Südtondern barracks

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GermanyFlag of Germany (state) .svg Südtondern barracks
country Germany
local community Stadum
Coordinates : 54 ° 44 '  N , 9 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 54 ° 44 '30 "  N , 9 ° 1' 55"  E
Stationed troops
EloKaBtl 911 armed forces
Old barracks names
until 2017 General Thomsen Barracks GermanyFlag of Germany (state) .svg
Formerly stationed units
until 1964 Jagdgeschwader 72
until 1997 reconnaissance wing 52
until 2012 anti-aircraft missile group 25
GermanyFlag of Germany (state) .svg
Südtondern barracks (Schleswig-Holstein)
Südtondern barracks

Location of the Südtondern barracks in Schleswig-Holstein

The Südtondern-Kaserne is a barracks of the Bundeswehr in Stadum ( Schleswig-Holstein ). The main user has been the 911 Electronic Warfare Battalion (EloKaBtl 911) since 2013 . The barracks in Stadum form a site with the Bundeswehr properties in Leck and Bramstedtlund . The oldest on site is the battalion commander of the EloKaBtl 911, frigate captain René Brieskorn.

location

The barracks are located in the Nordfriesland district on Bundesstraße 199 west of the Stadum town center and about 15 kilometers south of the Danish border.

history

The construction of the 40 hectare barracks in Stadum began in the early 1960s. The since 1939 stationed in Leck military associations had until then their accommodations on the grounds of Leck Air Base ; there were also 9 accommodation areas in Leck and the surrounding area. From 1959 to 1964, the airfield personnel of Jagdgeschwader 72 were housed in the barracks. In 1964, the reconnaissance wing 52 was transferred from Eggebek to the Leck Air Base and took over the barracks in Stadum for accommodation and logistics. During this time, the air base group commander was also the barracks commander . The commanders from 1964 to 1994 were Major Weidemann and Lieutenant Colonel Einicke, Kuhn, Bormann, Wall, Ellger, Beckmann, Backens, Gudehus, Werner and Heidenreich.

On October 8, 1966, the barracks were given the name General-Thomsen -Baserne.

During the snow catastrophe in Northern Germany in 1978/1979, accommodation was made available for civilians in the General-Thomsen-Kaserne.

After the decommissioning of AG 52, from 2004 to 2012 u. a. the anti-aircraft missile group 25 took over the barracks until 2013 the 911 electronic warfare battalion took over the site.

On July 15, 2017, the barracks were renamed from General Thomsen Barracks to Südtondern Barracks. In the same year a new staff building was built. In 2018, the technical area was under construction, which included vehicle and repair halls as well as a gas station. Its completion created the conditions for the final withdrawal of the Bundeswehr from Leck Air Base. There are also plans to build a new medical supply center , a classroom building and a sports hall.

deployment

The following units and departments are currently stationed in the barracks:

Formerly stationed units and agencies:

Individual evidence

  1. a b Site oldest Stadum - Leck. Retrieved February 19, 2020 (previously the Kdr FlaRakGrp 25).
  2. Martin Eichhorn: Building in Schleswig-Holstein: 50 Years - a building history tour between the seas. Wachholtz 1997, ISBN 3-5290-5324-4 , p. 148.
  3. Aufklärungsgeschwader 52 Chronik , 1st edition 1993, p. 145.
  4. Aufklärungsgeschwader 52 Chronik , 1st edition 1993, pp. 15, 21.
  5. Reconnaissance Wing 52 Chronicle. 1st edition 1993, p. 211
  6. Dorthe Arendt: New name with homeland reference. In: Schleswig-Holstein newspaper publisher . July 16, 2017, accessed February 19, 2020 .
  7. ^ Karin Johannsen: Large construction site in the Bundeswehr. In: Schleswig-Holstein newspaper publisher . February 26, 2018, accessed February 19, 2020 .
  8. a b Bundeswehr location database. In: Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr . Retrieved February 19, 2020 .