Weiden in der Oberpfalz
05.05.2026 - 17:44 Uhr
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Spiegel der Weltlage: Die Geschichte des Camp Pitman in Weiden vor dessen Schließung

Nach fast 40 Jahren schließt das Camp Pitman in Weiden, weil die Bundeswehr ihren Standort erweitert. Die heutige Gemeinschaftsunterkunft war anfangs Herberge für geflüchtete Deutsche und immer ein Spiegel der Weltlage. Ein Blick zurück.

Im Camp Pitman in der Kasernenstraße war ab 1989 das einzige Erstaufnahmelager in Bayern untergebracht, von dem aus Menschen aus der DDR verteilt wurden. Sie kamen zu Tausenden in Bussen, Trabis, Motorrädern und Zügen. Archivbild: Reinhold Balk
Im Camp Pitman in der Kasernenstraße war ab 1989 das einzige Erstaufnahmelager in Bayern untergebracht, von dem aus Menschen aus der DDR verteilt wurden. Sie kamen zu Tausenden in Bussen, Trabis, Motorrädern und Zügen.

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