Man, that sure does bring back some memories! I swear, the room you went into at 2:42 seems like it may have been mine back in 1985! Thank you for posting this!
Das SS Kaserne(barracks) was built between 1933-36 according to Historical Data, and according to former Waffen-SS Sergeant Herr Bauer who was a Tailor within C-Battery 17th Artillery when I served in Charlie Battery and, later, 3rd Battalion 17th Artillery Personnel Office. My 3year Army Tour in Bavaria allowed me to travel On Leave several times in Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland and to enjoy Bavaria's, over 300 year old, Food and Spirits Standards. That Parade Field was Steel Girder supported with a Motor Pool, Runway to the Airfield, Marshaling Area, and Firing Range UNDERNEATH IT! Yes, I ate in the Mess Hall when pressed for time. But, evenings had me visiting many Gasthaus around Nurnberg AND at 7th ARMY and BUNDESWEHR Training/Tactics area set up AROUND the Small Village of Vilseck. Yes! years of great memories there for me too.
Thank you for the memories. That room must have been my room too. I remember the window that opened onto the quad. It housed 2ACR medics in 1982 - 1983. But it was only a mailstop. We were either in Graf, Wilflicken, Hohenfells, or Sectors 3 -17 and Southern Bavarian Command on die Grenze. Great you got this for posterity. Take me back.
One time I went up in the attic and it was so loaded with pigeon crap I figured we could have used it for MOPP and Hazmat training. It was like 4 feet deep.
One thing missing that I have photos of is the brick wall on the inside near the HQ parade area that had massive bullet holes in it, where allegedly the SS took target practice on live victims brought-up from the city. Also, underneath the Chapel carpet were leftover white and black inlaid tiles that contained Swastikas that I am sure were torn out of the place before the US Army unassed it for the last time. We used to surreptitiously lift the carpet and steal glances.
B battery 3/17 1975 to 1978. At minute 14 ,I recognize that very room as our first Sergeant's room that I reported to in September ' 75. Barracks look very similar. No elevators back then.
