The ''Eisenbahnkaserne'' ("Railway Barracks") was a military barracks in

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that existed from 1890 to 1976. The "''Kasernement des Eisenbahnbataillons''" (''Kasernement'' of the Railway Battalion) was built in 1888 and 1889. It was located west of today's

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on ''Dachauer Straße'', where the ''

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'' Administration Centre is now located.

History

The facility was originally and mainly used by the Railway Battalion of the Bavarian Army, which was part of the I Royal Bavarian Corps, :File:Bayerische Armee.png and was transferred from

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to Munich in 1890.''Militär''
(German) After

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the barracks were used by the ''Bundeswehr''. Eisenbahntruppe

At the beginning of the 1970s a part of the area was sold for the construction of the Olympiapark. Another part was torn down for the construction of the ''Rechenzentrum der Bundeswehr'', (the ''Bundeswehr'' Computer Center), a canteen, and the administration office building of the ''Wehrbereichsverwaltung'' VI (''Military District Administration VI''), currently the Munich branch of the ''Wehrbereichsverwaltung'' South,

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. In the middle of the 1970s the southern part of the area was sold for the construction of residential buildings, and the former ''Wehrbereichskommando'' VI (''Military District Command VI'') moved from the ''Eisenbahnkaserne'' to the ''Waldmann-Kaserne''. A war memorial near ''Dachauer Straße'' commemorates the Bavarian railway troops of

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. The original one was erected by Karl Badberger in 1922, but was destroyed in 1945 during World War II. It was rebuilt in 1965. The remaining historical buildings north of ''Hedwig-Dransfeld-Allee'' are some of the few military structures in Munich that have survived from the 19th century. The main building has been rented by the Munich ''

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'' since 2003 and was converted into a student housing building by architect, Christoph Maas, who had to meet the official

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requirements. Maas was awarded the "Honour Award for Exemplary Redevelopment" by the city of Munich in 2005.''Studentenwohnanlage Hedwig-Dransfeld-Allee''
(German), Munich Studentenwerk, 2006. Current users of the area include the Munich branch of Military District Administration South, the ''Bundeswehr'' Medical Headquarters (since 2002), the ''Truppendienstgericht Süd'' (Military Court South), the ''Kreiswehrersatzamt'' Munich (District Recruiting Office Munich), the ''Bundeswehr'' Service Centre, Munich, a shop of the clothing company ''LH Bundeswehr Bekleidungsgesellschaft'' and the Bavarian association of the ''

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''.

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Photos of the Eisenbahnkaserne
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