Ferris Barracks was originally, a Kaserne for horse drawn artillery, built around 1900. located in Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany. about 10-12 miles from Nurnberg.It was later used by the Wehrmacht, and there was an underground facility, as seemed to be the rule for the reich. The underground facilities included a motorpool area, and an aircraft maintainance area, (a historical note, is that the airstrip at Erlangen was used to fly out the bodies of those hung after the Nurnberg trials.)I will post some pictures of the post, and our presence there, and will add to the pics from time to time, so check back. I arrived at Ferris in april of 72’ departed in late 74’ and after a bit as crewman, became commander of an M60-A1 . The first pic is of one of the entrances to the Wehrmacht motorpool, it was flooded and sealed off as there were tanks and other vehicles abandoned by the Wehrmacht, who had taken time to mine them. so we were not able to go into it.The only other entrance was located in the air maint. hanger, and had a large elevator for moving equipment, etc. in and out. The one pictured is mostly buried, with only about 4 ft. of the gate showing. the water comes up to ground level.
The second pic is of my company assembling for a road march to a local training area.
The 3rd is out of my window, showing the horse stable building. further, there is a statue to the troops of the 1st. world war, and there was a ceremony to honor those men and a time capsule was found behind the plaque we really never knew alot about this statue, and called it “Old Fritz”
then another marshalling for a march to Hohenfels training area, up north, and an image of the drivers compartment of an m60 A1 Additionally, a pic of a “mad minute” on the Tennenlohe machinegun range a few miles from Ferris. And something to take the edge off the summer heat, winter ops in North Germany.
