Sennelager special ammunition depot

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The Sennelager special ammunition depot was located six kilometers north of Paderborn . The nuclear warheads were guarded by the British Army's 39 Heavy Regiment RA and the 22nd US Field Artillery Detachment .

The warehouse contained:

  • from 1960 to 1971 Honest John W-31 warheads with the following explosive power:
    • Version Mod. 0 Y1: 2,000 t
    • Version Mod. 0 Y2: 40,000 t
    • Version Mod.3 Y3: 20,000 t
  • from 1960 to 1971 type W-33 warheads for the 203 mm howitzer with the following explosive power:
    • Version Mod.0 Y1: 500 t
    • Version Mod.1 Y2: 40,000 t
    • Version Mod.1 Y3: 10,000 t
    • Version Mod.1 Y4: 5,000 t
  • from 1972 to 1986 warheads of the type W-29 for the howitzer 203 mm with the following explosive power:
    • Version Mod. 0 Y1: 100 t
    • Version Mod. 0 Y2: 700 t
    • Version Mod.0 Y3: 1,100 t
    • Version Mod.1: 800 t
  • from 1972 to 1981 type W-48 warheads for the 155 mm howitzer with the following explosive power:
    • Version Mod.0: 72 t
    • Version Mod.1: 72 t

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b http://www.atomwaffena-z.info/glossar/s/s-texte/artikel/e17cac2945/sennelager.html

Coordinates: 51 ° 46 ′ 22 ″  N , 8 ° 45 ′ 48 ″  E