Geilenkirchen (German pronunciation: [ˈɡaɪlənkɪʁçn̩] , Ripuarian: Jellekerke [ˈjæləˌkæʀ˦(ə)kə]) is a town in the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia...
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NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen (E-3A Component) (IATA: GKE, ICAO: ETNG) is located near Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the main operating...
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Ralf Geilenkirchen (born 26 April 1966) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Geilenkirchen played four years for 1....
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Operation Clipper (section Geilenkirchen captured)
(which included the American 84th Infantry Division) to reduce the Geilenkirchen salient in mid-November 1944. Clipper was the preliminary to a wider...
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Royal Air Force Geilenkirchen more commonly known as RAF Geilenkirchen is a former Royal Air Force station in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany...
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Geilenkirchen station is in Geilenkirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on the Aachen–Mönchengladbach railway. It is the only railway...
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artillery. Taking Geilenkirchen on 19 November, the division pushed forward to take Beeck (Geilenkirchen) and Lindern (Geilenkirchen) in the face of heavy...
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traps. Examples of this kind of defence are those north of Aachen near Geilenkirchen. The early fortifications were mostly built by private firms, but the...
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A specially outfitted jeep of 1 SAS near Geilenkirchen in Germany during Operation Clipper. The SAS were involved at this time in clearing snipers in...
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Heinsberg, Hückelhoven to the east, Waldfeucht and Gangelt to the west, and Geilenkirchen to the south. Two rivers flow through Heinsberg, the Wurm and the Rur...
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Airborne Early Warning Force is also based at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen near Geilenkirchen, Germany. The RCAF and Joint Task Force (North) (JTFN) also...
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Heinsberg. Other towns on the river Wurm are Würselen, Übach-Palenberg and Geilenkirchen. The name Wurm is thought to originate from the German word warm (same...
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professional body based in Germany Jetstar Japan's IATA designator Geilenkirchen, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, by vehicle registration...
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Airborne Early Warning and Control Force based at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen in Geilenkirchen, Germany. The airport gained international attention during...
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educational meetings and forums. The Freshman Program, located in Loherhof, Geilenkirchen, is a private academic organization within the FH Aachen (Aachen University...
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Postal System will continue transport to the addressee at CFPO 5053 (in Geilenkirchen, Germany) by whatever means and timing the military will deem appropriate...
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Yugoslavia and 179 to Italy. 3 Squadron 1953–1956 at RAF Wildenrath then RAF Geilenkirchen 4 Squadron 1954–1955 at RAF Jever 20 Squadron 1953–1955 at RAF Oldenburg...
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the three districts Heinsberg, Erkelenz and Geilenkirchen. In 1932 the districts Heinsberg and Geilenkirchen were merged, and in 1972 Erkelenz district...
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Saxony) Gefell (Thuringia) Gefrees (Bavaria) Gehrden (Lower Saxony) Geilenkirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia) Geisa (Thuringia) Geiselhöring (Bavaria) Geisenfeld...
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U.S. Southern Command) Ämari Air Base Ansbach NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Geilenkirchen Ramstein Air Base Spangdahlem Air Base Buchel Air base Soto Cano...
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Câmpia Turzii Camp Darby Chièvres Ghedi Incirlik Izmir KB Łask Morón Geilenkirchen Akrotiri Alconbury Fairford Lakenheath Menwith Hill Mildehnall Ramstein...
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for simulated refuelling with a NATO Boeing 707-TCA from a HI ANG KC-135R during a refuelling training mission from Geilenkirchen AB in September 1996...
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but was used during the November 1944 Operation Clipper attack on the Geilenkirchen salient to create indirect artificial daylight. The Americans tested...
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E-3s to begin operations from 2031. The E-7 is expected to be based at Geilenkirchen and could operate from several forward locations across Europe. Italy...
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September by the First United States Army, but the area above the Sittard–Geilenkirchen line was still in German hands. Here, the front had settled along the...
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An SAS jeep of 1st SAS near Geilenkirchen, Germany, 18 November 1944....
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2 and 3 Squadrons of NATO's E-3 Component, based at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen. NATO E-3s participated in Operation Eagle Assist after the September...
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Gottfried Ludolf Camphausen (10 January 1803 in Geilenkirchen – 3 December 1890 in Cologne) was a Prime Minister of Prussia. During the Revolutions of...
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(1975–1987) RAF Stations RAF Akrotiri RAF Binbrook RAF Coltishall RAF Geilenkirchen RAF Gütersloh RAF Leconfield RAF Middleton St. George RAF Leuchars RAF...
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Washington Air National Guard KC-135E, 59-1452, crashed on approach in Geilenkirchen, Germany due to the horizontal stabilizer being in a 7.5 nose-up trim...
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