Jürgen Warnke at the border opening in Mödlareuth
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December 9 1989
Mödlareuth
Created By:
Martin RumplerLicense:
Jürgen Warnke, then federal minister for Economic Cooperation 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.
Depicts
border guard,
Christmas tree,
group of people,
inner German border,
minister,
opening of the border,
policeman (FRG),
snowPlaces
Mödlareuth,
Mödlareuth (East)/Mödlareuth (West) border crossingRelated
Original Caption
"Grenzöffnung Mödlareuth – erste Gespräche zwischen Verkehrsminister Warnke und DDR-Grenzpolizisten"
