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Germany and the Netherlands provide an additional corps headquarters for NATO’s eastern flank – strengthening command capacity, readiness and collective defence across the Baltic Sea region.

1 German-Netherlands Corps (1GNC) will take on the role of a tactical headquarters within NATO plans around mid-year. With this, 1GNC will assume a command role on NATO’s eastern flank, specifically in the region Estonia and Latvia. The deployment of an additional...

Join us on 24 May 2025 from 10:00 a.m. for a day full of action, insight, and interaction at the Lützow-Kaserne (Lützowstr. 1A, 48157 Münster). Experience live demonstrations, military displays, hands-on technology, and family-friendly activities. More details can be...

The Bundeswehr’s annual “Day of Values” at 1GNC was a significant event, spanning two days of insightful discussions and reflections on the core values that guide us as soldiers. Organized and led by Lieutenant Colonel Hellerforth, this event provided a deep dive into...

Last week, we attended the Staff Support Battalion's exercise in Putlos, where the annual shooting competition took place. Each year, the battalion organizes this event to give their soldiers a chance to become the next battalion champion. We were fortunate to witness...

On 4 May, Colonel Lammerschmidt and Colonel Jongejeugd, participated in the Dutch National Military Commemoration ceremony on the Grebbeberg, in the Netherlands. Despite the rain,there was again a lot of interest in the commemoration of the dead on the Grebbeberg....

1 German-Netherlands Corps (1GNC) is the Land Component Command HQ of the NATO Response Force (NRF), the Alliance’s rapid reaction force, in 2023. What does it take for a headquarters to fulfil this role? And what are the challenges lying ahead for the NRF against the...

Source: https://militairespectator.nl/artikelen/1gncs-comprehensive-approach-collective-defence The war and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine demonstrate that protecting civilians in urban environments requires a comprehensive approach. Well before the Russian invasion...

1 German-Netherlands Corps assumed responsibility as NATO Response Force (NRF) land component for 2023 in a ceremony at the headquarters in Münster, Germany. The NATO land headquarters is now on-call to respond on short notice to a crisis, contingency, or operation. ...

Lieutenant General Nico Tak, commander 1GNC, led a delegation from the corps to participate in ARRCADE LIONHEART. This event, held on 5 July 2022 at the London Science Museum, was hosted by the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) and focused on Multi- Domain Operations...

This week the MEL/MIL Workshop for the exercise Cougar Sword 22, where 1GNC will act as professional training platform, took place with representatives of the training audiences and the planners of 1GNC. The term MEL/MIL stands for 'Main Events List' and 'Main...

More than 100 participants discussing the new Common Effort Project 2022+. The Civil & Military Common Effort Community grows with five new members! What do we collectively need to do to improve regional and national resilience in times of hybrid threats and...

Warrant Officer Mario Kuik is one of the key players within the IT exercise Steadfast Cobalt 2022 (STCO22). He is the gatekeeper of everyone entering the IT systems. Steadfast Cobalt is a yearly returning exercise where our IT personnel have the unique chance to...

On Thursday 17 March Lieutenant General Marlow handed over the command of 1GNC to Lieutenant General Nico Tak, during the change of command ceremony. ‘’I would like to thank you all for your commitment and cooperation. I feel privileged and honored that I was a part...

In the beginning of this year 1GNC conducted the CRP, which stands for: Crisis Response Planning. It is a process to facilitate decision making at the strategic and operational level in NATO. As Land Component Command at the tactical level we receive our tasking...

Our OLRT team trained in the mountains of Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria under heavy weather conditions. With physically challenging activities such as marching and climbing in heavy snowfall and with altitudes of 1500 to 2000 meters above sea level they trained to act and...