ERNIST LUDWIG KASERNE

Darmstadt Germany 

The Ernst Ludwig Kaserne on Eschollbrücker Straße, which no longer exists today, was built in 1937/1938 for the Wehrmacht. It served as accommodations for an infantry battalion and was named after the last reigning Grand Duke Ernst-Ludwig of Hesse and Rhine (1868 – 1937). It was surrounded by forest. The barracks area had been laid out as a rectangular complex with a central square. After the Second World War, the kaserne was taken over by the US Army. The U.S. Army stationed the 94th Engineer Battalion there. The kaserne in 1992.

WILLIAM O. DARBY KASERNE

WILLIAM O. DARBY KASERNE FÜRTH GERMANY

Col William O. Darby

The guy the place was named for. William O. Darby was a career United States Army officer who fought in World War II, where he was killed in action in Italy. He was posthumously promoted to brigadier general. Darby led the famous Darby’s Rangers, which evolved into the United States Army Rangers.

WILLIAM O. DARBY ARCHIVED GUESTBOOK KASERNE FÜRTH

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