European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes monday september 11, 1978 an encounter Between a car and a tank gets a close inspection from civilian and military police from two nations taking part in the German army sponsored safety seminar. A a seminar seeks to trim Man Euver casualties Story and photos by de Hill Stuttgart Bureau chief Nardheim Germany is the War nato practices each fall in West Germany is Only make believe but the casualties and damage that result Are real. Last year at least 11 american soldiers lost their lives in the annual Maneu vers and German civilian casualties have aver aged seven Over the last three years according to press reports. Cost of Man Euver damage during last year s exercises was reported As $10 million. To hold Down injuries and damage while permitting this year s training to be As realistic As possible military District come v of the German army played Host to a safety seminar. In the past there has not been enough cooperation Between american and German military police and their civilian counterparts said maj. Gen. Joseph Wil Helm the District commander. Maj. Frank Applin plans officer in the Vii corps Provost marshal s office said about 45 military police from Usa eur took part in the five Day seminar. The gis were shown German military radio and Telephone communications equipment and methods and watched a Usa eur maps take to the Field to learn traffic control during fall exercises from German military police. Traffic movement Center controlling con Voys. Baden Wurttemberge police also explained their procedures for moving convoys. One morning was spent in the Field where the americans Learned the roles of Feld Jager military police and civilian police at the site of a stalled heavy vehicle a routine Convoy maintenance halt or an Accident Between civilian and military be  american maps Are sergeants and Junior officers representing v corps Vii corps and 21st support come said Applin. In addition to doing Liaison work during the Maneu vers they will be instructing their subordinates on the proce dures they be Learned  the idea of the seminar was born in the mind of it. Col. Karlheinz Bockel com Mander of Feld Jager in 750 in ludwigs Burg. Each year there have been these big meetings Between senior officers to discuss the traffic problems. They never did much Good because the information never filtered Down to the Guys who were actually doing the  Bockel said cooperation Between the several types of police units also could have been better in the  example each element might recognize that a certain intersection needed police control when the convoys came through. They would each Send a team of two to that intersection. One of the six would be out there directing traffic. The other five would be just standing around while the next several intersections had no one directing  the colonel also suggested creating German american police teams to mini Mize language problems at Accident and traffic control Sites. Here we want to make the Best Prepa rations possible to protect the populace Wilhelm said while our military is prac timing for that ultimate