Robinson Barracks
The Robinson Barracks are a military base of the US armed forces on the Burgholzhof in the north of Stuttgart . In contrast to the other two US military locations in Stuttgart, Patch Barracks and Kelley Barracks , they are now used purely as residential quarters.
The name Robinson Barracks goes back to James E. Robinson Jr. (1918-1945), a United States Army officer who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his services in World War II .
history
The military use of the area began in 1927 with the construction of a parade ground for the infantry of the Reichswehr . In 1934, the adjacent Burgholzhof estate , which gave the Burgholzhof district its name, was demolished and the Flanders barracks built. After the Second World War , the US military first used the barracks as a warehouse for displaced persons , and from 1948 the Robinson Barracks were built there.
In 1993, the USA gave up the southern part of the area on which the actual barracks and parade ground were located, which made urban development possible in the area. From 1996 to 2006, the new Burgholzhof district with around 3000 residents was built there.
The grenadier barracks, which was also used by the Americans and was located immediately north of the Robinson Barracks in Stuttgart-Rot , was demolished in 2000, with the exception of a building which is now the location of the federal examination office in Stuttgart.
Facilities
In addition to a primary school , a library and several sports fields, there are u. a. also a furniture store , liquor store , hairdresser and video store .
Since 2013 AFN Stuttgart has been broadcasting the radio program for US soldiers from a newly established studio complex . Before that, the Robinson Barracks were the location of the radio station until 1993.
The Robinson Barracks include a 40 meter high directional radio tower made of steel framework construction, which can be seen in large parts of Stuttgart.
Whereabouts
The Youth Council Stuttgart suggested early in 2016 that the city of Stuttgart to negotiate the land to create housing for students and refugees.
See also
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 48 ° 49 ′ 17 ″ N , 9 ° 11 ′ 16 ″ E