Some Things About: Helmut Schmidt University

The university my brother was studying at was the place I probably spent the most time, simply because  my mother and I were there to visit my him, and all the preparation for the Thanksgiving feast. Helmut Schmidt was a German military officer during WWII. He witnessed the atrocities committed by Nazi military officers and after the war wanted to prevent such things from ever happening again. As the Federal Minister of Defense in 1973, he insisted that there be a formal method of commissioning officers into the Germany military. He insisted that Germany "never have stupid officers again." 

Named after him, Helmut Schmidt Universität is the armed forces war college for all of Germany. Cadets that wish to commission as officers must first attend and pass the university, which along with standard academic courses requires cadets to attend and pass certain military related activities, such as physical fitness training, a 20/25/30km march with a 25kg (~50lbs) pack, range shooting, and more.

Established in the 1970's, the campus looks just as dated on the outside; concrete was the major building block of nearly every building. The barracks (which looked more like low-end apartments) lined sidewalks arranged roughly in a grid pattern. A single unit - a student-run group of Cadets - occupies each floor. Each cadet gets his own room (better than here in America), and have their own personal fridge and freezer space in each unit's communal kitchen. There are also a few bomb shelters scattered around the campus, as it was constructed during the Cold-War era.