The “Kulturpark West” with artist studios and band practice rooms was built on Sommestraße. A discotheque of the same name opened in the former canteen, which then moved to another building on the site, but kept the name canteen until it also vacated this building in 2019.

The existing baseball field was the home of the Augsburg baseball club "Augsburg Gators" until the Reese Park was built.

Reese Park

Reese Park (under construction)

Most of the other buildings on the site of the former Reese barracks were demolished. The “Reese Park” is currently being built on top of it, with parks and new residential developments. Seven new streets were built there, named after the following people:

  • Annegert-Fuchshuber-Weg, after Annegert Fuchshuber (1940–1998), children's book illustrator
  • Emil-Esche-Weg, after Emil Esche (1896–1948), church painter
  • Karl-Radinger-Weg, after Karl Radinger (1912–1966), church painter
  • Leni-Hirsch-Weg, after Leni Hirsch (1920–1992), was committed to caring for disabled and elderly citizens
  • Reeseallee, after James W. Reese (see above)
  • Rose-Oehmichen-Weg, after Rose Oehmichen (1901–1985), actress and co-founder of the Augsburger Puppenkiste
  • Sepp-Mastaller-Straße, after Sepp Mastaller (1915-2004), sculptor

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ City of Augsburg: "War and Peace" - Open Monument Day 2005, p. 4f ( Memento from February 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ).
  2. Street names for the Reese area are given by Geodatenamt - Augsburg - B4B Schwaben . ( b4bschwaben.de ).