Eggerstedt-Kaserne, Kaserne in Pinneberg
The Eggerstedt-Kaserne is a large military building in Pinneberg constructed between 1937 and 1939 that originally housed air force units. The compound features sturdy, plain structures with wide open spaces designed for training and troop housing.
The barracks was built in 1937 as a garrison for about 1500 soldiers and first received air force communications personnel starting in April 1939. After 1945, it served under British control as a prisoner camp and later as a school for Baltic refugees before the Bundeswehr took over.
The name Eggerstedt-Kaserne recalls the site's military past, yet how residents use the grounds today shows a shift from wartime to community life. Where soldiers once trained, families now walk through parks and green spaces created from the former open areas.
Visitors can explore the former barracks buildings and redesigned open spaces on foot, now integrated into the Parkstadt Eggerstedt neighborhood. Access is straightforward, and walking paths with parks make it easy to move through the grounds.
The site briefly served as a school for Baltic refugees after the war, showing how military spaces were quickly converted into educational centers. This period of hope and new beginnings is less known than the site's wartime history.
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