JHQ Rheindahlen

JHQ Rheindahlen
Mönchengladbach
JHQ Rheindahlen
JHQ Rheindahlen is located in Germany
JHQ Rheindahlen
JHQ Rheindahlen
Location within Germany
Coordinates51°10′35″N 6°19′18″E / 51.17639°N 6.32167°E / 51.17639; 6.32167
TypeHeadquarters and barracks
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Site history
Built1952
Built forWar Office
In use1952-2013
Garrison information
OccupantsBritish Forces Germany and NATO national contingents

JHQ (Joint Headquarters) Rheindahlen was a military base in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany active from 1954 to 2013. It functioned as the main headquarters for British forces in Germany and for the NATO Northern Army Group. Latterly it was also known as the Rheindahlen Military Complex, part of Rheindahlen Garrison. It was named after the local village of Rheindahlen, part of the city borough of Mönchengladbach.