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School". In the planned school, besides physical training, a uniform ideological orientation of the leading cadre of the SS was to be realized. Courses for SS Officers in pre- and early history, mythology, archaeology, astronomy and art were intended as mental warehouse for an ideological-political schooling. Actual instruction never took place. After 1941 plans were developed to enlarge it to the so-called "Center of the World". Today the Historical Museum of the Hochstift Paderborn is located in the south and east wings of the castle, and the permanent exhibition “Ideology and Terror of the SS” is located in the former SS Guard House in the castle forecourt. The museum café and restaurant is attached to the exhibition building, with inside and patio seating. Wewelsburg is definitely worth a visit, and twice a year tours are done in English.
Sennelager Training Area History
The 20,000 acres of land required for the Sennelager Ranges was purchased early in 1892 and the first units arrived that summer. The men were accommodated in tents and the officers in huts. Construction of permanent buildings began in 1893. Kaiser Wilhelm III led a large scale cavalry exercise here in 1895, and to mark this event the Kaiserstein was set up. He visited the Ranges again ten years later. This time the public were invited and special trains were laid on from Paderborn to supplement the electric tram service. In World War I a number of camps on the training area became POW camps. After the war, the reduction of troops permitted Staumuhle Camp to be used as a holiday camp for children from the industrial areas, and between 1925 and 1927 some 6,500 children stayed here. The Range land at Schlangen, Hastenbeck and Hovelsenne was compulsorily purchased about this time and the barracks at Augustdorf were built. During World War II, in addition to the normal training, the camps were again used to house POWs and to restore battered units to fitness for return to the front. When the Allies arrived in 1945, most buildings, except the ammunition depot, were almost intact, but food and stores had been looted. The British took over the administration and have retained it to the present day. They have developed the area further to meet the requirements of modern training whilst, as far as possible, preserving the natural beauty of the countryside.
Shopping
There are various shops along the main street in Sennelager, including small supermarkets, bakeries, a pharmacy, a travel agency and a German post office. The NAAFI Max is located on Otto Hahn Strasse. There are also a number of car dealerships in Sennelager offering tax free cars.
Banks
There is a Sparkasse bank on the main street (closed during lunchtime and on weekends). They often deal with soldier's and their spouse's accounts in this branch and are very helpful.
Detmold Lippe
The county of 'Kreis' Lippe in which Detmold lies was ruled as a princedom for 700 years by the Counts of Lippe. In 1918, it became an independent state and finally in 1947 the population voted for integration into Land Nordrhein-Westfalen. One of the conditions was that the inheritance of the Counts of Lippe, including their forests and farms, should be retained and husbanded for the people of Kreis Lippe.
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