When I was small I lived on the post in Hanau

Altstadt - old town - Hanau

Market square and town hall in Hanau

River Main in Hanau

Hi,
I enjoyed your video and wished that I could say that I remember even a bit of what it showed. My dad was stationed in Hanau from 1960-1964 and I distinctly remember where I lived in Niederodenbach and the Hanau post housing we eventually lived in.

My mom took us into Hanau for shopping but I only remember 1 large department store...
Funny, now I am living on the other side of Frankfurt because of my husband's job and we will visit both areas in hopes of seeing old memories.

I'm sure in 50 years it has changed tremendously in some areas and not at all in others such as the Altstadt.

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Aug 10, 2024

Fliegerhorst Kaserne Kennedy - correction NEW
by: Anonymous

Sorry, 1978-1982

Aug 10, 2024

Fliegerhorst Kaserne Kennedy Visit June 1963 NEW
by: Anonymous

I was a soldier stationed at Stuttgart Army Airfield all of 1963. My job was flight dispatcher. For the month of June 1963, I was sent TDY (temporary duty) to Hanau in support of the President John F. Kennedy visit. At Hanau, Fliegerhorst, I worked in the base operations under the airport control tower, and was on duty the day Kennedy came in. Google Images is awash with photos and videos of that visit at Fliegerhorst. I have seen now that the Kaserne is closed and the airfield tower building has become a museum. I think that's great to see.
I was back in Germany as a civilian with the U.S. Government from 1968-1982, and in the course of my work, came across someone who had been a soldier during that Kennedy visit, and had been in Hanau. I told him my story, and asked what he had been doing there. "I was standing in formation out there on the flight line!" Another time I was near Fliegerhorst, so had stopped briefly at the base operations office to reminisce. I ran into a fellow who had been one of my supervisors at the Stuttgart Army Airfield back in 1963!
During my TDY at Hanau, I was involved in a serious car accident one night, somewhere along a road from Babenhausen Kaserne back to Fliegerhorst Kaserne. The accident received a brief mention in The Overseas Weekly, but not in the Stars and Stripes. I have never been able to find mention of that accident on the Internet, but now based on your website and comments, I am wondering if there may have been mention in the Hanauer Anzeiger. I would appreciate any help in checking their archive from June 1963.
Thank you for your wonderful website.

Jul 24, 2014

I also lived in Hanau
by: Anonymous

I also lived in Hanau, between 1960 and 1963 my father was stationed at camp pioneer

Aug 05, 2011

Hanau Germany
by: Rita

Thanks for sharing your memories.

Yes, there have certainly many changes since the sixties, and changes are still to come. But other things will remain the same.

The Goldschmiedehaus in the Altstadt, Schloss Philippsruhe, the lovely scenery along the river might bring back more memories.

And yes, the Brothers Grimm are still watching what's going on on the market square.

Rita

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