The former Royal Air Force Station Rheindahlen, more commonly known as RAF Rheindahlen, was a non-flying Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

 military

Military

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 base, part of the Rheindahlen Military Complex

Rheindahlen Military Complex

JHQ Rheindahlen, latterly also called the Rheindahlen Military Complex, is a British forces base in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. JHQ stands for Joint Headquarters and the base has functioned as the main headquarters for British forces in Germany since being built in the 1950s...

 in North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia

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, Germany

Germany

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 - part of British Forces Germany

British Forces Germany

British Forces Germany , is the name for British Armed Forces service personnel and civilians based in Germany. It was first established following the Second World War as the British Army of the Rhine ....

 (BFG).

Established after World War II

World War II

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 it served mainly as the administrative support centre for the 2nd Tactical Air Force (2TAF). It was disbanded in 1993 and amalgamated with the other military support units at Rheindahlen.

Is now occupied by the British Army

British Army

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, as HQ United Kingdom Support Command (Germany) - HQ UKSC(G).

See also

• Royal Air Force station
• List of RAF stations