European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A to. M museum preserves life and times of allies in Berlin by Ron Jensen staff writer he Mission of protecting West Berlin is now a museum piece a figuratively and literally. Gone Are the troops of the three allies who patrolled the Western portion of the divided City during the cold War. Gone too Are the russian troops that the allies guarded against. The Berlin Wall is gone the City is no longer divided and the Federal bureaucrats Are moving in to make the City once again the capital of Germany. The cold War Era of Berlin however will not pass unnoticed into history. An Allied museum is being organized to commemorate those years paying close attention to the efforts and lifestyles of the protectors. The museum is still a year or two away from opening but a temporary exhibit on the museum site a the former outpost movie theater on Layallee near the one time american Headquarters a will Honor those efforts through oct. 16. A a. A a a a the exhibit which welcomed 10,000 visitors on its sept. 4 opening Day was hastily assembled but is Well done and  bar Roux a French historian working for the museum pointed out that in june americans were watching movies in the theater. In september the exhibit opened. A a a. A.  greeting visitors to the free exhibit Are several Large items parked outside. They include an american m48a2 tank and a us la helicopter. A Railroad car from the French duty train is on display As is a French tank and a British armoured personnel Carrier. Checkpoint Charlie is Liere also. Inside the theater is a real education Quot on the Effort to. Protect West Berlin for nearly 45 years. Several plywood display cases Are testimony to the haste that was required to open the exhibit in time for the formal departure of the Allied troops earlier this month. But the exhibit is informative and fun explained in three languages on accompanying panels. Laid Putin three rows to symbolize the three air corridors to divided Berlin each Row is dedicated to a particular Western ally. A. It is fun to compare items. For example in the French exhibit the food on display includes Long loaves of French bread and red wine. The British exhibit features Murphy s Irish Stout and Cadbury s cookies. The american exhibit oreos and Budweiser. American artefacts include a boy scout uniform cheerleader outfits for the Berlin bears and a sign from a stars and stripes Bookstore already a relic. Four pages of Edna Nyberg s scrapbook Are also on / View. She was a Captain s wife in Berlin from 1947 to 1949 and her scrapbook includes pressed Flowers from her Garden invitations to social events and a German party Napkin. Each ally s exhibit gives a specific sense of life among that nation s Force. Bar Roux said items Are still being sought and donated. The three individual displays flow toward a stage where a Large Case shows How the allies worked together to govern and protect Berlin. A careful Reader learns from this display that the soviets showed Early that they had no intention of joining to Pir world War ii allies in an orderly government of the vanquished. In 1948, they pulled out of the Allied control Council responsible for military. Control of All of Germany and the Allied command amur the supreme authority for greater Berlin. They remained however involved in the operation of Spandau prison where nazis were imprisoned after War crimes trials. Almost comical is the medical evaluation of Rudolf Hess one of Hitler s immediate subordinates in the Early Days of the third Reich. Hess who died by suicide in 1987, was known As prisoner no. 7 when  report was written in 1956 by the British physician Quot throughout the month this prisoner.  usual complaints of pain in. Various parts of his body. On no occasion could i find any organic a lesion to account for his . In the theater stage Are several panels explaining details of the occupation such As the military Liaison missions that allowed officers from. Each half of Berlin to visit the other Side. Archive footage is available for viewing including segments on the. Construction and eventual destruction of the Berlin Wall the tension that flared at times across the Border and the famous visit by president Kennedy. His speech is Well remembered for his tech bin Ein Berliner remark. But just As thrilling from the current perspective is his invitation to berliners to Quot lift your eyes beyond the danger of today Quot to a future of peace and Freedom. An exhibit of americana includes a bag of potato chips a Box a of cornflakes Campbell s soups and a six pack of Bud in Berlin s Allied museum. Displays from american forces Are at left the British in the Center and the French at right. It �?�01 i it sum. If a i Iii a spirit clockwise from above a car from the French duty train to Berlin sits next to a French tank outside the museum a Metal poster from a British training Field is riddled with Bullet holes a us la helicopter bears the nickname Freedom City and uniforms of . Soldiers hang Foj a Wall locker. Two German boys look at an exhibit that includes photos of files on nazi party members. A amps photos by Ken George the stars and 5tripes monday september 19, 1994 the stars and stripes 19