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Dismantling the border strip

OBJECT INFORMATION

Info

November 10 - December 10 1989
Near Tann (Rhön), between Günthers and Motzlar
Created By: Karl-Heinz Pongs

License: Creative Commons License

From the Set

A new border crossing, Günthers/Motzlar, November 1989

Dismantling the border strip between Guenthers, in the Hessian town Tann on the Rhoen River and Motzlar, a locality in the municipal of Schleid in the Suhl district, now known as Thuringia.

Depicts

border fence, cleared border strip, engineering vehicle, group of people, inner German border, nature

Context

fall of the Berlin Wall, inner German border, roadmaking

Places

Günthers/Motzlar border crossing, Tann (Rhön)

Related

Original Caption

"This is what the planned border strips looked like. The idea was that they'd be easier to police so that no one could pass unnoticed from Germany to Germany and it'd also be easier to carry out a firing order."