 The original "Scheinwerfer-Kaserne" (Searchlight Barracks) was constructed between 1939-40 as part of the Wehrmacht’s rapid expansion following the Nazi takeover.The unit stationed there during World War II was part of the "Luftwaffe’s Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 299" (299th Anti-aircraft Searchlight Detachment) and the installation supported the various searchlight units posted around the city to protect it from bombing.The anti-aircraft artillery units were supported from Sullivan Barracks, then known as "Flak-Kaserne", and home to 1st Bn, 49th AAA Reg.