Enjoy --- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnGReN-pmVg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cihk1Nv52q0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKNfG1WGWNM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T-j7pCnuQ4 Thanks Fritz!

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Werner Weissflach ([email protected]) on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at 21:49:36 --------------------------------------------------------------------------comments: Hello Schneeberg Vets, and Gruess Gott ! My name is Werner and I am from Bischofsgruen. I knew many of you that were stationed on the hill in the 50s. I worked in a local Bakery and I emigrated to the US in 1960. Hard to believe, the only Boy who left Bisch, besides all your Wives and Girlfriends. Now I am retired and live in Fort Myers Fl. I visited Bischofsgruen every year since 2006 and will do so again in May of 2014. Here is my special request to all the Schneeberg Vets. Bischofsgruen is about to open their long planned Skimuseum. No, I am not asking for old skis and poles or money etc., but for any good, clear photos of you Guys, on skis, in military uniform. I would like the curator, Herr Fritz Frosch, former owner of the Jaegerhof,to set aside a section of a wall for your photos and your names,if you so desire. You were all part of that post war ski history of my hometown.Little did I know, that when I sat with you at "The Post" or "Cafe Kaiser" and admired your uniforms, that I would wear it too, from 1963 to 1965 in Fort Bragg NC. (82nd AB) Yor photos would be framed by antique snowshoes from the Adirondacks of NY, which I will donate for that purpose. You can send photos to me in Florida or I will give you the adress of Herrn Fritz Frosch in Bischofsgruen. Best regards,and Servus ! Werner Weissflach [email protected]

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Comments: Hi! My name is DeAnna Knoepfle, maiden name DeAnna Joan Bateman. David Bateman was my father. He is deceased now since Jan. 16 1988. I was wondering if anyone remembered him or had any stories about him when he was in the military. My dad was very ill by the time I was born and passed away due to lots of complications including MLS and ALS so I do not have a lot of information or stories about his time in the Army. Any information would be much appreciated.

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Kind regards, DeAnna [email protected]

Dale Hughes ([email protected]) on Monday, August 22, 2011 at 16:39:23 (Pacific time). --------------------------------------------------------------------------comments: Even tho we have not seen George and Vera Moore near as much as we would have liked over the last few years, we will miss George a lot. Living in the NCO quarters with George and Vera Moore and the "Batman" family was always a lot of fun and we played hard. We were only 12 families there, but we smiled a lot! Doug and Evies wedding reception was a highlight of our time on Schneeberg and was held at our apt there in Bayreuth. Tom Thornton lost his car that night and I remember someone sipping on a bottle of Chivas until he fell out of his chair. Ken Knoor, George Moore, Vera, Doug and Evie, Roger Vilmont, George Graves (and his myriad of girlfriends), Tom Thornton, the "Batman's" and many others fill the memory of our time in Bischofsgrun and Bayreuth homes. It was a very special time in our lives. Goodbye George. --------------------------------------------------------------------------Messages of condolence may be left at the following website: http://www.oliverfloyd.com/obituaries/details/602-george-b-moore-sr.html

Name: George B. Moore, Sr Date of Death: Aug 21, 2011 Category: Current Obituaries

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He was born April 2, 1942 in Greenville. son of the late George B., Sr. and Lillian Marie (Fields) Moore. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son, George B Moore, III on January 28, 2006; a brother, Clayton Moore, and a sister, Serena Kay Moore. George was retired from the US Army having served for 25 years. He then employed by the National Security Agency. He was a member of the Severna Park Untied Methodist Church in Serverna Park, MD. A devoted and loving family man, George is survived by his wife of 50 years, Vera I. (Dickey) Moore whom he married December 23, 1960; sons, Jeffery (Cathy) Moore of Sturbridge, Mass., Gregory Moore of Millersville, MD; grandchildren, Holly, Alysa, Ashton, and Autumn Moore; sister, Helen (Newman) Ross of Sidney; a brother, Thomas (Merry) Moore of Arcanum; his mother-in-law, Leona Dickey of Rossburg: and numerous nieces and nephews. Services with full military honors by the Greenville Veterans Honor Guard will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 25, 2011 at the Oliver-Floyd Funeral Home in Greenville, Ohio with Rev. Steve Short officiating. Burial will follow in the Abbottsville Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, August 24 from 5-8 p.m. The family requests that memorial contributions be given to Beamsville Christian Church. Phil, I knew George Moore from about October 1960 until summer 1963. We were E1s and were in the same Czech class. As far as I remember we were the only two from Ohio. We both ended up at Schneeberg. I departed the Army at the end of my enlistment, and George reenlisted. We were never close, but were on identical paths for those three years. I have looked for an obituary for George. Do you know where he has passed away? BTW while I was home in Ohio last week I located a couple more pictures of the hill from probably 1963. There is at least one more picture of the German tower under construction. Mark Arnold In a message dated 8/21/2011 8:06:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:

I just received this from Jerry Davis:

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Folks, Just a few minutes ago I received word from my long-time poker buddy (and Schneeberg alumni) Wally Price that SGM George Moore, USA (Ret) has passed away. George was my trick chief on Schneeberg when he was an E-6. Years later I believe he was Command Sgt Major at Field Station Augburg. During his final tour in the military at Ft Meade, he worked on my team in the Czech branch. He was close friends with Wally Price and John Durkay. When/If I get the official obituary, I will send it to you and post it on the Rimbach site and ask Phil Ward to do the same on the SchneebergVets site. George was unique and one helluva Czech linguist. C'est jeho pamatce (Honor his memory). Nasheldano, Jir'i Vic. Jerry Davis Ex-98G CZ Schneeberg 66-68 Hoherbogen 66 Eckstein 75 (TDY) -----------------------------From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:59:28 -0400

Guys, it looks like I will not make it to the game this Friday. We learned today that George Moore passed away last night in his sleep. He and Vera were back in their home town, Greenville, Ohio, which is where they planned to be buried, so Pat and I will probably be out there later this week for the service. That's all the information I have for the moment. George has not been doing well for a couple of years now, as he came down with diabetes and then lost his leg to complications with that disease. We don't know yet what caused his death, but assume it was related. Wally I found this interesting and thought you would too: DarkeJournal Obituaries: George B. Moore, Jr. (August 21, 2011) Phil, Here is obit for George Moore. Mark Arnold

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Folks, Do any of you recognize the guy in the center of the attached photo? He is known as T.H.E. Hill and is the author of "Voices Under Berlin: The Tale of a Monterey Mary." I read the book recently and found it okay. The fun parts (nostalgia) were reading about 5ply colored paper with carbon paper in between, MIL typewriters, TR Notes, and stuff like that. He is listed as Thomas Heinrich Edward Hill, and his official bio is as follows: T.H.E.Hill served with the U.S. Army Security Agency at Field Station Berlin in the mid1970s, after a tour at Herzo Base in the late 1960s. He is a three-time graduate of The Defense Language Institute (DLIWC) in Monterey, California, the alumni of which are called "Monterey Marys". The Army taught him to speak Russian, Polish, and Czech; three tours in Germany taught him to speak German, and his wife taught him to speak Dutch. He has been a writer his entire adult life, but now retired from Federal Service, he writes what he wants, instead of the things that others tasked him to write while he was still working. When you look at the attached photo, note the "ear muffs" around his neck. :) Remember them? And remember going on duty and putting on the sweaty set of muffs that were just worn by the op you relieved?! Since he was a Czech "Mary", presumably at Herzo in the late 1960s, somebody in our groups should recognize him. Three tours in Germany and three times at DLI probably mean that he put in 20 years -- late 60s to late 80s? His new book is The Day Before the Berlin Wall: Could We Have Stopped It?. Jerry Ex-98G (CZ) USASA 64-71 T_H_E_-Hill.jpg

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Searching for Jeff: Good Life at the Presidio ASA was a semi‐secret intelligence outfit housed within the US Army solely for logistical ... There, as  members of ASA, the military arm of NSA, we were taught ... jeffsharletandvietnamgi.blogspot.com/.../good‐life‐at‐presidio...

[email protected] has subscribed on list: Schneebergvets Updates Server Time: Wed Sep 14 17:59:04 2011 Hello Phil, My name is Martin Wenglikowski. I was stationed at Schneeberg as the commo guy from 1978 1980. _____________________________________________________ Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by BILL ROCKWELL ([email protected]) on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 17:17:55 (Pacific time). --------------------------------------------------------------------------comments: on SCHNEEBERG 0CT 1954 - SEPT 1955 [ 9473 TSU ] -----------------On SEPT 13 -15 THIS YEAR VISITED BISCHOFSGRUN AND TOP SCHNEEBERG after 57 years. NOTE - TOLD BY GERMAN high-ups in NY CITY ] ; WEB PAGE's ; TOURIST CENTER IN BISCHOFSGRUN etc - I COULD NOT GO TO TOP SCHNEEBERG ie shut down for tourists in 2004 ? WRONG -- GOT THERE WITH LITTLE OUT BOX THINKING , AND HAVE PICS BY OLD TOWER. Just thought I would let people know regards, Bill Rockwell , long Island, NY [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by

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Steve Stevens ([email protected]) on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 03:21:33 (Pacific time). -------------------------------------------------------------------------comments: Hi stationed on Scneeberg 80-82, 'Vistited' 82-84. Met my wife in Bischofsgrün, at Reismanns still married. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Phil would you please pass along Wally Prices' email address. I believe we were at Schneeberg together. Thanks Woody Dixon Hi, Phil! The timing of your e-mail couldn't have been better. I'll be playing poker at Wally's house this evening and will make sure that he knows that Woody wants to contact him. Retirement is great! It's hard to believe that I have been retired 10 years as of Halloween. We keep busy, especially since last November when our elder daughter Heather was diagnosed with metastatic colorectal cancer. She's been receiving excellent treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore where she worked for 8 years. We're hopeful. I'll be with her this weekend, in fact. All the best to you and your family. Jerry Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:09:04 -0500 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] CC: [email protected] Subject: Wally Price Jerry, Could you pass this along to Wally? Hope you are enjoying retirement! Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by

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El Jarvis ([email protected]) on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 14:07:44 (Pacific time). --------------------------------------------------------------------------comments: The "unknown GI" in one of Dan's Photos, (TALL GUY, BLACK RIMMED GLASSES, at his locker, is: Bill Morris! ..) .. Merry Christmas, 2011.. El Jarvis --------------------------------------------------------------------------Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by marilee ([email protected]) on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 17:08:11 (Pacific time). --------------------------------------------------------------------------comments: I was a 98G with the ASA at Det K in the 70's and came down with Lymphoma a few years ago. Would there have been anything about our antennas or otherwise that would have caused this. Cancer does not run in my family.

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I thought some of you who were’nt there might like to see where I used to live in Germany in  the winter   From: sam hays [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 10:29 AM To: Dave Fenwick Subject: Pictures from the Past

Does this look familiar? Thanks to Fritz Foltz from Kirchenlamnitz, Germany for the video.!

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Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by jim falcone ([email protected]) on Friday, January 13, 2012 at 15:44:37 (Pacific time). --------------------------------------------------------------------------comments: Hi Its not easy when you have spent a lot of time in the wrong institutions. Tell me is anyone out there other than Lipphard that remembers Jim Falcone. I hope ray croel remembers and I hope Wilson, Mudry and Martin and now that you are jogging my memory I hope Guay,Youngblood, Wheeler, Mccloskey and Belknap, Willis, Strange, Kimble, sgt Farrell, sgt Hutchinson, Bower, and my main man Billy Bass,and Carol, Valdez, and especially CWO Stovall, as well as Bo Bothem. Bo, if your out there acknowledge this post by e-mail.Bo, I remember Coburg,and sgt Bellou, and I can also be confused about some of the specifics.So, somebody out there please respond. I feel like Rip Van Winkle but hearing Verna Lynn sing on the schneeberg web site woke me up from a deep sleep ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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comments: Dear Friends, best greetings from Hof/Bavaria. Please visit the web site www.fmkp946.npage.de. The Homeppage of the former Fernmeldekompanie 946 in Hof "Großer Kornberg" We left a link to your own web site. Bernd

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Yes, I remember Hugh as well, but we were not close. I think I arrived at Schneeberg shortly before he left. Buddy Eith was leaving around the same time -- I think Buddy had a Triumph TR3. Maybe it was Jerry Shipley who was close friends with Hugh. Dave, do you live in Bad Berneck? When I got married in August 1967, my wife and I lived at 10 Kollenaden Weg, around the corner from the fire station and the kurhaus near the river. Jerry Davis Ex- 98G Schneeberg 66-68

Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 13:25:52 -0600 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] CC: [email protected] Subject: Re: FW: Schneeberg Video 65-67 ... reply Yep, I remember Hugh Catalano well. Jerry Davis, I believe, was good friends ... Phil Ward ... on oldCz intercept operator from the mid 60s ... Schneeberg, Hoherbogen and Wobeck

On 2/5/2012 11:30 AM, Dave Stewart wrote: Gene: Thanks again. Ed or Phil: Please see the email note I sent to Mathew Catalano below.   His dad, Hugh, was stationed at Schneeburg in 1965.  I was a medic at  Bindlach during the same period.  Perhaps you remember Hugh or can  hook us up with someone who was there at the time.   Kind Regard, Dave Stewart Bad Berneck, Germany  

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  From: Gene Looram [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 6:23 PM To: Dave Stewart Cc: Railsback, Ed; Ward, Phil Subject: Re: FW: Schneeberg Video 65-67

Dave,

Here are 2 emails on the copy line for guys that keep a Schneeberg/Det J ASA website going. They were both possibly on Schneeberg at the time you are interested in, and, if they weren't, can definitely hook you up with guys that were.

Gene

-----Original Message----Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:05:55 +0100 Subject: FW: Schneeberg Video 65-67 From: "Dave Stewart" To:

Hi Matt: An acquaintance sent this to me last week and I had to share it to you. This is where your Dad was stationed in 1965. Schneeburg is one of two high mountain peaks in our area that, because of its proximity, was a listening post for tuning in on the Czechs during those cold days after WWII. Hugh was a member of the 318th ASA unit there. The piece really captures the time and period. I did not recognize any of the faces in the photos, but I am certain Hugh would have. This is a keeper for you and your brothers. The name in the cc line of this email is also a former member of the unit, but he served after your Dad’s time. There was a fellow in the unit at the time, named Buddy Eith who moved to Berlin after his Army days. He was a pal of your parents, but I don’t

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have information on him. Sorry, I haven’t had the chance to call you, but we’ll get to that soon. And….Gene, thanks for sharing. Dave and Hedi Stewart Hi Phil: Thanks for your response. Hugh and his wife were great friends of ours. He lived in Baernreuth, near Bad Berneck and their son Mathew was born in Nuremburg Army Hospital at the same time as our daughter. Sadly, Hugh and his wife passed away within a few months of each other in 2010. We corresponded at Christmas and saw them once in Heidelberg a few year ago.  Dave   David Stewart  Bayreuther Str 107, 95460 Bad Berneck Tel:  09273‐966936

   Gene

-----Original Message----Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:11:12 +0100 Subject: Schneeberg Video 65-67 From: "Doyles" To: "Paul Duston" , "PAUL CISZEWSKI" , Jon Löwe , "Ron McGraw" , "Looram, Gene" , "Harry Davis " Catchy music...

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From: George Corbett [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 3:50 PM To: Bill Doyle Subject: Schneeberg Video from Fritz Foltz

A great video on USASA Det J around 65-67 timeframe.....I think the song is in Russian.....

George

Schneeberg Video from Fritz Foltz Brings back many memories. ______________________________________________

Phil, I hope you can help me.  I just found  this site by accident but recognized many of  the people and names mentioned.  My  name is Bob Fletcher and I was a cook from  6/67 to 10/69 at schneeberg.  I noticed on  the site that Woodie Dixon was looking for  an address for me.  I tried the one he had  posted but it wasn't any good anymore.   When I arrived at schneeberg Ray Harris  was the co. clerk (gibby) and I believe Lt.  Buck had just got there.  I was hoping to get  Schneebergvets Newsletter

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in touch with some of the guys. I know it's  been a long time and the old mind isn't  what it used to be. I did manage to contact  Brad Weisiger a couple of months ago.   Other than him I haven't been in touch with  anyone since 69. I do remember  Ray Harris,  Brad, David Duggins Paul Kramer (muggsy,  he even wrote my sister a time or two)  George Cox, Kenny Kopinski Nate Halloway,  Lenny Levine Carl Huddleston and Larry M.  Chartier (chopper).  Would like to get in  touch with some of these guys if you have  an address for them. Thanks. Bob Fletcher [email protected] John and Dave, Thanks so much for sharing your correspondence with me. I am so glad that I was able to put you in touch with one another. Kudos to Phil Ward for his Schneebergvets website which helps keep some of the memories alive. When I tell people about my days at Schneeberg, I tell them it was nothing like being in the "real" army. It was a combination of M*A*S*H* and Animal House (Delta House with an attitude, as Phil has said). Just like in Delta House, many of the guys had nicknames. There was Lurch the radio maintenance guy, Bear, Whiskeyman, Evil Crow, Walrus (wasn't that you, John?), Grommett Cook, Poop, Weasel, Jolly Ollie (det NCOIC), and others I can't recall right now. The apartment I rented was in a 3-unit building at 10 Kollenaden Weg near the river and the kur hotel, below the clock tower. Our landlady was Frau Frank. I think I took over the apartment from Bill Fulton, a Russian linguist. John Bednarik (Czech) lived on the ground floor. I forget who was on the top floor at first, but Lenny Levine (Czech Schneebergvets Newsletter

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linguist) and his wife Alice moved in there for a while too. George Jones (another Russian linguist) and his wife Rosie also lived in Bad Berneck at the time. The townspeople were especially kind to my new bride Dorothy who was not quite 21 when we arrived and who did not speak any German other than "I don't understand" and "thank you." The 6 months in Bad B. were our honeymoon and a memory we will always cherish. Dave, thanks so much for checking out the crystal factory and offering to look around for a match to the things I broke -- I'm still sleeeping on the couch. :) You must be very proud of your D-Day work and the work on Band of Brothers. No one ever shot at us at Schneeberg, but I have always felt that the guys there were and still are my brothers. Consider yourself adopted into the family, Dave. All the best to you all and to Matt Catalano and his brothers too. Jerry

From: [email protected] To: [email protected] CC: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Catalanos Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:21:47 +0100 Hi John:  Great note.  Where do I start?  Well, the house you rented was rented from  Hertha and Adam Moltzer and not my father‐in‐law, Edi Muehlbauer!  Howz that for  starters?  I think the confusion is that Hertha worked for my wife’s folks as a waitress at  the Baernkeller Restaurant, the Gasthaus on the left as you entered the town.  Hertha  and her husband owned the house you rented which still stands today.  Hertha lives  with her life partner in a new house that they built in the nineties which is just across  the way.  Next time I’m up the hill I will take a photo.  This is where I met my wife in  1964.  Hedi helped out, but worked at the Bayreuth City Newspaper.  I was a medic at  the Grafenwoehr Hospital, prior to that the Bindlach Clinc.  Our daughter was born a  month after Matt, also at the Nuremburg Army Hospital.  We probably all socialized  together as we were frequently in your house and vice versa.  We left Baernreuth for  Brooklyn in October 66.  We kept in touch with Hugh and Marylou over the years and  actually met them in the late nineties in Heidelberg when they were on tour with a  Choir.    

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After leaving Graf, I went back to school in New York to study Broadcast Journalism, and  became an American Citizen, (Canadian by birth). Since we both missed Europe we  returned in 1967 late where I started a career with AFN spending tours at AFN  Bremerhaven, AFN Kaiserslautern, AFN TV Ramstein, AFKN Seoul, eventually retiring as  the Sergeant Major at USAREUR Public Affairs.  I parlayed that into a civilian career and  we spent almost 22 years in Heidelberg with the Press Office where I retired in 2003.   Most of this time was spent as the media planner for major events in Normandy  including the 50 – 55‐60 and 65 anniversaries of the D‐Day Landings.  I also worked with  HBO on the Band of Brothers Series Premiere at Utah Beach.  Alas, France is not a  conveniently close as it was when we were in Heidelberg.  Now it’s the Czech Republic  which is a bit rough around the edges☺   Our daughter, husband and Grandson live in Heidelberg.  Our son is in Oregon.   We bought a home in Bad Berneck in 1969.  My in‐laws did not own the Baernkeller and  were forced out by the owners who replaced it with a  monstrosity.  Folks here still talk  about the charm of the Baernkeller.  The house we bought in Bad Berneck is next to the  river as you enter town.  I will send you a couple of photo albums in separate emails.    I hope I haven’t bored you with information you didn’t ask for.  I will certainly pass the  information on to Matt.  He wants to come our way someday, and visit the home he  spent his first year in.     Sooo….that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.   Dave and Hdi   From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 1:56 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Hugh and Mary Lou Catalano

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Hello Dave,

Jerry Davis forwarded your communication on to me.

Yes, I was very close to Hugh and Mary Lou. We (John & Charlene) shared a house with them in Baernreuth - rented it from Edi Muhlbauer. I have attached a photo of it 31 Barnreuther Strasse. It was the one at the end of road to the forest just above the pond and the resident flock of geese. We lived there from the June '66 to Nov '67 when Hugh and I went home and were mustered out. That house was the first home for his oldest son Matthew (born in '66) and our son John F (born in '67). We were both 98G2L63 - Russian (SimultVoiceIntOperators) We had met at DLI. My wife Charlene died in 1995 and I remarried (Elisabeth) in 1997. At Thanksgiving of 1996 on a trip to meet her family, all NY/CN/ME people we located Hugh and visited them. They were living in Mary Lou's father's old home. From that time on Hugh and I kept in touch via internet. So I knew about his passing in 2010, February I believe. At that visit I met two of their sons.

Please pass on my contact info to him and forward this on. I attached 2 pix. (Note: Not attached.)

Which son is in contact with you?

My wife

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comments: stationed @ hoherbogen 1980-1983 have many pics want more? -in process of moving but will find pics sometime, most are in slide format so will get them converted, will check out rimbach vets. give me a few weeks I will be in touch

todd Todd Zohner Directional Zone

82998 562 AVE Stanton, NE 68779 402-750-7882 From: Phil Ward To: todd Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 2:01 PM Subject: Schneeberg and Hoherbogen

Todd, Great to hear from another "cold warrior"! I am always ready for more pictures of Hoherbogen. How many do you have? Also have you stumbled upon http://www.rimbachvets.org/ you may find some interesting photos and old friends. best regards, Phil Ward

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embry rucker ([email protected]) on Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 15:47:38 (Pacific time). --------------------------------------------------------------------------comments: Anybody out there from Wasserkuppe Det. 1963 -1965 ? --------------------------------------------------------------------------Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Gary Nash ([email protected]) on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 17:54:41 (Pacific time). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

comments: Notice that not many post have been made since 2009. Is the site up and running or am I viewing an old page. Any ex-Schneebergers in East Texas? I have found a few ex-Herzo guys, one was actually a high school classmate. Small world. ____________________________ Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Dave Heller ([email protected]) on Monday, May 28, 2012 at 00:56:08 (Pacific time). --------------------------------------------------------------------------comments: Name: Dave Heller Email Address: [email protected] Military Occupation 98G Russian Tour of Duty (Dates) 10/66-06/69 Main Duty Station Herzo 10/66-8/68 Outstationed at: Schneeberg 1/67-8/68 Main Duty Station Kassel 8/68-6/69 Outstationed at: Hohenbogen 8/68-10/68 Outstationed at: Wobeck 11/68-6/69 Where you live today (City): Salinas Where you live today (State): CA Current Occupation: Programmer/Analyst (Computers) Date: 28.May 2012

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Comments: Just spent last weekend with WiskeyMan aka Bill Schmidt who was visiting from Berlin with his wife. Bill was at John & Chris Tamaska's in San Francisco the weekend before. I was in touch with Bill Tilton & Stan & Gabi Guess but seem to have lost them. If you're out there, send me an email. I saw that John Kelliher is in Florida. Send me an Email. I haven't heard from Frank Latour in several years. I was in touch with Damon "Peeps" Pierce. Peeps told me that Dan Grace was living in Georgia but I could never contact him. It seems like several old postings are missing & I no longer have their Email addresses. Keep up the good work Phil. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Folks, Yesterday was Memorial Day, a day to pause and remember those who gave their all for our country and for those who served and who passed away. This morning I learned of the passing of another of our former comrades -- Leonard "Mitch" Mitchem. Mitch was stationed at Det K (Hoherbogen) with me in the summer of 1966 and also served at Herzo Base. I don't think he was at Schneeberg, but I'm not sure. If I recall correctly, he worked in the comms center at the Det K site up on the mountain. He was a quiet, friendly guy. The link to his obituary is posted below. Jerry Davis Hoherbogen '66 Schneeberg '66-68 Eckstein '75 (TDY) http://www.ellisonclecklerfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1489511&f h_id=13788 Someone on the Czechlings group on Facebook posted this link to a YouTube video showing a large crowd in a beerhall singing Kde Je Sladek, Chalupar'i, and Napij se bratr'ic'ku, Napij. I rememeber Kde Je Sladek but not the other two. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U2X9zRQDgo&feature=youtu.be Jerry

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-----Original Message----From: wmnathan To: jfargenziano ; ejbrophy ; kronach ; LeniBug ; psmiller3 ; rezellner ; BSandi8239 Sent: Sun, Jul 15, 2012 5:56 pm Hi All, Walt Buechner, former cook and later 204 at Schneeberg is celebrating his 80th birthday this week. Email address is [email protected]

Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Markus Haage ([email protected]) on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 23:41:41 (Pacific time). --------------------------------------------------------------------------comments: Hey! My name is Markus Haage. I am a 28 year old German from the town of Schöningen (Lower Saxony). I've stumpled upon your website while searching for some more information about the Torii-Towers in the Elm forrest (near Schöningen and the small town Wobeck). Anyhow, I am running a website called Mein-Schoeningen.de. Its unpolitical, independent and uncommercial. Its mainly about the history of the town of Schöningen and a huge and important part of the city history were the US soldiers living here. Right now I am working on an article about the Torii-Towers. http://mein-schoeningen.de/422/die-torii-towers-im-elm/ And Ive found a lot of brilliant pictures on your website that I would like to use. These ones: http://www.schneebergvets.org/brewermielke/brewermielke.htm http://www.schneebergvets.org/kerrymusick/kerrymusick.htm I am not only very interested in the history of the Torii-Towers for my website, but also for personal reasons. My parents own a hotel, the Deutsches Haus in Schöningen, and for a lot of

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years, American soldiers (mostly higher ranks) lived in our hotel and became part of our "family". Also, we were responsible for the "catering" of the soldiers staioned in the Elm. Anyhow, hope it could be possible to share some images. Of course I will respect the copyright. If you have some contacts to veterans of this stations and if they would like to share some memories (maybe also about the life in Schöningen), it would be VERY aprreciated. Thanks for your time. Regards, Markus PS: Dont be confused, I will also use the contact form and send this twice since your front that you sometimes have trouble with your email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Hey Phil! Thanks a lot for your permission, support and fast reply! I have embedded some of the stories from your site (I kept them in English) and pictures. http://mein-schoeningen.de/422/die-torii-towers-im-elm/ I have put the sources at the end of the article. The article isnt finished yet. Have to wait for some others folks to get their permission to put some more stuff online. Anyhow, this is really great stuff that needs to be shown. As I said, Mein-Schoeningen.de is a new website made by myself to (mainly) explore the history of the town. And the US forces were a huge and important part of the post-war history. My parents (still) run a hotel called Deutsches Haus. Heres a pic from the 60s. http://mein-schoeningen.de/site/wp-content/gallery/hoetensleber-strasse/hoetens3.jpg And in the 80s we were responsible for the catering of the US troops and a lot of them (mostly higher ranks) lived in the hotel. Thats one of my first real childhood memories. I was kinda growing up among Americans soldiers. We still have contact to some of them. Some still live in the town of Schöningen (they stayed after their military duty). Like, the local computer store is run by an Ex-GI from Montana. Heres a pic of a xmas celebration of the B-Company Wobeck in my parents hotel: http://hotel-haage.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hotel_schoeningen_geschichte41a.jpg Thats another pic. GIs "breakfasting" (?) in our hotel... http://hotel-haage.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hotel_schoeningen_geschichte42a.jpg And a thank you lettter from the B-Comapny to my parents... http://hotel-haage.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hotel_schoeningen_geschichte40a.jpg Fell free to post them on the message bopard you have mentioned. Maybe some of the folks from the 80s and early 90s are there too. BTW two of the former GIs who were here in 60s have allready contacted me. So thanks again for the contact. Anyhow, the request was only about the Torii Towers - but I am also interested in more material. Right now I am working on a new sections called "Erinnerungen an Schöningen" (Memories from Schöningen).

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So, if you have some memories to share (maybe with some pics from your daily life in the town) feel free to contribute. It doesnt need to be journalistic - thats why its called Memories (therefore it can be 100% from an subjective viewpoint). Just saying, if you have some great stories, feel free to tell them. The website will be up and running for decades! ;) And the material will be collected for the local Museum (also uncommercial), too to preserve it for upcoming generations. Okay, enough for now. As I said if you are interested to tell some stories about your time in Schöningen that would be cool (no need to hurry). If yes, feel free to contact me whenever you want. Regards, Markus 2012/7/25 Phil Ward Markus,

You can use any of the pictures on schneebergvets.org for your non-commercial work. I will post your interest in Schöningen and the life and times of those who listened at the "Elms" on a web site which hosts those who were stationed at Roth Westen - many also were stationed at Schoningen. I was fortunate to have visited Schoningen in 2004 to relive many wonderful memories. I was often at the Godeb Kugel which was owned by a family from Zagreb Yugoslavia. http://www.schneebergvets.org/reunion2004phil/reunion2004phil.htm (scroll down to the bottom of the web page.) Best regards, Phil Ward .. an old Czech intercept op from the mid 60s ... Schneeberg, Hoherbogen and Wobeck

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Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Richard Sellers ([email protected]) on Monday, September 17, 2012 at 02:40:32 (Pacific time). --------------------------------------------------------------------------comments: Hello, I am Army retired and work for the US Government in Grafenwoehr (20 year tanker). I'll probably remain here for the next few years until the 5 year rule catchs up to me. I live in Trabitz about 10-15ks South of the Fichtelgebirge proper. I enjoy wandering through the Fichtelgebirge. If there is something you want an update on or pics, etc. drop me an email. Richard Sellers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Hi Phil I found a new toy on my PC, and got carried away again. Maybe you can use the picture, on your website. Fritz

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Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Mike ([email protected]) on Friday, November 16, 2012 at 14:33:01 (Pacific time). --------------------------------------------------------------------------comments: I believe the photo of meissner is one that I took (have the slide somewhere) from the dayroom area. It was probably taken in 1974. --------------------------------------------------------------------------Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by James Ferguson ([email protected]) on Monday, December 17, 2012 at 12:48:08 (Pacific time). --------------------------------------------------------------------------comments: James Ferguson 98J, Det J, 326th, 502nd ASA 76/77 --------------------------------------------------------------------------Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Gene Kruger ([email protected]) on Monday, December 17, 2012 at 15:17:06 (Pacific time). --------------------------------------------------------------------------comments: Thanks for the memories. Was temporarily assigned to Schneeberg in Augsut '68 when the Russians (Warsaw Pact) invaded Czechoslovakia. Was there for about 6 months...12 hours on...12 hours off...as a Russian language Monterey Mary. Finally ended back at our out station in Gartow...way up north. It's been 42 years since I left...can it really be that long ago? Again, thanks for bring back those old memories.

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I had been concerned about Danny McGraw since he wrote to you and me asking for contact information so his wife could contact us when he passed away. (At least that's the way I read his e-mail back then.) Anyway, I decided to send him a Christmas card and a note along with an ASA on the border refrigerator magnet I bought on eBay. I was very Schneebergvets Newsletter

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happy to hear that he is still hanging in there and that perhaps he will be around for a while to come. I thought I'd share his note with you, but please don't post it on the Schneebergvets site or forward it to anyone else. I've been reading a book titled "The Waldenthal Gasthaus" by someone named Ron McGraw. It is about a bunch of ASA guys in the late 1950s who are billeted in a gashaus and private homes in the village of Waldenthal which sits at the base of a mountain called Alpenberg. The village is clearly Bischofsgrun, and the gasthaus sounds a lot like the Post to me. The book actually isn't all that great, but it's fun to read anyway. I'm pretty sure the author is the same ex-ASA guy who wrote "Voices Under Berlin" under the name T.H.E. Hill. Through a chain of events on eBay, I wound up in contact with the latter author who was a Polish linguist at Herzo in the late 60s and who later trained in Czech and another language, I think it was Russian. He and I had several former colleagues in common. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy 2013. Vesele Vanoce! Jerry Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:38:14 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: Merry Christmas To: [email protected] Hi Jerry, Every now and then when you least expect it something nice comes our way. Such was the unexpected arrival of your Christmas Card. It was certainly a nice suprise. I still think of someone or something Schneeberg or Germany on a regular basis but alas we are just old fossils now. I like to think I could walk into the modern version of what we once did and come up to speed fairly quickly. Got the shortwave on in front of me now. The HF bands are pretty quite these days compared to times gone by BUT if I were one of the bad guys and needed to communicate without using my cell or the internet I would be tempted to try old RTTY using a simple group code. I doubt anyone would pay it any attention these days (except me). I'm hanging in there. The Charcot Marie Tooth keeps chipping away but I am still walking even if not in a straight line. I am now highly glucose intolerant (almost diabetic) and hypertensive as well but then so are many my age. I am hoping to get in some fishing this winter but it is becoming increasingly difficult to deal with the cold. I got out of the boat after a day on the water about a week ago and could barely unzip my oversuit. When I tried to unlock the truck it took both thumbs and forefingers to do it. My fingers simply will not work anymore when my hands get cold. It is what it is. There is always radio. I once read a rhyme describing all the tribulations of growing old. It found it hilarious at the time. Not so funny now. Schneebergvets Newsletter

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We had our family Christmas on Thanksgiving. My daughter and her family came in from GA and everyone seemed to have a good time. I have one daughter and her family that live in the area she and her family were over this evening for a Christmas eve dinner and chat. Just found a teletype signal on 8472 khz. Kind of weak and cannot copy it. Sounds like 60 wpm. Maybe another time. Very little tty active on the bands anymore. Most commo changed modes and went SAT. I could buy the equipment to play with that I suppose. Hope you and yours enjoy a Happy Holiday Season and hopefully the new year will be good to all of us. I really appreciate your card, thanks for checking in Jerry. Your ASA Brother Danny Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Dennis Savage ([email protected]) on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 16:46:22 (Pacific time). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

comments: Is Phil Ward OK? This site doesn't seem to be updated lately. --------------------------------------------------------------------------Great. Didn't see any real updates for reunions and such for a few years. It is such a good site and I enjoy the old pics.

-----Original Message----From: Phil Ward [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 6:54 PM To: Dennis Savage Subject: Re: Web page not working ... reply Dennis, I am fine and dandy ... I have the Schneeberg website web pages on an old computer and have not updated the site lately. I hope to get around to the Schneeberg stuff when I have some time this summer as I

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substitute teach a lot during the school year, am actively involved with the local Community Foundation and spend many delightful hours with my artwork .... http://www.moondoggiegraphics.com/ I still hear from Schneeberg folks and glad you to stopped to inquire. Phil Ward ... an old Cz intercept op from the mid 60s .... Schneeberg, Hoherbogen and Wobeck

Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Conrad Welch ([email protected]) on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 22:53:21 (Pacific time). --------------------------------------------------------------------------comments: The CO at Schneeberg in 1954-1955 was Major Donald Boston. I was actually stationed in Heidelberg at the 9487th and was TDY to the 9473 on several occasions. Then some 10 years later I was part of the American contingent that designed, built, installed and got the "monster behind the gate" operational for the German Air Force. It was designed to become a restaurant after the reunification of Germany. At that time the reunification was only a dream for W. Germany at that time. The German civilians did not want any structures to remain at Schneeberg and the 240 foot tower is now just a gray ghost. I kept in touch with Major Boston who rotated back to the states in the late '50's and died of cancer in the Ft. Meade area around 1960. --Conrad Welch ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi Phil: Off and on for the last umpty-ump years we've been trying to locate David G. Lindeman, one of our ELINT pals from Schneeberg in 1964. Dave married Renate, who was from Wunsiedel, and left the Army. Since then, they seem to have disappeared. Yesterday I came across a Sun City, CA listing for David and Renate Lindeman (sometimes spelled Lindemann), but the number isn't working. (It's a realty business.) Schneebergvets Newsletter

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Since Sun City is in Riverside County, CA, I went into the county tax records and noted that David may have died in 2005. Would you happen to have an E-mail listing (or any other details) for David or Renate? Thanks, Al Murdock

Puchtlers Deutscher Adler Gasthof & Hotel in Bischofsgruen reports on its Facebook page that the snow has been delivered and that the annual construction of a giant snowman will begin tomorrow in the platz in front of the Adler and the church in Bisch. I think there's a webcam focused on the platz.

See http://www.facebook.com/puc htlers Bisch is the town at the foot of Schneeberg. The Adler was/is a very nice restaurant. It was famous among us Amis for its "Bozniak" -- a gigantic schnitzel cordon bleu.

To All,

Am changing my internet here the middle March (Ides of March) let’s hope it doesn’t die also, ;) [email protected] will probably fail after 15 march Pls change your address book to: [email protected] if all else fails then you may use [email protected]

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Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Bill Evans ([email protected]) on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 18:20:02 (Pacific time). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

comments: Using Google Earth fly over Schneeberg When you zoom in you will see several tiny square dots. Move your cursor over the tiny square dots until you see FERNMELSEKTORTURM E SCHNEEBERG Left click this dot. Four small pictures will appear under the large picture. Click each one until you see IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALL THE US MILITARY PERSONNEL THAT SERVED A TOUR OF DUTY HERE 7th US ARMY OUTPOST 1945-1994

Bill Evans Schneeberg 1956-1959 --------------------------------------------------------------------------Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Bill Evans ([email protected]) on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 18:39:41 (Pacific time). --------------------------------------------------------------------------comments: Phil, Please let everyone know there is a new ASA Facebook page. It is for the 3rd Plt 279th ASA Co > 279th ASA Det, > TEC > 77th USASA SOU. It can be found at:

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http://www.facebook.com/pages/77th-US-Army-Security-Agency-Special-OperationsUnit/413280222088395?ref=stream

Thanks, Bill Evans Schneeberg '56-'59 Rothwesten,Dahme,Offenbach '60-'64 --------------------------------------------------------------------------Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Dennis Holck on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 14:53:45 (Pacific time). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

comments: Greetings; I never did hear anything from Donna Buxton about that Schneeberg tapestry I have (signed "Donna J. Buxton 76 -77"). It seems like it would be a good thing to have posted under the memorabilia section (although, after looking at that section, I could not find it again). Do you still have the photo to post, or should I send it again? My thinking was that maybe she would like to have it back, but there never was any contact info. To reiterate the story; I was a Czech/German 98G at Schneeberg from May of 1980 until I ETS'd in December 1983, working as a single channel interceptor, then multichannel, stint as NCOIC, etc. When I arrived, the place was still being 'resurrected' by ASA and the compound was made up of tactical trucks with huts inside strands of concertina wire. By the time I left in 83, the stone building had been remodeled, an ops building was built, and a new antenna over the gate (of course this was all for naught, since our former 98C, Jim Hall, had PCS'd to Berlin and was giving info to the East Germans and Russians after about 1981). Somewhere in this process they were going to do something with that 'log cabin' over by the Backoeffle that had become a storage room for a bunch of junk - in the process of cleaning stuff out, I had saved this tapestry from being thrown out and have had it in a box for 30 years or so. I would be happy to return it to its maker, if she wants it. I do not care to have my email address posted.

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Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by john highland ([email protected]) on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 20:14:38 (Pacific time). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

comments: Phil Just wanted to touch base again. haven't heard from you in years. I keep in touch will Roger and Uta Vilmont some. Were you aware that George Moore died? Funny, We take US36 right past Greenville, Ohio every year to visit our son in Wadsworth, Ohio. If I had known, I would have stopped before he past away. Let me know how you are doing. John --------------------------------------------------------------------------Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by David Smith ([email protected]) on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 20:22:31 (Pacific time). --------------------------------------------------------------------------comments: I am wondering what happened to all my old (old?) buddies?

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Hi Phil: I was a 98G2LRU and I was at Schneeberg from 1977 (my first day was the day Elvis died!) until August 1979. Those who I remember best are Harold 'Pit' Peters, Archie Justice, Ron LaPorte, our boss SFC Looram :-), Pete and Dave Peterson, ummmm Bombadier, .... David On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 6:47 AM, Phil Ward wrote: David, Tell me about yourself and when you were on Schneeberg and I will include that in a June newsletter - maybe we will find some old buddies! Phil Ward An old Cz intercept op from the mid 60s ..Schneeberg, Hoherbogen and Wobeck On 5/11/2013 10:22 PM, David Smith wrote: Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by David Smith ([email protected]) on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 20:22:31 (Pacific time). --------------------------------------------------------------------------secretfield: 1234 comments: I am wondering what happened to all my old (old?) buddies? -------------------------------------------------------------------------Dr. David R. Smith Associate Professor of Geography Ohio Northern University 419-604-7327 Hello Phil,

thanks for your quick response. I wasn´t sure there would be any response at all for the latest item i read on the board were years ago. The more I was surprised. I send you something that might interest the old „Schneebergers“. Maybe someone is interested? (ha,ha). Mit freundlichen Grüßen

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Von: Phil Ward [mailto:[email protected]] Gesendet: Dienstag, 16. Juli 2013 19:42 An: Hans Gerhard Schober Betreff: Schneebergvets Reply

On 7/16/2013 10:52 AM, Hans Gerhard Schober wrote: Hello,

just stumbled over the website „schneebergvets.org“. I was with the bundeswehr from 1963 to 1965 on the hill. We were together with the Americans living in the building opposit tot he messhall. I would like to meet (on web) persons of those old days. Now I´m looking forward for your answer.

With the best wishes

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Hello Phil,certainly I know Gerd Schober, a small men at this time,a little overweigthed with bald hairs.As I remember, he worked in the Dieter Schreeb Gang (ELINT) at this time. By the way, the German Mt Schneeberg buildings presently for sale by the German government.Unfortunately, there is no pricing available.But it might cost the symbolic one € with the obligation to safeguard this as a "Historic Monument", similar to the installations on "Hoher Bogen". Kind regards Guenther

Am 19.07.2013 23:54, schrieb Phil Ward:

Guenther, Do you know Gerhard? Phil

-G.Weisse, 72336 Balingen,Telefon: 07433-278 999, SKYPE:weissegk.

Dear Phil, as I mentioned in my previous E-Mail,attached please find the expose concerning the sale of Mt Schneeberg.It might be of interest for the SchneebergVets.However, I have finished my last Book " Military Intelligence at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe :1985-1989" which will come out in October 2013.It deals a lot with intelligence of both sides during the period 1985 -1989 ,especially with SIGINT (COMINT &ELINT) .By chance I have had access to the files if the Ministry of State Security Hauptabteilung III ,which were responsible for SIGINT at the MfS at this time.Additionally, I have had access to the files of the Zentraler Funkdienst of the National Peoples Army of the GDR,which were the SIGINT - Branch of the GDR-Army.Quite interesting, because the knew a lot. Unfortunately this book will first be printed in the German language,however,Amazon may take the chance later. Kind regard Guenther -G.Weisse, 72336 Balingen,Telefon: 07433-278 999, SKYPE:weissegk.

GET PDF FILE OF SCHNEEBERG GERMN TOWER http://www.traditionsverein-hohenbogenkaserne.de/?Willkommen Hello Phil, as I mentioned before,attached find link to the Traditionsverein at Bad Kötzting. Kind regards Guenther -G.Weisse, 72336 Balingen,Telefon: 07433-278 999, SKYPE:weissegk.

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