Research Links & Credits
This project would have been impossible without the considerable historical material available online. Mad props and major credit to those who publish and maintain these sites! We're also happy to know about any sources we've missed.
We also want to thank the directors and staff of Museum Insel Hombroich and Raketenstation Hombroich; the sponsors of the Raketenstation Hombroich Summer Fellows Program; Ursula Achternkamp, who curated the program in 2015 and invited us to participate; Klaus, Pieter, Katherine, and other residents and staff who shared their knowledge and encouraged our interest; and of course all of our friends and fellow artists at Hombroich who shared their talent and vision with us and created such a warm and supportive environment. And special thanks to our tech whiz Paul Spiesberger for his timely assistance!
Information Links:
Locations of Former Nike Site Locations & Status (text)
(excellent source!)
http://ed-thelen.org/loc.html#GE-Rolf
Map of German Nike missile sites
(excellent!)
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=zisi6Vjbis8Q.kzMq3ghEoONM&hl=en_US
Primary source of info!!:
US Army Artillery Detachments supporting Belgian Air Force NIKE units
5th US Army Artillery Group 59th Ordnance Brigade
“The 507th Artillery Detachment, headquartered in Grefrath with its Alpha Team, is close to Duesseldorf and supports the 9th Belgian Missile Wing”
Kapellen (Hombroich) was C Team, 55th Squadron
(incl phto of US soldier in front of concrete gate bldg -“Gold House”? Also good personal accounts)
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Historical photos of Kapellen base etc:
careye marnick>Kapellen-erft2010
55SMLD Kappelen Erft
http://fotoalbum.seniorennet.be/MadMax/55smld_kappelen_erft/foto=3369500
Leger Kapellen Erft 1976 300 DPI
http://fotoalbum.seniorennet.be/javatrot/legerdienst_kapellen_erft_1976_/galerij
Herinneringen aan de legertijd in Kapellen Erft.
http://www.careye.be/kapellenerft/
Legerdienst
KAPELLEN-ERFT.
(historical photos of Kappelen IFC, also Kaserne)
http://www.legerdienst.be/KapellenErft.html
Grevenbroich
Nato-Kaserne geräumt
http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/grevenbroich/nato-kaserne-geraeumt-aid-1.172857
Belgian Nike crews
http://home.deds.nl/~belgiannike/nike.html
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Liste der geschlossenen amerikanischen Militärstandorte in Deutschland
(list of US military installations in Germany)
Kapellen Camp/Kamp Kapellen (Nukleare Verwahrung) US Custodial Team (Team C, 507th USAAD) 1985 Für 55 Sqn/9e Wing (BE-Nike).
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_geschlossenen_amerikanischen_Militärstandorte_in_Deutschland
Grevenbroich- Kaserne ohne Alternative
http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/grevenbroich/kaserne-ohne-alternative-aid-1.163055
Gemeinde Grefrath
Ex-Kaserne vor ungewisser Zukunft
(about Grefrath and Vinkrath HQ/barracks)
http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/kempen/ex-kaserne-vor-ungewisser-zukunft-aid-1.3498667
Funkstille auf dem Nato-Gelände
(about Vinkrath)
http://www.wz-newsline.de/lokales/kreis-viersen/grefrath/funkstille-auf-dem-nato-gelaende-1.1772903
Grefrath
(historical and current photos)
http://www.legerdienst.be/Grefrath.html
(Incl photos of abandoned Grefrath bldgs)
http://forum.hidden-places.de/showthread.php/9515-Grefrath-Kaserne-der-belgischen-Streitkräfte-mit-seltsamen-Gebäude
http://imageshack.com/i/ezkfQhR2j
Second Allied Tactical Air Force
(Second Allied Tactical Air Force was formed in 1958 with its area of responsibility covering the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany north of the city of Kassel and south of the Elbe river.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Allied_Tactical_Air_Force
Site Name: NATO Joint Operations Centre, Kanne
(massive underground tunnel complex, now not used)
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/k/kanne/index.html
D 2 1 ADA Dichtelbach Nike Hercules Missile Site
http://d21dichtelbach.webs.com
Army Air Defense in the European Theater
Fire Control Systems
(very informative, incl training manual images, mosty for AA guns though)
39th Signal Battalion
2nd Signal Brigade
(this site has good information about all US units in Germany)
(good organizational charts, maps of areas, etc)
Missile Master brochure
great design artifact!
http://nikemissile.org/missilemaster/mm.pdf
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Bonn Int’l Center for Conversion
Base conversion and weapons destruction
Restructuring the US Military Bases in Germany: Scope, Impacts, and Opportunities
Good report pdf
http://www.wz-newsline.de/lokales/kreis-viersen/grefrath/funkstille-auf-dem-nato-gelaende-1.1772903
http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/kempen/ex-kaserne-vor-ungewisser-zukunft-aid-1.3498667
http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/grevenbroich/kaserne-ohne-alternative-aid-1.163055
NRDC US Nuclear Weapons Deployments Abroad 1950-1977
http://www.archives.gov/declassification/pidb/meetings/norris-addendum.pdf
Belgian web site (w/2 photos)
Nuclear weapons for the Air Force in Lower Saxony
(autotranslate of German site)
http://www.relikte.com/nds_atom/luftwaffe.htm
The NATO air defense belt in Lower Saxony - FlaRak system Nike
(autotranslate of German site —very informative)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nike_Ajax_base_on_alert.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nike_Ajax_base_aerial_view.jpg
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About missiles themselves:
NIKE-X
(Good academic historical account, w/references)
http://missilethreat.com/defense-systems/nike-x/
Project Nike
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Nike#Deployment
MIM-3 Nike Ajax
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIM-3_Nike_Ajax
MIM-14 Nike Hercules
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIM-14_Nike_Hercules
LIM-49 Nike Zeus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LIM-49_Nike_Zeus
Nike Hercules Evolution (one nice image)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nike_Hercules_Evolution.jpg
http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Mythology/Military/NikeHercules.html
File:Nike Hercules Integrated Fire Control area (nice image)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nike_Hercules_Integrated_Fire_Control_area.jpg
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Sites outside of Germany
Locations of Former NIKE MISSILE SITES
US and Italy
http://ed-thelen.org/loc-i.html
Guardiano Silenzioso
(Excellent site w/many photos of Nike bases in Italy)
http://nikemissile.altervista.org/
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SITE SF-88 SAN FRANCISCO AREA
http://www.nikemissile.org/site_sf88.shtml (deadlink?)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nike_Missile_Site_SF-88
SF-88L Fort Barry
http://www.acme.com/jef/nike/sf88l.html
Nike LA-29C (site) | military, radar, nikemissile, closed - military
USA / California / Rowland Heights /
http://wikimapia.org/16432/Nike-LA-29C-site
http://www.nikemissile.org/launch1.shtml (deadlink?)
This is a picture of the Assembly Area
http://www.nikemissile.org/launch2.shtml (deadlink?)
This is a picture of the exclusion area on the south side of the launch site
Nike base in Denton, Tx
(many pictures)
http://dfwurbanwildlife.com/2011/06/26/journal/june-12-2005-the-cold-war-comes-home/
LAST LINE OF DEFENSE. NIKE MISSILE SITES IN ILLINOIS
(excellent overall Nike history etc, excellent photos and plans)
http://www.allworldwars.com/Last-Line-of-Defense-Nike-Missile-Sites-in-Illinois.html
Nike base in Illinois
(Similar to above; good layout plan; good info on firing procedure etc)
http://ed-thelen.org/last-line.html
Taiwan's SAM Network
(incl layout map)
http://geimint.blogspot.de/2009/05/taiwans-sam-network.html
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Nike training manuals etc
Nike Missile Manual Collection
US Natl park Service
http://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/historyculture/upload/35286fa-Nike-Missile-Manuals-with-table.pdf
From EdThelen
http://ed-thelen.org/TM9-1400-250-10-2-040.pdf
http://ed-thelen.org/TM9-1400-250-10-2-125.pdf
NikeMissile.org seems to be limiting access, but is accessible through:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150922195200/http://nikemissile.org/
Nike-Hercules System- nuclear training directorate manual
https://web.archive.org/web/20150922195227/http://nikemissile.org/herc_system/sandia2.shtml
RADAR COURSE DIRECTING CENTRAL
Radar Course Directing Central (RCDC) was the technical name for the Integrated Fire Control (IFC) area of a Nike Missile Site
http://nikemissile.org/RCDC.shtml
https://web.archive.org/web/20150923011954/http://nikemissile.org/RCDC.shtml
(manual, inacessible?)
http://nikemissile.org/AADCAP/aadcaps.shtml
ADA SUBCOURSE 703-3
THIS SUB-COURSE PERTAINS TO THE NIKE HERCULES LAUNCHING AREA AND IS DATED FEBRUARY 1972. THE CREDIT FOR THE COURSE IS 14 HOURS. THERE ARE FIVE CHAPTERS TO THIS COURSE, WHICH ARE LISTED INDIVIDUALLY.
http://www.nikemissile.org/ADA703-3/ada_subcourse_703.shtml
ASSEMBLY AND SERVICE AREA EQUIPMENT
(Including links to many manulal plans and illustrations!)
http://www.nikemissile.org/Assembly/assembly.shtml
(Photo pages etc, inaccessible now?)
http://www.nikemissile.org/webphotos/fig40.tif
http://www.nikemissile.org/webphotos/fig45.tif
http://nikemissile.org/myNORAD/NORAD.pdf
http://nikemissile.org/missile_master_photos.shtml
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Elvis in Germany
http://www.elvispresleymusic.com.au/pictures/1958-1959-elvis-presley-army.html
http://www.german-way.com/notable-people/featured-bios/elvis-presley-in-germany/
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Soviet bases in Germany
A Soviet missile base in Germany that spy planes never saw
(Vogelsang)
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20079147
AN ABANDONED SOVIET GARRISON ROTTING IN THE BRANDENBURG WOODS
(Vogelsang)
http://www.uncubemagazine.com/blog/14820889
Drone footage reveals ghost Soviet military base hidden in German forest
(Vogelsang)
https://www.rt.com/news/227323-drone-ghost-military-base-germany/
Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_of_Soviet_Forces_in_Germany
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces [INF] Chronology
http://fas.org/nuke/control/inf/inf-chron.htm