Honestly, I expected to see here other comments than these and I definitely will not translate them for everyone here. But for those who master English, a few thoughts. I too am a native from Augsburg. I was born in 1960 at the Woechnerinnenheim in Goeggingen which today is a Kreis or Stadtsparkasse bank. I lived smack in the middle of the city, just ten minutes on foot in Schiessgrabenstrasse behind the old ARAL gas station which today has a restaurant on the first floor that keeps constantly changing hands and tenement flats in the upper floors. The American GI was as much part of the street scene as one can imagine. When I came back to visit after living in America for five, eight years already, I mourned the disappearance of the PX as well as the general housing areas for the military families. Sure, it was bound to happen after Perestroika, the danger of the Cold War being history even so today we have a far worse war going on, not with military troops but people bent out on killing others for being non Muslims. The Cold War at least, Communism, kind of contained everything. And I am definitely an enemy towards Communism. With it being gone, everything goes. So, basically GIs were part of my Augsburg experience growing up and living here till I moved to the US at age 30. On the other hand, as much as I can understand the sentiment, unlike others who have not a kind word to say about Americans, living State side for 26 years now, the America today is a vastly different America than that of the 70s, and 80s. It hasn't changed for the better, rather for the worse. And seeing the race relations that our leaders use as bait to disunite Americans it is a wholly different country all together. Americans have also become a very angry people. Everyone is gung ho on suing others. I see the behavior reflect on sites like Facebook and You Tube as well where there is no more civility. And for at least two years now I turned almost completely away from American entertainment and embrace British, Canadian, Austrailian, New Zealand series and movies as well as many German movies and TV shows on You Tube. Just because all we are known for nowadays is drama, drama, drama. So, in this regard I do not necessarily share the sentiment as much as I would have, say, fifteen, twenty years ago when this was still a different country. However, one thing I can say, there was never a greater generation of Americans than that of WWII. I never forget the aviator pilot during the Berlin Air Lift who brought a little cheer to Berliner children by discharging candy bars before landing even so he took the risk of facing court martial. And then having an entire nation throw themselves behind the idea and dedicating a Nebraska plant to make nothing else then parachutes for the candy bars to be dropped. This is the kind of America. An America where people put other people before themselves even if it meant they were taking a risk. Let the America haters say whatever they want, America had great ideals and I hope it will have them again if we are ever able to get the country turned around again. And as far as the products are concerned, there are many things that are American made as well as Israeli or invented in Israel. Unless these same people are willing to give up all these products that make their lives more convenient I say this, SHUT UP!
I never knew Das Schloessle as Last Chance. Honestly, it was part of the street scene but I never have stopped there at all. My vet had his clinic in the neighborhood, thus I would always come out to Pfersee or to go to Dehner for pet products which was a block down from the American Hotel that also had a night club in the basement. And our Stammlokal was the restaurant in the Riegele Hotel across from the main train station, till the manager gave up his job after his cook of many years picked an easier, 8 day, 40 hour job with the Diakonissenkrankenhaus that was next door. Having lost his best cook he decided he had the restaurant long enough. They had a dog, some kind of a hunting dog who at old age had a square scar on his back from cancer surgery. Every day I saw the dog go Gassi by himself from Riegele Hotel down Bahnhofstrasse where we had the REX Kino before it became the SPIELOTHEK. You could see the dog waiting at the red pedestrian light at the Koenigsplatz where he would wait for it to turn green to cross the Fuggerstrasse over to where the McDonald's :P was and still is where the old Riegele building is at the beginning of the Buergermeister-Fischer-Strasse. And then the dog would turn around and walk back to the hotel all by himself. He never minded anyone other than his own business. Augsburg also had some nicer beer gardens than the huge expansive ones known in Munich. One was close to the Zoo which you could access from the Haunstetter Strasse. Even the train which rattled by in regular intervals wasn't even noticeable. But they had a good restaurant and a truly cozy feel to it. For some reason, the owners were always dressed in black.
I was stationed at Sheridan Kaserne from 91-95. I loved the downtown Augsburg square. It had so many beautiful buildings and fountains. The restaurants were great also. I went to 4 Oktoberfests and missed another by only a month.
Hi Maurice. Once everything relaxed with Perestroika I would go off and on to the Officers Club for brunch. Funny thing, us Germans thought it was the greatest thing when I actually knew that in America it is much better. Always when you know a country only from afar. And today, I can't stand pancakes. Rather French Toast. Oh, we also hung out at the Club at Flak Kaserne during Country night in 1991 when I came back to Germany for another eight months before I immigrated to the States. My step-grandpa who was a Colonel, often took us to the Moenchskeller??? at the officers club, the catacomb with the murals of that little munk whenever he visited us. Fond memories.
HHB 17th FA, Bldg 12, 89-91 Moved with them to Ft. Sill, OK and was with them until Aug 1993. Right now I am ending my career, both Active and Reserve combined, with the 1-94th FA, 17th Fires Brigade at Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA.
Everytime i drive to augsburg i avoid driving by anything that had to do with the us presence there for the simple fact that it just hurts me too much to see what happend to these sites. My dad was statio ed on sheridan, i have been in that theatwr so many times. As a matter of fact, my wife and i had one of our first dates there. I went to the high school. Still live in germany, close to Augsburg
Lol I remember that Kalka Army Store... 83-85 Sheridan... Not sure but I think the "last chance" was where the Gypsy MC met. I was in the club for a bout a year.... good times.
Die Kaserne ist weg und war einmal. Habe zur der Zeit nur US Fahrzeuge gefahren. Waren billige Autos. Habe ca 43 Fahrzeuge ins Ausland gebracht das die Deutsche kein Auto mehr bekommen. Alle stehen in beheizte Gebäude seit Denn 70 Jahren.
I was stationed on Sheridan from 7/64 till 1/67 in the 1/13th/Arty,used to spend a lot of time in the "Last Chance",it was my home away from home.
Noch immer eine schone Frau, Sabine Sauer, und immer schon und atraktiv gewesen!!!
Honestly, I expected to see here other comments than these and I definitely will not translate them for everyone here. But for those who master English, a few thoughts. I too am a native from Augsburg. I was born in 1960 at the Woechnerinnenheim in Goeggingen which today is a Kreis or Stadtsparkasse bank. I lived smack in the middle of the city, just ten minutes on foot in Schiessgrabenstrasse behind the old ARAL gas station which today has a restaurant on the first floor that keeps constantly changing hands and tenement flats in the upper floors.
The American GI was as much part of the street scene as one can imagine. When I came back to visit after living in America for five, eight years already, I mourned the disappearance of the PX as well as the general housing areas for the military families. Sure, it was bound to happen after Perestroika, the danger of the Cold War being history even so today we have a far worse war going on, not with military troops but people bent out on killing others for being non Muslims. The Cold War at least, Communism, kind of contained everything. And I am definitely an enemy towards Communism. With it being gone, everything goes.
So, basically GIs were part of my Augsburg experience growing up and living here till I moved to the US at age 30.
On the other hand, as much as I can understand the sentiment, unlike others who have not a kind word to say about Americans, living State side for 26 years now, the America today is a vastly different America than that of the 70s, and 80s. It hasn't changed for the better, rather for the worse. And seeing the race relations that our leaders use as bait to disunite Americans it is a wholly different country all together. Americans have also become a very angry people. Everyone is gung ho on suing others. I see the behavior reflect on sites like Facebook and You Tube as well where there is no more civility. And for at least two years now I turned almost completely away from American entertainment and embrace British, Canadian, Austrailian, New Zealand series and movies as well as many German movies and TV shows on You Tube. Just because all we are known for nowadays is drama, drama, drama. So, in this regard I do not necessarily share the sentiment as much as I would have, say, fifteen, twenty years ago when this was still a different country.
However, one thing I can say, there was never a greater generation of Americans than that of WWII. I never forget the aviator pilot during the Berlin Air Lift who brought a little cheer to Berliner children by discharging candy bars before landing even so he took the risk of facing court martial. And then having an entire nation throw themselves behind the idea and dedicating a Nebraska plant to make nothing else then parachutes for the candy bars to be dropped. This is the kind of America. An America where people put other people before themselves even if it meant they were taking a risk.
Let the America haters say whatever they want, America had great ideals and I hope it will have them again if we are ever able to get the country turned around again.
And as far as the products are concerned, there are many things that are American made as well as Israeli or invented in Israel. Unless these same people are willing to give up all these products that make their lives more convenient I say this, SHUT UP!
I never knew Das Schloessle as Last Chance. Honestly, it was part of the street scene but I never have stopped there at all. My vet had his clinic in the neighborhood, thus I would always come out to Pfersee or to go to Dehner for pet products which was a block down from the American Hotel that also had a night club in the basement. And our Stammlokal was the restaurant in the Riegele Hotel across from the main train station, till the manager gave up his job after his cook of many years picked an easier, 8 day, 40 hour job with the Diakonissenkrankenhaus that was next door. Having lost his best cook he decided he had the restaurant long enough. They had a dog, some kind of a hunting dog who at old age had a square scar on his back from cancer surgery. Every day I saw the dog go Gassi by himself from Riegele Hotel down Bahnhofstrasse where we had the REX Kino before it became the SPIELOTHEK. You could see the dog waiting at the red pedestrian light at the Koenigsplatz where he would wait for it to turn green to cross the Fuggerstrasse over to where the McDonald's :P was and still is where the old Riegele building is at the beginning of the Buergermeister-Fischer-Strasse. And then the dog would turn around and walk back to the hotel all by himself. He never minded anyone other than his own business. Augsburg also had some nicer beer gardens than the huge expansive ones known in Munich. One was close to the Zoo which you could access from the Haunstetter Strasse. Even the train which rattled by in regular intervals wasn't even noticeable. But they had a good restaurant and a truly cozy feel to it. For some reason, the owners were always dressed in black.
I remember joe and the chance. I had many a good times at the chance.
OMG, das "Last Chance" ... hach, meine Jugend !!! 🥰
I was stationed at Sheridan Kaserne from 91-95. I loved the downtown Augsburg square. It had so many beautiful buildings and fountains. The restaurants were great also. I went to 4 Oktoberfests and missed another by only a month.
Loved the video, wish it had sub titles. I was stationed in Reese Kaserne Bldg 51. 83-86.
Ja, da war immer was los 😊. IM - Club, Offiziersheim. Schlössle ❤️Kings Club. TENNE 😍
A BTRY 1/18 FA ..1981-1985 ..Great times !!!
Was on Sheridan from 9/66 until 2/69. 724th Maint bn
Hi Maurice. Once everything relaxed with Perestroika I would go off and on to the Officers Club for brunch. Funny thing, us Germans thought it was the greatest thing when I actually knew that in America it is much better. Always when you know a country only from afar. And today, I can't stand pancakes. Rather French Toast. Oh, we also hung out at the Club at Flak Kaserne during Country night in 1991 when I came back to Germany for another eight months before I immigrated to the States. My step-grandpa who was a Colonel, often took us to the Moenchskeller??? at the officers club, the catacomb with the murals of that little munk whenever he visited us. Fond memories.
HHB 17th FA, Bldg 12, 89-91 Moved with them to Ft. Sill, OK and was with them until Aug 1993. Right now I am ending my career, both Active and Reserve combined, with the 1-94th FA, 17th Fires Brigade at Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA.
Everytime i drive to augsburg i avoid driving by anything that had to do with the us presence there for the simple fact that it just hurts me too much to see what happend to these sites. My dad was statio ed on sheridan, i have been in that theatwr so many times. As a matter of fact, my wife and i had one of our first dates there. I went to the high school. Still live in germany, close to Augsburg
So.... That's where I left that Coke Bottle!
Lol I remember that Kalka Army Store... 83-85 Sheridan... Not sure but I think the "last chance" was where the Gypsy MC met. I was in the club for a bout a year.... good times.
Sheridan kaserne 3/63 HHC building 150 1980 to 1982 .
I used to play in the bowling center with stephen jones from berkley
Ach was, Jürgen! 😁👍
Dich sieht man auch überall. 😆
Au wenn's scho älter is
Es wird mir wirklich schlecht,... von denn Dummheit des Volkes!!!
Hey I was 61-64 24th Inf, B Btry, 13th Arty
I was in B Btry 1/13/Arty from 7/64 till 10/65 Sgt.Kendrick was first Sgt.
Was Sgt Kendrick the 1st Sgt when you were in B Btry?
Free augsburg
Usa go home!!!!!!!!
Klassendepp
Die Kaserne ist weg und war einmal. Habe zur der Zeit nur US Fahrzeuge gefahren. Waren billige Autos. Habe ca 43 Fahrzeuge ins Ausland gebracht das die Deutsche kein Auto mehr bekommen. Alle stehen in beheizte Gebäude seit Denn 70 Jahren.