Border opening in Mödlareuth

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December 9 1989
Mödlareuth
Created By: Martin Rumpler

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Journalists at the newly opened border crossing in the divided village of Mödlareuth (Wikipedia article, retrieved on June 11, 2009) that was known as 'Little Berlin': The Inner German border ran right through the center of the small village of approx. 50 inhabitants and in 1966 GDR border troops erected a concrete wall there similar to the Berlin Wall. A border crossing for foot traffic was opened on 9 December 1989.

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border guard, border wall, Christmas tree, crowd, inner German border, opening of the border, policeman (FRG), signboard, snow, television camera

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Mödlareuth, Mödlareuth (East)/Mödlareuth (West) border crossing

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