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Flugplatz Schleißheim
The Flugplatz Schleißheim (the part of the site used today as an airfield is called Sonderlandeplatz Oberschleißheim) is an airfield in the Bavarian town of Oberschleißheim near Munich (about 13 km north of the city center), in the Jägerstraße 1. It is the oldest still operating airfield in Germany, which was planned as a military airfield. History of the airport The airfield was founded in 1912 for the Royal Bavarian Flying Corps. A subdivision was located at the Gersthofen/ Gablingen airfield. Because of the proximity to '' Schloss Schleißheim'', all airfield buildings were built in the "reduced home style". World War I The base was used by the Royal Bavarian Flying Corps throughout the war. Interwar period With the signing of the Armistice of 11 November 1918, the demobilization of the Royal Bavarian Flying Corps commenced. The based was used by aircraft of the Ritter von Epp volunteer corps to support the Freikorps in crushing the Bavarian Soviet Republic in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Oberschleißheim
Oberschleißheim (, , in contrast to " Lower Schleißheim") is a municipality in the district of Munich, and a suburb to Munich in Bavaria, in southern Germany. It is located 13 km north of Munich (centre). As of 2005 it had a population of 11,467. Oberschleißheim is best known for the Schleissheim Palace and the Flugwerft Schleissheim, an airfield next to the palace, which includes an aerospace museum. Geography The area is about 17 Kilometers north of Munich city and about 23 Kilometers south of Freising. The area lies between the River Isar and the River Amper. It was originally part of an ancient wetland known as the Dachauer Moos, filled with moors and marshlands, (some parts are still preserved as wetlands). History Originally, the area was called "Sleizheim" or "Sliusheim" for centuries. Not until the 19th Century was it divided into an (upper) Oberschleissheim and a (lower) Unterschleissheim for population and political reasons. The small hamlet of Mittenheim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
