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												War War II ends in Schleissheim
												  
												  
												
                                                     
													 
													  
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                                                       The New Schleissheim   Castle is taken and  provides the background for a memory shot. 
                                                         
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                                                       April 29th, 2007:  Master Sergeant Blaschke’s unit of the 45th Inf. Div. in front of
                                                       the castle Schleissheim. 
                                                        
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                                                       Coming from the new castle the U.S. Army  approaches the air field. 
                                                        
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                                                       Here too, in front of  the new castle  the GIs provide a surprising view of times gone by. 
                                                        
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                                                       Not neglecting the own  safeguarding slowly but surely the air field is secured. 
                                                        
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                                                       The GIs immediately stop  the air traffic. 
                                                        
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                                                       The Master Sergeant and his vanguard take a small rubbish dump by the airfield giving a full view
                                                       over  the air field. This dump hadn’t been there in 1945, it consist of the debris of
                                                       the barracks which in 1945 used to stand half way between here and the castle. 
                                                        
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                                                       At the edge of the air  field the infantry has to shelter in a ditch to safeguard the approach. 
                                                        
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                                                       The airfield has been  handed over and the situation is cleared. Approach continues and the airfield
                                                       is taken. The vanguard moves away through  tough territory. 
                                                        
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                                                       Master Sergeant Blaschke  sees the main body of the troops with the GMC through to the airfield.
                                                       The unit  will continue through to the Junkers hangars via runway 26. 
                                                        
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                                                       The vehicles have  reached the southern Junkers hangars and position themselves next to the runway.
                                                       Mr. Spoden and his son are seen off by the GIs and all active  participants of this 2 day event.
                                                       So now Unterschleissheim and Oberschleissheim  may return back to their own time. 
                                                        
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													     Text and pictures: Paul Eschbach Translation: Ludger Heck
                                                       
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