History of the DLR Microwaves and Radar Institute

The present 'Microwaves and Radar Institute' of the DLR was founded in 1937 as the 'Flugfunk-Forschungsinstitut Oberpfaffenhofen –FFO' (Aircraft Radio Research Institute Oberpfaffenhofen) under the leadership of Prof. Max Dieckmann. This is the origin of the DLR research site in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich.

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