Hikers on the Brocken summit (Wikipedia-Artikel, retrieved on 24 August 2009); the partially dismantled expanded metal fence of the inner German border to the right. As of August 1961 the Brocken was designated as a high-grade security zone and used by the Soviet military secret service and the East German Stasi for spying and surveillance purposes. On December 3 the border on the Brocken was reopened.
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