AFN Europe - History of Abrams Building - IG Farben Building from 1993 - IG Farben 956
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2010
- AFN Europe special report by Diana Dawa on the history of the Abrams (former IG Farben) building in the Frankfurt Military community. V Corp report is from around 1993. The story is introduced by Airman Tricia Currier.
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This building has had a remarkable history since it first opened in 1930. At that time, it was the Headquarters of the I.G. Farben Chemical Cartel. After WWII, it served as Headquarters for Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. Until 1995, the Building was home to the Army's V Corps. Now, the Building is part of Johann Wolfgang Goethe University - Frankfurt.
I worked here from 1975-1977 for the American Express Military Banking Facility in their Foreign Exchange Dept on the 6th floor. I rode the padernoster elevators multiple times a day. My husband worked on the 4th floor and was in the US Army V Corps HQ. We were working here when the Baader-Meinhof Gang bombed the 1st floor. Dropped a homemade bomb in a US Post Office Letter container in the hallway positioned in front of the PO. Much destruction and chaos. We were gone that week on leave but the destruction was tremendous when we returned to worked. Pockmarked the floors, walls and ceilings and severely damaged the PO. They removed all letter containers after that. You needed to go inside the PO to drop off letters. Several injured and a couple were killed. They also bombed the Terrace Club which was the Officers Club at the time. IDK if they ever caught everyone responsible. Interesting times! I wish I'd thought to get photos of the destruction inside the building but the MPs were very picky about cameras inside the building.
Thanks for sharing that story. I was there in the 1980s and while security was much stronger, a blast at the PX area in the late 1980's reinforced the need to be vigilant
Although I was stationed at VII Corps in Stuttgart, I got to go to this building- the V Corps HQ on a number of occasions. Amazing building- now home to a University.
I was at Gibbs from 74-77 and was at the Dedication to the Abraham’s building
when I was in Berlin with the air force in 1960, I remember the unique elevator system
What's the anchor's name and what year is this?
The anchors name is Airman Tricia Currier and this was broadcast around 1993
Awesome.