JHQ Maps

Welcome to the “Maps” section of this website.

Please note that the maps are for personal use only and are not to be used elsewhere or monetised without the express permission of the creator/copyright holder.

By clicking on the images or the heading for each map you will be able to download a PDF version of the map for personal use only.

If anyone has any Maps that don’t appear here please contact: webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de

The following table can be filtered using the “Search” function.


MAP DESCRIPTION




JHQ Rheindahlen Map - 2012 (20MB) + Annotations + Index
Created by: webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de


This high definition "TopPlusOpen" map shows clearly the house numbers so that individual addresses can be found! It also has text descriptions of many locations. Now with all roads and paths and a "Street Index".




JHQ Rheindahlen „The Future“ - Map (20 MB) + Annotations + Index
Created by: webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de


This high definition “TopPlusOpen” map shows what was the initial plan for the future of JHQ Rheindahlen. However, it is no longer the plan due to the unsuitability of the site due to the problem of removing some of the materials used in the contruction of many of the buildings.





JHQ Rheindahlen Map "Non-Residential Buildings“ - 2012 (20 MB) + Annotations + Index
Created by: webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de


This high definition “TopPlusOpen” map highlights those building that were not “Married Quarters”.




Garrison Maps Comparison (1954 against 2012)
Created by: webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de


This "Before & After" map is a great way of displaying what changes were made to JHQ over 7 decades!




Original JHQ Garrison Map 1954 (1MB)
Copyright: The Institution of Royal Engineers


This map is from the book “New Headquarters in Germany – 1956” by Colonel H. Grattan (C.B.E.). (See the “Documents” section of this website to view the complete book)

It has been added to this website with the kind permission of N E Montagu MA CEng MIMechE FInstRE, Editor of the RE Journal, The Institution of Royal Engineers.




Reformatted JHQ Garrison Map 1954 (1MB)
Copyright: The Institution of Royal Engineers


This reformatted map is based on an original map from the book “New Headquarters in Germany – 1956” by Colonel H. Grattan (C.B.E.). (See the “Documents” section of this website to view the complete book)

It has been added to this website with the kind permission of N E Montagu MA CEng MIMechE FInstRE, Editor of the RE Journal, The Institution of Royal Engineers.




JHQ Garrison Map 1955 (3MB)
Created by: webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de


This map has been created using many images of an almost destroyed original map that was provided by Don Whitehead, and has been painstakingly digitally stitched back together, remastered and reformatted by Fred Williams.




JHQ Garrison Map 1968 (3MB)
Created by: webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de


This map has been created using an image copy of the original map that was provided by Ron Williams, and has been painstakingly digitally remastered and reformatted by Fred Williams.




JHQ Garrison Map 1979 (3MB)
Created by: webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de


This map has been created using an image copy of the original map that was provided by Rudolf Bueschges, and has been painstakingly digitally remastered and reformatted by Fred Williams.




JHQ Garrison Map 1988 (3MB)
Created by: webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de


This map has been created using an image copy of the original map that was provided by Rudolf Bueschges, and has been painstakingly digitally remastered and reformatted by Fred Williams.




JHQ Garrison Map 1994 (3MB)
Created by: webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de


This map has been created using an image copy of the original map that was provided by Rudolf Bueschges, and has been painstakingly digitally remastered and reformatted by Fred Williams.




JHQ Garrison Map 2005 (3MB)
Created by: webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de


This map has been created using an image copy of the original map that was provided by Rudolf Bueschges, and has been painstakingly digitally remastered and reformatted by Fred Williams.




JHQ Garrison Map 2012 (3MB)
Created by: webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de


This map has been created using an image copy of the original map that was provided by Rudolf Bueschges, and has been painstakingly digitally remastered and reformatted by Fred Williams.




“Select A Building for Description!” – An interactive map
Created by: webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de


This “interactive” map allows registered users to navigate around the current “Google” map of the JHQ area. Clicking on a building outline on the map will display information about the building in a text bubble.




“Identify A Building!” – An interactive map
Created by: webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de


This “interactive” map allows registered users to navigate around the current “Google” map of the JHQ area and add their own “marker” to identify buildings on the map. Clicking on a building outline on the map will display it’s name in a text bubble.




“Google Map with TopPlusOpen Overlay” – An interactive map
Created by: webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de


This “interactive” map allows users to navigate around the current “Google” map of the JHQ area and view a “TopPlusOpen” (German equivalent of UK Ordnance Survey) overlay.




“Google Map with Google 2013 View Overlay” – An interactive map
Created by: webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de


This “interactive” map allows users to navigate around the current “Google” map of the JHQ area and view the “2013 Version of the Google Map” overlay.




“Google” map of JHQ before closure! (28MB)
Created by: webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de


The map was created using a large number of screenshots taken from Google Maps in the months before the closure of JHQ as the Google map will change over time thus removing all evidence of the existence of JHQ!

* Please note: due to the size of this map it may not display on iPad’s etc.




“Google” map of JHQ before closure + House Outlines + House Numbers! (28MB)
Created by: webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de


The map was created using a large number of screenshots taken from Google Maps. Building outlines and house numbers have been overlaid so that individual addresses can be found!

* Please note: due to the size of this map it may not display on iPad’s etc.




Colourful map of “Nato Hauptquartier” (13MB)

A high level “tourist” like map which shows the names of streets. Probably dated around 1970.




German “TopPlusOpen” map of approaches to JHQ Rheindahlen (37MB)
Created by: webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de


This map shows the approaches to JHQ Rheindahlen.




Official 1968 map of “Approaches to Rheindahlen Garrison & RAF Rheindahlen” (2MB)
Provided by: Malcolm Bradbury


Copy of an official map of the Approaches to Rheindahlen Garrison published in 1968.




Soviet map of JHQ from 1986 (1MB)
Provided by: Simon Moore


This Russian map of JHQ dates from 1986.

Simon has also contributed several videos on the “Videos” Section.




JHQ Orienteering Map (Original) from 1991 (1MB)
Provided by: Terry Morton


JHQ Orienteering Map from 1991.




JHQ Orienteering Map (Amended) from 1991 (1MB)
Provided by: Terry Morton


This map has been hand amended for an event in 1991 to show the fields around Leloh (north of the Garrison Gym and RCT lines) and to incorporate the Hardterwald behind the Big House.


If anyone is aware that the copyright holder of any of the above maps objects to their being used on this website then please email webmaster@jhq-rheindahlen.de who will see to it that it is removed.