Pioneer Kaserne 2023 - Hanau, Germany: Amazing Developments and More!

The 104th Area Support Group (ASG) and the 414th Base Support Battalion (BSB) were located in Hanau. The peacetime mission of the 104th ASG and the 414th BSB, was to provide quality of life support to the units within the ASG footprint. Unlike most army posts in CONUS (the CONtinental United States), the Hanau military community was comprised of a number of smaller installations or "Kasernes." Each kaserne had an interesting history of its own. Located in Hanau was Pioneer Kaserne, home to the 130th Combat Engineer Brigade, as well as the Yorkhof, Hutier, and Francois Kasernes. Fliegerhorst Kaserne, home to the 4th Aviation Brigade, was located in nearby Erlensee. Pioneer Kaserne was historically home to the 130th Combat Engineer Brigade, got its name from the original German Pioniere/Pioneers (Engineers), who inhabited the post until 1945. It was first built during the 1930s. Pioneer Kaserne was built under Adolf Hilter's regime between 1938 and 1939. It was occupied by the German Railroad Recruiting and Training Battalions of the 3rd German Railroad Regiment. In 1944 and 1945 the kaserne was damaged by an allied aerial bombardment and was later attacked by artillery fire. It was reestablished by municipal construction agencies organized by the US Government. Pioneer Kaserne used to house the majority of the facilities for the support and welfare of military personnel and their family members in Hanau. This vid's recording took place in May 2023. Video's Recording / Editing: Otis Cue Pate (Frankfurt American High School Alumni Eagle, Class of 1985 & U.S. Military Community Alumni Since 1976) Music Copyrights, Licenses, and Credits Notice... Disclaimer: Music copyright holders have no affiliation with Frankfurt Alumni Video, and reserve all rights, which includes assuming no responsibility for any of our channel's contents or legal liabilities. Spaceships (by Ryan Little) SoundCloud Play:   / spaceships   YouTube Play:    • Ryan Little - Spaceships   YouTube Channel:    / ther4c2010   Get the Ryan Little Album: "Before Dawn II": godlikesounds.bandcamp.com/album/before-dawn2 Social Media: Twitter.com/iamryanlittle Facebook.com/iamryanlittle Instagram: @iamryanlittle Nidra (by Quaro) Creative Music Archive https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Qu... License: Creative Commons BY 4.0 DEED - Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... YouTube's Audio Library A Little Personal History: Otis Cue Pate worked for the CPO (Civilian Personnel Office) in Hanau, Germany from March 1996 - April 2000, however he lived in Langenselbold, Germany - which is 10 kms/6.2 miles East of Hanau's Wolfgang's military area. He and his wife Lynn, who's half German & American, have both been in Germany for over 42 years. They even went to the same U.S. military High School in Frankfurt, Germany and graduated at the same time in 1985, although they didn't know each other during this time. These two Frankfurt Alumni Eagles have been together since 1994 and married since April 2006. Links: pioneer-park.de www.hanau.de https://www.usarmygermany.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_an... https://militarybases.com/overseas/ge... https://www.shopmyexchange.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanau AFN Europe Radio: https://europe.afn.mil/