Julius Leber Barracks (Berlin)
| Julius Leber Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Wedding district, Berlin | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military headquarters |
| Controlled by | Germany |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1936–present |
Interactive map of Julius-Leber-Kaserne | |
| Coordinates: 52°33′34″N 13°19′26″E / 52.55944°N 13.32389°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| City | Berlin |
The Julius Leber Barracks (German: Julius-Leber-Kaserne) is the largest Bundeswehr barracks in Berlin, located at the district of Wedding, directly southeast of the former Berlin-Tegel Airport and are bordered by the Kurt-Schumacher-Damm and Charles-Corcelle-Ring. The barracks is named after the SPD politician and resistance fighter Julius Leber, the barracks are a listed building. They house 36 Bundeswehr offices.
From 1896, the site, known as Kaserne Reinickendorf, housed the 1st Airship Battalion. During the Nazi era, a large barracks complex, the Hermann Göring Barracks, was built from 1936 onwards. From 1945 to 1994, the French armed forces maintained their headquarters in Berlin, the Quartier Napoléon. It was the HQ of the French forces in Berlin