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FORMER BELGIAN NIKE AIR DEFENSE GUIDED MISSILE SITE IN GERMANY - EUSKIRCHEN - |
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| Unit: |
C Battery 13th MSL Btn |
Established: | 1959 |
| Combat Site Occupation: | 1962 | NATO assignment: | Yes |
| Deactivated: | 1985 | Custodian: | 43rd Artillery Detachment |
| Download: | History | Temporary Site: |
Malmedy / Bierset |
| "Nike Sites in Germany" | |||
| Local government & community: | Euskirchen | Remarks: |
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| If you use "Google Earth" download Nike Sites in Germany and fly to all the missile sites in Germany. Unzip the file (Rename it if you want.) and store it in a folder of your choice. Open the file while you are "Online" with Google Earth. | |||
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Google Satellite Photo Total View |
Google Satellite Photo Launching Area (LA) |
Google Satellite Photo Integrated Fire Control (IFC) Area |
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| The former Launching (LA) area in 1999. | |||
| 1. The LA main entrance. |
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| 5. The "Ready Hut" to the left. |
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7. Dog kennels. | 8. The missile assembly. |
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15. AC power shack. | 16. The warhead building. |
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18. U.S. (Custodian) guard. |
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23. | 24. Overlooking a missile section. |
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| 25. Watchtower (Long Range Security Program = LRSP) |
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27. Another missile section. | 28. |
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| 29. Note the launcher firing pads. |
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30. A missile section bunker. |
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31. LRSP Watchtower. | 32. |
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| The former Integrated Fire Control (IFC) area. | |||
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36. Main entrance to the former Integrated Fire Control (IFC) area. |
| The former IFC is used by a military unit and not accessible. | |||
| Soldiers formerly assigned to this site: | |||
| Name: | Year: | e-mail: | Remarks: |
| Robert Rivenburgh | 8/1964 - 8/ 1967 | rivenburgh - cisbec.net | |
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My name is Robert Rivenburgh I served
with the 52nd. A Btry. at Hq and Hq. Company Thum Germany and 43rd.
Arty. Det. Euskirchen Germany from. Sure would like to know where my
old friends are. It's been a long time. I'm a teacher, (retired),
married for 35 years with 5 children and 11 grand children.
Amateur radio operator W2RCR Robert C. Rivenburgh Sr. 900 Rock City Road No.77 Ballston Spa, NY 12020 |
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