6th Missile Battalion 562nd Arty USARSEVEN

The **6th Missile Battalion, 562nd Artillery (USARSEVEN)** was a U.S. Army missile unit active during the Cold War, assigned to U.S. Army Europe’s Seventh Army (USAREUR/USARSEVEN). Equipped with the nuclear-capable Nike Hercules surface-to-air missile system, the battalion was responsible for air defense in Western Europe, primarily stationed in West Germany. Its mission was to deter and, if necessary, defend against Soviet air attacks on NATO forces and critical infrastructure. The battalion played a key role in maintaining readiness and contributing to the integrated NATO air defense network until the eventual drawdown of Nike Hercules sites in the late 1960s and early 1970s.