WELCOME TO THE BISMARK KASERNE AND HARDT KASERNE HISTORY PAGES!!
THE BISMARK KASERNE WAS A MAJOR MILITARY BASE FOR GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES FROM 1914 TO 1991. THE BASE WAS LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF SCHWAEBISCH GMUEND (WHICH IS 30 MILES EAST OF STUTTGART IN THE STATE OF BADEN WUERTEMBERG) ON THE BUCHSTRASSE WHILE THE HARDT KASERNE WAS LOCATED ON THE OBERBETTRINGER STRASSE ON THE HILL OVERLOOKING THE BISMARCK KASERNE.
FROM 1992 UNTIL MAY 2002, THE FORMER BISMARK KASERNE WAS HOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AT SCHWÄBISCH GMÜND. I ATTENDED UMUC-SG FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF COLLEGE BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE CAMPUS FACED SEVERE FINANCIAL LOSSES AND SHORTFALLS SO THE CAMPUS WAS CLOSED ON MAY 12TH, 2002. I HAVE SINCE THEN MOVED ON TO WEBSTER UNIVERSITY IN LONDON WHERE I WILL FINISH IN MAY 2004. IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR, I RETURNED TO THE FORMER UMUC-SG CAMPUS AND TOOK SOME PICTURES. YOU CAN VIEW THEM HERE: SG VISIT PICTURES 2002 AND THEN CLICK ON THE PHOTO ALBUM TITLED "SG VISIT 19.12.2002" TO VIEW THE PICTURES. FURTHER UPDATE: MY MIDDLE BROTHER IS CURRENTLY SERVING AS A PFC WITH THE 341ST MP. CO (BASED OUT OF SAN JOSE,CA) IN SOUTHERN IRAQ. MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF OUR TROOPS ABROAD AND MAY THEY RETURN HOME SAFELY!!
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