65 years ago (1956-57), my dad was stationed at the Army airfield in Bindlach. The tall building on the left was family housing. We lived in that very building on the first floor, corner. I turned 5 April1956, and rode my Anchor two wheel German bike on the driveway between the buildings for the first time. I eventually rode all over the base. Attended the kindergarten & elementary school on base. They met in different buildings. The Enlisted barracks was near where we lived. We would rummage through the trash and find military patches from the tailor shop. In the winter, the snow plow piled up snow at the end of the driveway. At that time there were no buildings beyond the end of the drive, just a fence and open field. Had fun sledding down the snow pile. One day we watched some German workers digging in a ditch along the road (which led to one of the original entrances to the base, toward the right). One of the workers was using a handheld torch, and the fuel spilled and he caught his hand on fire. He shook it out, but his surprised reaction amused us. Between the two entrances to the base, there was a low stone wall. Possibly one shown in your video. We dug for bullet heads at the base of the wall. Possibly pointed 9mm. I was aware of Nazi activity during the war. My dad told us a lot, and how Hitler came to Bayreuth for the opera. I wondered if the bullet heads were evidence of something nefarious at the stone wall. There were bombed out buildings on the west end of the base. I recall crawling around in the debris looking for Nazi insignia on dishes. Never found any with Nazi symbols, just German trade marks. The buildings have been removed or covered up. My dad took me up in his L-19 Birddog one time, will never forget that. His job was to fly along the West German border during this period of the cold war. Wonderful memories. Thanks for the video.
I lived there from 88-91 and that’s the housing area with the balconies on them. When I lived there there were about 8 buildings with the stairwells. Across the street were the 4 plex with covered parking. Across from there was the barracks and the mailroom. I lived in the fourplex and could look at the commissary out of my back door and the dentac out of my front door.
I also want to add that I worked at the daycare center that was there and we brought the children up to the wall and painted it with flags and yellow ribbons etc to welcome the troops back from Desert Storm. I have fond memories of that place.
all the old barracks are gone, on post housing were like apartments, old barracks C-trp, B-trp, messhall A-trp, D-co, then HQ co !! I was there from 80-82 !!
When I was there in 198 to 1980, we used to run half marathons every Friday and Every payday. Remember turning down that concrete road on all those runs we made.
Your memory is correct, you started in family housing. There is a lot of new housing. As far as barracks the only one still standing is HOW BTRY and D Co. Lots of changes to the area.
I was a Red Legs Howitzer Battery Dude .Stationed there from 1985 to 87 .From watching your video ,I don't remember much .I Remember our Building along with Delta Company .I Remember the PX and the EM Club and the Guard Shack .Thanks for the Video it brought back memories of my early days in the US ARMY and Germany .
Thanks for the video guys! I was there 1967-1969 hq Troop training NCO for CPT Lednicky and LT Perry B Miller If my memory serves me right squadron headquarters was at the bottom of the hill where you turned left.. You're both right! It's a mixed bag of the old and new
what a memory trip back to 1952 when my future husband (ret CSM) was stationed there, having been stationed with the 2d AC in Auagsburg prior to his trf. Even though this video is my first glimpse of Christensen Barracks (we lived in Bayreuth) as my husband never took me there. I wonder if they were only barracks at the time and when did they start a housing are. I do not remember too much except having fond memories of that time in my live and just hearing about Bindlach brought them back. and right now, looking back at good times seems to be comforting compared to the relative seclusion and restrictions we must live with right now. Respectfully J. Babbie
@@kennyworth007 only wished that both my time and limited computer knowledge 5 yrs ago would have allowed me to enjoy it along with my husband, who would have loved it. thank you, you are being very kind. jo babbie
48 years ago come June I was assigned to this base nothing at all in your video looks familiar to me, although it has been close to 50 years since I was stationed there I do remember the barracks the mess hall since I was in company B, the helicopter squadron that was there at the time, and the long walk done to the motor pool where most of the service was done on the vehicles, we were a border patrol unit at that time going to camp Gates and Wieland at the time although my memories of these places have faded some, I may still have some pictures of the base if you are interseted, I heard the base was closed in the early '90's I served there from june of 73 to jan of 73
@@green4anon339 I was in Bravo in 86. We had to at least be familiar with each other. Who are you? What platoon were you in? I was in 1st Platoon. SFC Lay and Martin were my Platoon Sergeants.
Yep thats family housing , the only really recognizable structures remaining from the old but just modernized and very heavily armed 2nd ACR days when it was Christensen Barracks, a few other areas like HQ BLDG, the prior gym/library/photolab structure and at least one of the prior combat track vehicle parks more evident from Google maps overhead view. I still often recollect those young fit soldiers i worked with, never complained, they were tough and ready but the thing i remember the most were their ready smiles, great dedicated soldiers and handsome young men in their 20s, little wonder the German girls were so fond of them!
when I was there D-co had some repairs done to it and dug up a helmet with part of the guys skull in it, dug up the main street and found a nose to a ME 109 fighter and good old sam found a piece of a plate with the nazi eagle sitting on the swastika in gold leaf !!
Thanks for the video. The units at the beginning of your video look like the family housing I remember. My family and I lived off-base in Bindlach, but we hung out with friends in housing often. I was stationed there in 87 - 91 with HWB for two years and then C Troop for the remainder of my tour.
I was there a brat 70-74. There were five of those buildings in a row with the grade school at the end. We lived in apt D 1 which is first on bottom floor. Looks like in the plain building exactly. There was a hole under the fence we slid out to explore the countryside. Found a cliff where trash was dumped. There was a cave where an underground airport once lived and an abandoned tank in a field we used to play in. Also played in the tank and half tracks on the parade field by the airstrip. Went there at 8 yes old so I remember stuff well. Year after we left my 4th grade teacher Mr Vas was murdered I found for supposedly something to do with a child. We had constant terrorist threats, get outta the school, dogs sniffing. It was a cia hotbed. Troops did tank moves a lot and run and cover border patrols. Gypsies camped near there, Czech border we had guns on us where the road looped thru that country, dad stopped to take pics and they were in the tower aiming at us. We bailed and left em rubber samples all the way back to Germany. Many many memories besides!👍🇺🇸 I went Army and revisited a closed christianson barracks in 85 with dad.
Aw man this is crazy! Was there from 88-91 as a dependent in elementary school. Good times.
65 years ago (1956-57), my dad was stationed at the Army airfield in Bindlach. The tall building on the left was family housing. We lived in that very building on the first floor, corner. I turned 5 April1956, and rode my Anchor two wheel German bike on the driveway between the buildings for the first time. I eventually rode all over the base. Attended the kindergarten & elementary school on base. They met in different buildings. The Enlisted barracks was near where we lived. We would rummage through the trash and find military patches from the tailor shop. In the winter, the snow plow piled up snow at the end of the driveway. At that time there were no buildings beyond the end of the drive, just a fence and open field. Had fun sledding down the snow pile. One day we watched some German workers digging in a ditch along the road (which led to one of the original entrances to the base, toward the right). One of the workers was using a handheld torch, and the fuel spilled and he caught his hand on fire. He shook it out, but his surprised reaction amused us. Between the two entrances to the base, there was a low stone wall. Possibly one shown in your video. We dug for bullet heads at the base of the wall. Possibly pointed 9mm. I was aware of Nazi activity during the war. My dad told us a lot, and how Hitler came to Bayreuth for the opera. I wondered if the bullet heads were evidence of something nefarious at the stone wall. There were bombed out buildings on the west end of the base. I recall crawling around in the debris looking for Nazi insignia on dishes. Never found any with Nazi symbols, just German trade marks. The buildings have been removed or covered up. My dad took me up in his L-19 Birddog one time, will never forget that. His job was to fly along the West German border during this period of the cold war. Wonderful memories. Thanks for the video.
I lived there from 88-91 and that’s the housing area with the balconies on them. When I lived there there were about 8 buildings with the stairwells. Across the street were the 4 plex with covered parking. Across from there was the barracks and the mailroom. I lived in the fourplex and could look at the commissary out of my back door and the dentac out of my front door.
I also want to add that I worked at the daycare center that was there and we brought the children up to the wall and painted it with flags and yellow ribbons etc to welcome the troops back from Desert Storm. I have fond memories of that place.
I have the wall and the artwork in one of the Bindlach videos. As you can imagine, it's become quite faded over the years.
all the old barracks are gone, on post housing were like apartments, old barracks C-trp, B-trp, messhall A-trp, D-co, then HQ co !! I was there from 80-82 !!
When I was there in 198 to 1980, we used to run half marathons every Friday and Every payday. Remember turning down that concrete road on all those runs we made.
Your memory is correct, you started in family housing. There is a lot of new housing. As far as barracks the only one still standing is HOW BTRY and D Co. Lots of changes to the area.
Exactly! He kept insisting family housing was the troop barracks.
Great little memory run for me. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
I was a Red Legs Howitzer Battery Dude .Stationed there from 1985 to 87 .From watching your video ,I don't remember much .I Remember our Building along with Delta Company .I Remember the PX and the EM Club and the Guard Shack .Thanks for the Video it brought back memories of my early days in the US ARMY and Germany .
You are right... those are the family housing. The troop barracks were torn down and replaced.
That's what I was trying to tell him!
Lots of PT runs on that road and stumbling in the gate after drinking at Kellers 😎 😂
Thanks for the video guys! I was there 1967-1969 hq Troop training NCO for CPT Lednicky and LT Perry B Miller If my memory serves me right squadron headquarters was at the bottom of the hill where you turned left.. You're both right! It's a mixed bag of the old and new
PT was never complete without a trip to the grungle. Had to love ol smiley.
Shit, I remember Sergeant Smiley. You musta been in B Troop too!
@@kennyworth007 April of 85 to July of 87. Drove the 88 recovery vehicle and drove LT Brimmer for a while
what a memory trip back to 1952 when my future husband (ret CSM) was stationed there, having been stationed with the 2d AC in Auagsburg prior to his trf. Even though this video is my first glimpse of Christensen Barracks (we lived in Bayreuth) as my husband never took me there. I wonder if they were only barracks at the time and when did they start a housing are. I do not remember too much except having fond memories of that time in my live and just hearing about Bindlach brought them back. and right now, looking back at good times seems to be comforting compared to the relative seclusion and restrictions we must live with right now. Respectfully J. Babbie
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@kennyworth007 only wished that both my time and limited computer knowledge 5 yrs ago would have allowed me to enjoy it along with my husband, who would have loved it. thank you, you are being very kind. jo babbie
@@jobabbie3001 Thank you for your kind words.
A Trp, 1st Sq, 2nd ACR 1977 - 1979 Ground Surveillance Radar Section Leader. Last army location before ETS. Ah the fun times!
That is family housing. That purple house was where the Squadron commander and CSM lived.
48 years ago come June I was assigned to this base nothing at all in your video looks familiar to me, although it has been close to 50 years since I was stationed there I do remember the barracks the mess hall since I was in company B, the helicopter squadron that was there at the time, and the long walk done to the motor pool where most of the service was done on the vehicles, we were a border patrol unit at that time going to camp Gates and Wieland at the time although my memories of these places have faded some, I may still have some pictures of the base if you are interseted, I heard the base was closed in the early '90's I served there from june of 73 to jan of 73
I was in Bull troop from 86 until after the war..we deactivated there...best kept secret in the Army
I was in Bravo troop. Left late 86.
@@kennyworth007 kewl...were you a Kilo
@@green4anon339 Nope, Delta.
@@green4anon339 I was in Bravo in 86. We had to at least be familiar with each other. Who are you? What platoon were you in? I was in 1st Platoon. SFC Lay and Martin were my Platoon Sergeants.
I was in 4th platoon got there late 86
Yep thats family housing , the only really recognizable structures remaining from the old but just modernized and very heavily armed 2nd ACR days when it was Christensen Barracks, a few other areas like HQ BLDG, the prior gym/library/photolab structure and at least one of the prior combat track vehicle parks more evident from Google maps overhead view. I still often recollect those young fit soldiers i worked with, never complained, they were tough and ready but the thing i remember the most were their ready smiles, great dedicated soldiers and handsome young men in their 20s, little wonder the German girls were so fond of them!
We were adorable, damn it! Lol
That was family houses, I delivered the news paper Stars and Stripes there.
when I was there D-co had some repairs done to it and dug up a helmet with part of the guys skull in it, dug up the main street and found a nose to a ME 109 fighter and good old sam found a piece of a plate with the nazi eagle sitting on the swastika in gold leaf !!
One cold place ...
Yes 😊
I was born on Christensen Barracks in 1962. I would love to see it.
I have several videos of Christensen Barracks on my page. Enjoy!
Thanks for the video. The units at the beginning of your video look like the family housing I remember. My family and I lived off-base in Bindlach, but we hung out with friends in housing often. I was stationed there in 87 - 91 with HWB for two years and then C Troop for the remainder of my tour.
Hey Jim , We're you HWB's supply Sergeant ?
@@ericbothur6718 Yes, I was.
@@jimharger6742 I was in Maintenance..remember SFC Garcia ?
I do! Lots of good people and memories of HWB
I remember being there ‘89-‘90. Husband was SSG/SFC Lussier.
Sure has changed…
That place has changed a bit in the 32 or so years when I last saw that place. C Troop 89-91.
I was in C Troop 90-91.
I was in C Trp then, too. Went to Desert Storm with Charlie Troop.
@@jimharger6742 I was the comm guy. Sgt. Camacho was the comm sgt. I was an E3 then an E4 after we got back from Desert Storm.
I remember SGT Camacho. He liked to drink Tabasco sauce right from the bottle. Remember that? LOL!
@@jimharger6742 yes he did. I think I remember you too. Do you remember the NBC NCO Sgt. Tenneis too?
I was there a brat 70-74. There were five of those buildings in a row with the grade school at the end. We lived in apt D 1 which is first on bottom floor. Looks like in the plain building exactly. There was a hole under the fence we slid out to explore the countryside. Found a cliff where trash was dumped. There was a cave where an underground airport once lived and an abandoned tank in a field we used to play in. Also played in the tank and half tracks on the parade field by the airstrip. Went there at 8 yes old so I remember stuff well. Year after we left my 4th grade teacher Mr Vas was murdered I found for supposedly something to do with a child. We had constant terrorist threats, get outta the school, dogs sniffing. It was a cia hotbed. Troops did tank moves a lot and run and cover border patrols. Gypsies camped near there, Czech border we had guns on us where the road looped thru that country, dad stopped to take pics and they were in the tower aiming at us. We bailed and left em rubber samples all the way back to Germany. Many many memories besides!👍🇺🇸 I went Army and revisited a closed christianson barracks in 85 with dad.
I was there sixty years ago and I don't see anything I member.
Squadron Headquarters is about the only thing still there that you might recognize.
That was family housing
i was stationed here in 1972-74 Is this Chris from Maine
1972-74 A troop
Those were definitely the family housing,
That's what I was saying too!