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paGe 12Like every year, there will be a Christmas tree lighting ceremony again on Grafenwoehr Training Area, and naturally, Santa Claus will also attend. The ceremony is sponsored by the German-American Community Council (GACC).

Thousands of colored lights will sparkle

GRAFENWÖHR. �e US Army is inviting everybody to the tree lighting ceremony next to the shop-ping center on the training area on December 4 at 5 p.m. Entry is only possible by foot through Gate 1. Children have long been looking forward to this event because Santa Claus will make their eyes sparkle when he presents the girls and boys

with a small package of sweets. Prior to that, the Christmas tree will be lit and thousands of colored lights will sparkle. At the ceremony, ginger bread, hot sausage, Glühwein and hot chocolate will be served. Food and beverages and the presents for the children are sponsored by the German-American Community Council.

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GRAFENWOEHR/VILS-ECK. �e blessing of the graves and the commemoration of the ancestors was the center of at-tention for the participants of the cemetery visits in the former villages on the training area. �e cemetery visitors also learned new and historic things about Rose Barracks, Haag and Lan-genbruck.

Chaplain Dietmar Schindler from Vilseck said the prayers and the intercessions and blessed the graves in the former home-towns. Garrison spokesperson Franz Zeilmann, who arranges the visits every year, informed the participants during the visits about the latest developments. He said that there is still const-ruction on Rose Barracks. New buildings for the Air Force and the UAV unit are being built, along with a UAV air�eld. Stry-ker vehicles and training troops of the 2d Cavalry Regiment

could be observed on the way to Haag.

Werner Stubenvoll, who �lled in for Anton Englhardt, provided information about Haag. His great-grandfather Johann Stu-benvoll wrote the Haag Chro-nicles which have just recently been published in one book.

Haag used to be a part of the Hopfenohe parish until the vil-lage, located at the old trading and state route 85, and its church St. Veit became an independent parish in 1876.

Carpenter of the Cemetery’s Cross Erhard und Margarete Stümp�

from Grafenwoehr also visited the cemetery. �e roots of their family are located in Bergfried, a small hamlet which belonged to Haag. In 1992, Erhard‘s father Georg Stümp� actively suppor-ted the restoration of the cemete-ry. A trained carpenter, Stümp� made the cross that stands on the cemetery today.

TRAINING AREACemetery Visits on the Training Area

Story byGerald Morgenstern

Chaplain Schindler, next to him Werner Stubenvoll. He provided historic facts about Haag and Langenbruck. His grand-father was the last person to be buried on Haag Cemetery. Photos: Gerald Morgenstern (2)

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TRAINING AREA TRAINING AREA�e cemetery is maintained by the German Army, informed Gerald Morgenstern, author of the book “Grafenwoehr Trai-ning Area, yesterday – today“, the visitors. A chapter in the book covers the recent history of the cemetery with restoration, maintenance and the visits to the graves.

�e name Langenbruck (long bridge) goes back to the long bridge across the Frankenohe river, Stubenvoll explained. wei-ter. A split granite stone with a cross at the former location of Langenbruck’s St. Wolfgang Church and the cemetery still re-mind us of the village today. �e Langenbruck cemetery, which is located on a hill in the forest of Rose Barracks, was maintained by US Sgt. Abraham immediate-ly after the village was disbanded and, therefore, is well-preserved.Chaplain Schindler, next to him Werner Stubenvoll. He provided historic facts about Haag and Langenbruck. His grand-

father was the last person to be buried on Haag Cemetery.

Erhard Stümpfl and his wife Margarete placed flowers and grave lights on the graves of his forefathers. Stümpfl‘s father Georg, a native of Bergfried, made the cemetery cross that stands on the old cemetery. US spokesperson Franz Zeilmann (right) organizes the visits to the cemeteries every year.

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GRAFENWOEHR/HOHEN-FELS. Col. Curtis Carson, chief of staff and deputy commander of the US Army’s Joint Multi-national Training Command ( JMTC), gave a broad overview of the facilities and activities of the command during a press con-ference about the exercise “Saber Junction.“

Grafenwoehr Training Area (233 square kilometers) and Hohenfels Training Area (163 square kilome-ters) are the heart of JMTC, which is commanded by Col. Bryan L. Rudacille. During training exer-cises, the command closely coope-rates with the US commands in Heidelberg and Kaiserslautern as well as with the Special Operations Command of the German Armed Forces in Pfullendorf. �e facilities in the Oberpfalz region are also available to the US forces in Vi-cenza, where the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team is stationed. �e simulation center ( JMSC), the NCO Academy, the Training Support Activity Europe (TSAE) in Grafenwoehr, the Combat Arms Training Center (CATC) in Vils-eck, the Joint Multinational Readi-ness Center ( JMRC) in Hohenfels are the command’s training facili-ties, whose headquarters is located directly beneath the Water Tower in Grafenwoehr.

JMTC o�ers American and inter-national Soldiers as well as allied partners the opportunity to train in an environment characterized by demanding, complex and real-time battle�elds at various locations all over Europe, emphasized Carson. �e JMTC chief of sta� added that annually about 42,000 Sol-diers, family members, German and American civilian employees, including the training and rota-ting troops that train daily on the training areas and in the JMTC training facilities are supported by JMTC.

Training Areas are the heart of JMTCStory byGerald Morgenstern

Photo: Gerald Morgenstern

More than 41,500 Soldiers, civilian employees and family members live and work at the US Army Garrison Grafenwoehr’s military installations at Grafenwoehr, Vilseck, Hohenfels and Garmisch, says Col. Curtis Carson, JMTC Chief of Staff, re-garding the size of the garrison.

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GRAFENWOEHR/HOHEN-FELS. In October, 1,800 Soldiers from 19 nations trained with “crossed sabers“ (Saber Junction) in the Oberpfalz region. �e Sol-diers practiced the case of emer-gency on an exercise area of about 2,000 square kilometers between the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas. “Saber Junction“ was the largest exercise held by the US Army in Europe since 1989.

“It is the largest and most complex exercise of the US Army taking place in Germany since the `Re-forger´ maneuvers,“ said Col. Curtis Carson, chief of sta� and deputy commander of the US Army’s Joint Multinational Training Command JMTC). Carson and his sta� wel-comed media representatives in the JMTC simulation center. Reporters from all over Germany showed in-terest in “Saber Junction.“ Carson and his employees explained the special characteristics of JMTC with the Grafenwoehr and Ho-henfels Training Areas and their special training facilities. Soldiers cannot only train their skills on the computers in the high-tech simu-lation center in Grafenwoehr, they can also practice their battle skills outdoors at the Joint Multinatio-nal Readiness Center ( JMRC), the command’s battle preparation center in Hohenfels. Everything is being done to send the Soldiers optimally trained on their dangerous missions.

Training outside the training areas is something special. About 2,000 square kilometers, with the excep-tions of the towns and nature pro-tection areas, served as a realistic training area in October. Separated into several battle groups, the 19 partner nations including Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Italy, Slo-venia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, and the Ukraine trained with the Americans with “crossed sabers.” �e German Army participated in the maneuver with the Oberpfalz

Brigade and its Leopard tanks stationed in Pfreimd. Wheeled vehicles, tanks, artillery howitzers, �ghter jets and helicopters were deployed. Maneuver ammunition, pyrotechnical and fog equipment were used to create a realistic war scenario. �e main forces of the “blue battle group“ were provided by the 2d Cavalry Regiment (2CR) from Vilseck, whose Soldiers are equipped with Stryker vehicles. �e regiment is equipped with ten dif-ferent speci�cations of the Stryker eight-wheel-vehicle, ranging from

�rst aid vehicle to a mobile gun sys-tem that carries a 105 mm cannon.

�e regiment’s commander, Col. Keith Barclay, had put up his tactical operations center near Kleinfalz ad-jacent to Edelsfeld on B-85. During the interview with the journalists, he enthusiastically talked about the “fantastic training.“ Like his Sol-diers, he wore sensors on his helmet and equipment. With the help of maneuver lasers on the weapons, they allow for the display of real hits by the enemy.

JMTC Lt. Col. Curtis Taylor was one of the evaluators of the cavalry regiment and judged their battle and tactical skills. Laptop, Bea-mer and digital maps have replaced the old paper maps in the tactical operations center. �e cooperation between the nations and the expe-riences made during the exercise in the Oberpfalz region are another step towards multinational training to avoid future threats. �at was the goal that JMTC wanted to achieve with the “Saber Junction“ exercise.

TRAINING AREAUS Army and Allies train during exercise “Saber Junction“

Story byGerald Morgenstern

Laptop, Beamer and digital maps have replaced the old paper maps in the tactical operations center. However, Lt. Col. Curtis Taylor (photo), one of the evaluators, still draws sketches by hand. Photo: Gerald Morgenstern

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GRAFENWOEHR/HOHEN-FELS. In October, 1,800 Soldiers from 19 nations trained with “crossed sabers“ (Saber Junction) in the Oberpfalz region. �e Sol-diers practiced the case of emer-gency on an exercise area of about 2,000 square kilometers between the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas. “Saber Junction“ was the largest exercise held by the US Army in Europe since 1989.

“It is the largest and most complex exercise of the US Army taking place in Germany since the `Re-forger´ maneuvers,“ said Col. Curtis Carson, chief of sta� and deputy commander of the US Army’s Joint Multinational Training Command JMTC). Carson and his sta� wel-comed media representatives in the JMTC simulation center. Reporters from all over Germany showed in-terest in “Saber Junction.“ Carson and his employees explained the special characteristics of JMTC with the Grafenwoehr and Ho-henfels Training Areas and their special training facilities. Soldiers cannot only train their skills on the computers in the high-tech simu-lation center in Grafenwoehr, they can also practice their battle skills outdoors at the Joint Multinatio-nal Readiness Center ( JMRC), the command’s battle preparation center in Hohenfels. Everything is being done to send the Soldiers optimally trained on their dangerous missions.

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Brigade and its Leopard tanks stationed in Pfreimd. Wheeled vehicles, tanks, artillery howitzers, �ghter jets and helicopters were deployed. Maneuver ammunition, pyrotechnical and fog equipment were used to create a realistic war scenario. �e main forces of the “blue battle group“ were provided by the 2d Cavalry Regiment (2CR) from Vilseck, whose Soldiers are equipped with Stryker vehicles. �e regiment is equipped with ten dif-ferent speci�cations of the Stryker eight-wheel-vehicle, ranging from

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�e regiment’s commander, Col. Keith Barclay, had put up his tactical operations center near Kleinfalz ad-jacent to Edelsfeld on B-85. During the interview with the journalists, he enthusiastically talked about the “fantastic training.“ Like his Sol-diers, he wore sensors on his helmet and equipment. With the help of maneuver lasers on the weapons, they allow for the display of real hits by the enemy.

JMTC Lt. Col. Curtis Taylor was one of the evaluators of the cavalry regiment and judged their battle and tactical skills. Laptop, Bea-mer and digital maps have replaced the old paper maps in the tactical operations center. �e cooperation between the nations and the expe-riences made during the exercise in the Oberpfalz region are another step towards multinational training to avoid future threats. �at was the goal that JMTC wanted to achieve with the “Saber Junction“ exercise.

TRAINING AREAUS Army and Allies train during exercise “Saber Junction“

Story byGerald Morgenstern

Laptop, Beamer and digital maps have replaced the old paper maps in the tactical operations center. However, Lt. Col. Curtis Taylor (photo), one of the evaluators, still draws sketches by hand. Photo: Gerald Morgenstern

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Each year, the Speichers-dorf Christmas market is very popular with locals and visi-tors and it seems like nobody in the community wants to miss this nice opportunity to meet with friends and neigh-bors and to buy some really unique handmade presents for their loved ones.

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Oberpfälzer Advent MarketSaturday, Dec. 8, 2012, Grafenwoehr Market Place2–10 p. m.

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– Exhibition commemorating the 35th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death– Exhibition of mangers from around the world

All citizens are cordially welcome!

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GRAFENWOEHR. The intent is to meet everybody’s taste eon December 8 and that’s not only true for the palate but also as far as the entertainment goes. A large variety of Christmas goods and a colorful entertainment program will be presented on the stage on the market place at the Advent market in Grafenwoehr.

�ere will be a German-American opening of the Advent market at 2 p.m. with the Christ child and the children’s choir of the Grafenwoehr Middle School. All afternoon, visitors can lis-ten to music, or just allow it to accompany them while strolling over the market. �e music club “Klingende Töne“, the bugle brass group from Eschenbach and the Grafenwoehr City Band will en-tertain the visitors with Christmas songs beginning at 3 p.m. St. Ni-cholas, his servant Rupprecht and are expected to stop by as well. Kids may take a photo with them.

Di�erent styles of music will be presented starting at 5 p.m. �e German-American choir “�e Encores“ will start and bring international �air to the Advent market. Next will be the trombone choir from Kaltenbrunn. At 7 p.m. the youth group “Starkstrom“ will perform rock music.

A special highlight will once again be the large ra�e. Children may ride the carousel for free, or take a ride in the horse carriage. Adults can enjoy a stroll across the mar-ket with its culinary delicacies or go on a hunt for Christmas

presents. A special attraction will be the large Christmas manger of the Wood Carvers‘ Association. Wonderful mangers and the wood carvers at work can be admired in

the former AOK-building. “Man-gers from around the World“ are on display at the Grafenwoehr Culture and Military Museum. Also on display is a special exhi-

bition commemorating the 35th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death. �e museum will be open from 2-5 p.m.

ESCHENBACH. Christmas is getting closer and along with it the Christ Child Market on the third Advent Sunday. Below the Eschenbach town hall, visitors can stroll past many booths, warm up with Glühwein, or enjoy a va-riety of culinary delicacies such as Bratwurst, steaks and sweets.

KIRCHENTHUMBACH. The Craftsmen and Business Associati-on is inviting visitors to the traditio-nal Christmas market in Kirchent-humbach on the second weekend of Advent. The market already starts on Saturday, December 6 at 5 p.m. with a church service with music provided by the brass band.

Culinary delicacies and Christmas music by “VELTUNA BRASS“ music group from Veldenstein, the American gospel choir of the “Church of God and Christ“ from Vilseck and the brass group of the Kirchenthumbach brass band will be presented on the atmospherically lighted market place. A �re-breather will show his art at 9 p.m. and the Kirchenthumbach night watchman will stroll through the streets and alleys with his tower brass players. On Saturday, the market ends around 10 p.m.Starting at 1 p.m. on Sunday, the market place will transform into a city of booths with more than 30 vendors who o�er their goods and food and beverages to the visitors. Arts and crafts, extraordinary pre-sents, mangers and may more will be on sale. �e culinary choices

Christmas Songs ranging from quiet to rocking Heavenly Mailbox for the Christ Child

Holiday Tiramisu Variations and Tower Brass Players

Story byRenate Gradl

A large variety of Christmas goods and a colorful entertainment program will be presented at the Advent market in Grafenwoehr. Photo: Renate Gradl

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Diverse program at the Grafenwoehr Advent Market on December 8 – German-American Opening

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ESCHENBACH. Christmas is getting closer and along with it the Christ Child Market on the third Advent Sunday. Below the Eschenbach town hall, visitors can stroll past many booths, warm up with Glühwein, or enjoy a va-riety of culinary delicacies such as Bratwurst, steaks and sweets.

Like every year, professional arts and craftsmen and the local clubs will o�er home-made and other de-corative goods. To those who have not yet written their wish lists: �e heavenly mailbox is waiting to be �lled. All letters will be forwarded to the Christ Child. Sheep and goats guard the Holy Family which can be admired in the manger. For kids, there will be a carousel, a pet-ting zoo and carriage rides with the Christ Child. �ose who dare may also ride on a pony.

�e Christ Child Market starts at 1 p.m. At 3 p.m. the Christ Child, accompanied by two angels, will speak its prologue on the town hall stairs. Musical entertainment will be provided as well. Visitors of the

market may listen to the sound of the Eschenbach City Band. �e music school will perform as well as the American Middle School. St. Nicholas and his servant Rupprecht have announced their arrival for 5 p.m. He will bring a large bag of candy for those kids that have been

good. A �re show will take place at 6.30 p.m. Fire baskets placed around the market will make for a comfortable atmosphere. �e night watchman with his lantern will o�cially close the Christ Child Market at 7 p.m.

KIRCHENTHUMBACH. The Craftsmen and Business Associati-on is inviting visitors to the traditio-nal Christmas market in Kirchent-humbach on the second weekend of Advent. The market already starts on Saturday, December 6 at 5 p.m. with a church service with music provided by the brass band.

Culinary delicacies and Christmas music by “VELTUNA BRASS“ music group from Veldenstein, the American gospel choir of the “Church of God and Christ“ from Vilseck and the brass group of the Kirchenthumbach brass band will be presented on the atmospherically lighted market place. A �re-breather will show his art at 9 p.m. and the Kirchenthumbach night watchman will stroll through the streets and alleys with his tower brass players. On Saturday, the market ends around 10 p.m.Starting at 1 p.m. on Sunday, the market place will transform into a city of booths with more than 30 vendors who o�er their goods and food and beverages to the visitors. Arts and crafts, extraordinary pre-sents, mangers and may more will be on sale. �e culinary choices

are enticing. Shish kebab, Schnit-zel sandwiches, pizza, gyros, onion cake, holiday tiramisu variations and freshly baked “Nut stone rolls” will be o�ered. As in the previous years, the Christ Child will come by to give presents to the children �ere will also be a “Tree of Wishes” for the girls and

boys to which they can attach their letter to the Christ Child. �ey can also try their luck at the wheel of fortune, or ride on a pony. �e pet-ting zoo and the manger are located below the Christmas tree next to the church tower. Punch Hermann‘s theater will perform for the young and old in the Nussstein cellar. A

cozy cafe is located in the parrish hall. Market visitors will be entertained all afternoon by a diversi�ed music pro-gram. �e Kirchenthumbach Brass Band and the youth group of the brass band will provide atmospheric entertainment. Street organ music will be played in the Nusssteinhof. �e market ends around 7 p.m.

Heavenly Mailbox for the Christ Child

Holiday Tiramisu Variations and Tower Brass Players

Story byRenate Gradl

Photo: Renate Gradl

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Culinary delica-cies, arts and crafts and a petting zoo featured at the 8th Eschenbach Christ Child Market

A view of the Eschenbach Christ Child Market Photo: Renate Gradl

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G R A F E N W O E H R /E S C H E N B AC H / P R E S -SATH. We epresent gifts to each other on Christmas to celebrate the birth of Jesus. However, gifts at some families are rather small because they lack the necessary financial means. That’s when the “The Knights of Columbus“ come into play and surprise the kids of those fami-lies with a Christmas package at the forest Christmas at the Old Forest House.

“�e Knights of Columbus“ are one of the world’s largest roman-catholic lay organizations. �e order is located in New Haven, Connecticut and was founded in 1882 in the United States and named after Christopher Co-lumbus. Its basic principles are charity, unity, brotherhood and

patriotism. More than 1.8 million members are organized in 15.000 in councils.

�e main purpose of the order is to help one another. �e or-ganization was also founded to show that American Catholics are patriotic and loyal citizens of the United States. �e “Knights of Columbus“ want to revive and continue the old ideals of occiden-tal knighthood. �e crest is based upon the crest of the Lords Templar- It shows a formée cross, a Roman short sword as well as fasces and the anchor of Columbus. �e buckler reminds us of the charity of the knights. �eir motto is: “In service to one. In service to all.“

�e Forest Christmas takes place on Friday, December 21 at 4.30 p.m. at the Old Forest House. San-ta Claus will present the presents together with the Christ Child. Families may register with Mo-nika Sebald, Bürgerladen Gra-fenwoehr, Eichendor�straße 13, phone: 09641-926240.

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Gift Giving before Christmas with the “Knights of Columbus“

Story byRenate Gradl

Forest Christmas for needy families at the Old Forest House

“The Knights of Columbus“ are one of the world’s largest roman-catholic lay orga-nizations. One of its members is James Federline (second from right). The Forest Christmas takes place on Friday, December 21 at 4.30 p.m. at the Old Forest House.

Photo: Renate Gradl

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Count Burkhard Beissel of Gym-nich and Countess Cornelia Beis-sel of Gymnich once again extend an invitation to visit Guteneck Castle for a medieval Christmas Fair. It is the seventh time this year that Guteneck Castle will be the picturesque site of a historical romantic Christmas fair. During the four Advent weekends in De-cember – on Saturdays and Sun-days; and on the third and fourth weekend on Fridays, too - you may be enchanted by the romantic at-mosphere and taken back to the days of the Middle Ages.

You will have the opportunity to witness various types of ancient artistry and crafts such as: Wood carving, torch making, shar-pening of knives, felt and cloth production, carpet weaving, lace making, glass painting, leather em-bossing, broom and rake making, saddle construction, pottery, bread baking, shoe making, paper proces-sing, book binding, black smithing and many more.

Several groups of knights will allow you to gain an insight into life in historical camps. Be sure to arrive thirsty and with a good appetite as there will be plenty of booths with food and beverages.

Heated areas with a seating ca-pacity of 800 to 1,000 people are available for your comfort. Parking spaces for cars and busses are available nearby. A shuttle bus service will run every thirty minutes between the Nabburg train station - the Nordgauhalle parking lot in Nabburg – the commuter car park near A 93 and the castle. Cost for the round trip is € 2.�e shuttle bus is free of charge for visitors who arrive by train and show their train ticket. Vi-

sitors who arrive by car should leave A 93 and A 6 respectively at the „Nabburg“ exit and drive in the direction of Oberviechtach. Shortly after the village Unteraich, turn right to Guteneck. Follow the signs to “Schloss Guteneck.” �e solid surface parking area holds approximately 1,000 cars. Parking fee per car is € 2.

Historical romantic Christmas fair at Guteneck

It is the seventh time this year that Castle Guteneck will be the picturesque site of a historical romantic Christmas fair.Photo: Beissel von Gymnich

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(BMW USA) BMW X5 models for 2012, offer a choice of trim levels and equipment, namely the X5 xDrive35i Premium and X5 xDrive35i Sport Activity, in addition to the familiar BMW Advanced Diesel X5 xDrive35d and X5 xDrive50i . All models are enhanced by the brilliant focus and aesthetic appearance of the X5 brand. The gasoline models received an 8-speed automatic trans-mission for better acceleration and fuel efficiency.

�e body design of the 2012 BMW X5 is characterized by well-balanced proportions that accentuate the vehicle’s power-ful presence and agility. A long wheelbase, short front and rear body overhangs, and large light-alloy wheels provide a visual ba-lance between the front and rear of the vehicle.

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(djd/pt). A lot of concentration is required from dirvers when driving during the winter. Slip-pery roads, fog, humidity and darkness require he driver’s full attention. It is not only annoying but can also be dan-gerous if the windows steam up in such a situation and the driver‘s visibility of traffic events is impaired. That often leads to missing a pedestrian or bike rider. It is easy to explain why windows turn humid in winter: The air in the vehicle contains steam which settles on cold surfaces.

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Pre-warming the car is the most convenient way to achieve a clear view but it is not envi-ronmentally friendly. German Tra�c Law explicitly forbids to warm up the car while parking because it causes unnecessary noise and exhaust fumes. Ano-ther alternative is wiping the windows by hand. But this often leads to cleaning streaks which might blind the driver during direct sunlight.

Special car drying pillows are an economical solution and provide for a clearer view and with that for more long-term security. �ey prevent humidi-ty inside the car which causes foggy windows. Permanently placed in the car, they ­lter the water vapor out of the air and store it in the granulates they are ­lled with.

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