Stilleking special ammunition depot

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The special ammunition dump Stilleking was located about three kilometers south of the town of Lüdenscheid , Märkischer Kreis , within today's Stilleking nature reserve .

From 1960, nuclear warheads of the Belgian army for the Honest John short-range missile and the M115 howitzer, 203 mm caliber, were stored here. The warheads were moved to the Lahn special ammunition depot in Emsland in 1963. The 552nd US Army Artillery Group was used for guarding .

The following types of ammunition were stored between 1960 and 1963:

For the missile artillery John W-31 warheads with explosive power (in kilotons of TNT ):

  • Version Mod. 0 Y1: 2 KT
  • Version Mod. 0 Y2: 40 KT
  • Version Mod. 3 Y3: 20 KT

For the tubular artillery howitzer 203 mm warheads of the type W-33 with the explosive power:

  • Version Mod. 0 Y1: 0.5 KT
  • Version Mod. 1 Y2: 40 KT
  • Version Mod. 1 Y3: 10 KT
  • Version Mod. 1 Y4: 5 KT

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.religte.com/lahn/
  2. ^ "In March 1960, the 552nd [US Army Artillery Group] arrived in Germany and moved into its new headquarters in Ludenscheid, Germany. The 552nd was assigned to the 514th US Army Artillery Group when the 514th was established as a SASCOM intermediate subordinate headquarters in December 1961. In August 1963, the 552nd Artillery Group Headquarters moved to Soegel, Germany. ”Quoted from [1]
  3. ↑ On the German side, on July 1, 1960 in Cologne-Longerich, resolution 519 (H) for the transport battalion 120 (TrBtl 932) was issued. Grew up from October 1960 in Lüdenscheid as TrBtl 81 special weapons. Accommodation in the La Lys barracks on Buckesfeld together with Belgian and American units. Official entry into service on November 12, 1960 as part of a roll call in the Natternberg Stadium. The target strength was reached in March 1961, taking on the task: "Guarding and transporting special ammunition in the area of ​​the I (GE) Corps". In 1963, together with 162nd OrdCo and 552nd USAAG, move into the (later) Mühlenberg barracks in Sögel and occupy the Lahn special ammunition dump. After: commemorative publication Transportbataillon 120, 1960–2003, Werlte 2003, p. 12f.
  4. ↑ http://www.atomwaffena-z.info/glossar/l/l-texte/artikel/034d384914/luedenscheid-stilleking.html

Coordinates: 51 ° 11 ′ 30.2 "  N , 7 ° 38 ′ 24.8"  E