The Cold War „Garnisonsstadt“
Approaching Schoeppingen, a small city near Muenster, Germany (Oct-04)
The Cold War „Garnisonsstadt“
In the early 1960s a Nike Missile Defense System was installed on top of the Schöppinger Berg (Schoeppingen Hill). The base consisted of a Radar Park and an Anti-Aircraft Peak, which was equipped with nuclear warheads – a top secret during that time. Hardly known in that context is, that the battery was basically initiated and run by the Dutch Army. However collaborations with the Americans existed to run the nuclear devices. The base – now abandoned – was in use until 1987. If you are further interested in the Nike history, you can check: wikipedia.org/Project_Nike and the Cold War Museum, SF-88 … an interesting counterpart to the Schöppinger Berg. Hill 88 will become part of this topic soon.
Today, Thursday, the weather was fine, ideal to start my research on the area and to climb „The Hill“ – the highest elevation in Western Muensterland. After a long walk, criss-crossing several acres of farmland I could find first traces of what I was looking for.
… in direct neighborhood – a possible landing place for the planned project?
