facilities were blown up by the British forces; this however led to contamination. After the Bundeswehr took over Munster North Training Area, a testing facility for NBC defence was established from which the Wehrwissenschaftliches Institut für Schutztechnologien – ABC-Schutz emerged. Since 1982 the WWD has operated an incineration site for the disposal of the large amount of contamination that resulted from the work on chemical weapons. Since 17 December 1997 the operation of this and a second incineration site has been organised by Gesellschaft zur Entsorgung chemischer Kampfstoffe und Rüstungs-Altlasten (GEKA mbH)'', a company under private law that is 100 percent owned by the Federation. These facilities are certified by international arms control treaties. Personalities Clemens Neuhaus (1927–1991), a painter specialising in motifs of the Lüneburg Heath Marcus Wedau (born 1975), football player, among others for KFC Uerdingen 05 and MSV Duisburg Lars Klingbeil (born 1978), politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag in 2005 and since 2009 References External links www.munsterlager.com Old views of Munster Towns in Lower Saxony Heidekreis