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Border guards at Checkpoint Charlie

OBJECT INFORMATION

Info

October 7 1989
Berlin, Friedrichstraße border crossing (Checkpoint Charlie)
Created By: Jürgen Lottenburger

License: Creative Commons License

From the Set

Border Soldiers on High Alert at Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin, 7 October 1989

From the Set

Exhibition theme: A Semblance of Normalcy

Border guards on the 40th anniversary of the founding of the GDR on the East side of the Friedrichstraße border crossing (Checkpoint Charlie), one of seven street crossings between East and West Berlin (between the Soviet and US American sectors) while the Wall was up. Checkpoint Charlie was designated for use by foreign nationals, affiliates of the Allied Forces and diplomats.

Depicts

border guard, group of people, man, October 7, 1989, signboard, tollgate, traffic sign

Context

celebration, family, leave, October 7, 1989, vocational education

People/Organizations

Ministry for State Security, National People's Army

Places

Checkpoint Charlie

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