Sebree, has its headquarters at McGraw Kaserne in Munich. The post, currently under the command of Brig Gen Edmund B. The post's predecessor was the Munich Military Community which had been established in September 1946 when the first US dependents started to arrive in Theater.
On Mathe Munich Military Post (MMP) was activated as part of a major reorganization of administrative responsibilities within EUCOM. Organization of Munich Military Post, 1947 Originally, Headquarters of the Munich Military Post was located atġ07 Königinstrasse in Munich (Webmaster's collection) Munich Military Post (March 1947 - December 1952) Their efforts have now been compiled into a book that captures, in 228 pages and close to 300 photos, the experiences of both US soldiers and their families as well as their German neighbors and provides a window into the American way of life, Munich style.įor more information, check out the Volk Verlag website (publisher) or the German Amazon website. The exhibit was very successful and was later also displayed at other locations in Munich.Ī team of German historians collected documents and photos and interviewed both Germans and Americans about their experiences in Munich between the years 19 when the garrison was closed in the early stages of the military drawdown of the 1990s. Cover of the German book: "Amis in Giesing, München, 1945-1992"Īmis in Giesing: In October 2012, the association "Friends of Giesing" organized an exhibit at the cultural center located in the former Giesing train station to remember and celebrate the nearly fifty-year presence of US service personnel and their families at McGraw Kaserne, and the Harlaching, Ramersdorf and Perlacher Forst housing areas in southeast Munich.
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