Julius Leber Barracks (Berlin)
| Julius Leber Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Wedding district, Berlin | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military headquarters |
| Controlled by | Germany |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1936–present |
| 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.