USAREUR - Cities - Bad Toelz

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U.S. ARMY INSTALLATIONS - BAD TÖLZ

MAPS

Installation Maps

1. Flint Kaserne, Bad Tölz, late 1980s (169 KB)

2. Kimbro Barracks, Murnau, late 1950s (262 KB)

3. Prinz Heinrich Kaserne, Lenggries, late 1950s (108 KB)

1960s Topographical maps of Bad Tölz and surrounding area. Legend: 1. Prinz Heinrich Kaserne, Lenggries 2. Flint Kaserne, Bad Tölz 3. Bad Tölz AAF 4. Dependent Housing Area Click on the thumbnail to view a larger format of the same map.
1960s Topographical maps of Murnau and surrounding area. Click on the thumbnail to view a larger format of the same map.	Murnau Topo (KB)

PHOTOS

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Bad Tölz

Google Maps (2006) -
Flint Ksn

A. SS-Junkerschule Tölz, pre 1945

1. Aerial view of Flint Kaserne, 1945

2. Aerial view of Flint Kaserne, 1950
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3. Aerial view of Flint Kaserne, 1990

4. Aerial of Flint Ksn and Dependent HA, mid 1950s

5. Bad Tölz Dependent Housing, mid 1950s

6. Main Gate, Flint Kaserne, mid 1950s

7. 10th SF Group on parade at Flint, mid 1950s

8. Members of 10th SFG walk in the snow towards the main gate

9. Inside of Flint Kaserne, early 1960s

10. Flint Kaserne, 1950

11. Main gate, late 1950s (91 KB)

12. AAF and Family Housing (KB)

13. Tower and hangars (KB)

14. Close up (KB)

15. Wooden hangar (KB)

16. (KB)

Lenggries

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Prinz Heinrich Ksn

A. Jäger Kaserne, pre WWII (55 KB)

B. Prinz Heinrich Kaserne, pre WWII (86 KB)

C. Jäger Kaserne, pre WWII (51 KB)

D. Prinz Heinrich Kaserne, pre WWII (71 KB)

E. PHK main gate pre WWII (KB)

F. PHK main gate pre WWII (KB)

1. Prinz Heinrich Kaserne seen from the Kogelberg, early 1950s (88 KB)

2. Zoomed image of photo #1 (162 KB)

3. Quartermaster School headquarters building, Bldg 201 (93 KB)

4. Student Company A, Bldg 205, center and on right (73 KB)

5. Bldg 213 (69 KB)

6. Student Company C, Building 203 (84 KB)

6. QM soldiers in front of the PX building (91 KB)

Murnau

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Kimbro Ksn

1. Kimbro Kaserne, Murnau, late 1950s

2. Kimbro Kaserne, Murnau, c. 1958

3. Murnau O' Club, Schloss Neu Eggling, 1969

HISTORIES & MISC. INFORMATION

(Source: The "Kaserne" at Bad Tölz, Third US Army Headquarters, probably published in 1946)

The kaserne at Bad Tölz was designated as the Headquarters for Third US Army in May 1945. On 23 May 1945, Third US Army Headquarters (Fwd) moved from Regensburg, where it had been located on VE-Day, to the kaserne. The new headquarters area consisted of approximately 40 acres that formerly had been occupied by a German "Junkerschule."

This installation was considered to be one of the finest military posts in Bavaria.The main building consisted of some 900 rooms built in the shape of a quadrangle building, and it afforded such facilities as offices, barracks, messes, chapel, theater and post exchange. Other facilities within the headquarters area included laundry, gymnasium, indoor swimming pool, athletic field, stable, riding hall, and motor pool.

Third Army headquarters was located at Bad Tölz until April 1946, when it moved to Heidelberg.

During Third Army's stay in Bad Tölz it was assigned the general mission of occupying the German Land (state) of Bavaria.

(Source: The Grape Leaf, sometime in 1953)

Flint Kaserne, Bad Toelz was the site of Headquarters, 1st (Inf) Division, from September 1946 until January 1951.

The kaserne was occupied by Headquarters, Special Troops, and 3rd Bn, 169th Inf Regt, of the 43rd Division, from October 1951 until the summer of 1952 when the regiment moved to Nuernberg.

Related Links:
Prinz Heinrich Kaserne, Lenggries. A great website hosted by the German Luftwaffe, in German. The Kaserne is scheduled for closure in 2003. A Farewell Tatoo will be held on 28/29 June, 2002 at Lenggries. Many wonderful photos from the various periods of the Kaserne's history. The American period (1945 - 1970) is covered on Page 5 of the photo series.