Bayern-Kaserne Bayern-Kaserne The Bayern-Kaserne (literally "Bavaria-Kaserne") is a military facility in Munich, Germany, originally named General-Wever-Kaserne. The facility was constructed between 1936 and 1938. After World War II it was renamed by the United States forces to Henry Kaserne in honor of Private Robert T. Henry. When it was transferred to the German Bundeswehr, it was renamed once more in honor of General Walther Wever on October 9, 1969. Before the Americans acquired the barracks in 1945, they were used by Flak units of the Wehrmacht. In 1953 an armoured battalion of the US 5th Infantry Division was assigned here. In
German name village of Veltheim, his family name would be "von Veltheim". In modern times, people who were elevated to nobility often had a 'von' added to their name. For example, Johann Wolfgang Goethe had his name changed to "Johann Wolfgang von Goethe". This practice ended with the abolition of the monarchy in Germany and Austria in 1919. Sometimes "von" is also used in geographical names that are not noble, as in "von Däniken". With family names originating locally, many names display particular characteristics of the local dialects, such as the south German, Austrian and Swiss diminutive endings "-l" "-el", "-erl", "-le"