Ansichten von ehemaligen U.S. Army Barracks in Wuerzburg, Kitzingen Schweinfurt,
die in keiner Touristeninformation zu finden sind!
Views of former U.S. Army barracks in Wuerzburg, Kitzingen Schweinfurt,
which are not to be found in any tourist information!
zwischen 2006 und 2014 verließ die U.S. Army unter anderem Würzburg, Schweinfurt, Kitzingen und Giebelstadt.
Die Fotos zeigen die Kaserne kurz nach dem Verlassen, in Zeiten des Stillstandes und auch nach dem Umbau in z.B. Bezirke, Universitätserweiterungen oder Gewerbegebiete.
between 2006 and 2014, the U.S. Army left Wuerzburg, Schweinfurt, Kitzingen and Giebelstadt, among others.
The photos show the barracks shortly after leaving, in times of stagnation and also after the conversion into e.g. districts, university extensions or industrial areas.
All photos of the barracks were taken with the official permission of the associated institutions!
Copyright © All rights reserved | Date: 2026/01/04
Ledwards Barracks
Access was only possible on the official open day, as the city of Schweinfurt did not allow any photo ops in advance.
The former Panzer Kaserne was renamed Ledward Barracks in honor of LTC William J. Ledward, who was killed in action in Italy in June 1944 while serving as the Commanding Officer of the 27th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. The U.S. Army took control of the site in 1948 and turned it into one of the key posts in the Schweinfurt military footprint.
After the Army’s drawdown and the final handover, the city of Schweinfurt purchased the entire area in 2015. The former post is now known as Carus Park, a new district in the northwestern part of the city. The footprint is still identical to the old Ledward Barracks, but the mission has changed: the area is being transformed into a hub for research, science, teaching, student housing and leisure — a complete civilian redevelopment of what used to be a fully operational U.S. Army installation.
The eastern section of the former barracks was sold to the Free State of Bavaria. Since 2017, the i-Campus of the Technical University Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS) has been under construction there, bringing new life and a new purpose to ground that once supported generations of soldiers, families and civilian employees.
These shots were taken during the official open day. The city of Schweinfurt — now the new owner of the former post - didn’t green-light a dedicated photo mission, so this was the only window to capture the area.
April 2015
Through the fence
