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Exhibition theme: The Border Opens: New arrivals are greeted with flowers at the border between the towns of Heldra and Großburschla [46/87]

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November 13 1989
Between Heldra (Hesse) and Großburschla (in the East German district of Erfurt, now known as the federal state of Thuringia)
Created By: Hans-Joachim Tuttaß

License: Creative Commons License

From the Set

The inner German border

Citizens of the neighboring villages Heldra and Großburschla (which was virtually surrounded by Hessian territory) greet each other with flowers

Depicts

border guard, caution tape, crowd, flower, inner German border, opening of the border

Places

Großburschla, Heldra

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Almost everyone knows to this day where he or she was on 9 November 1989. The joy at being suddenly granted the freedom to travel, also to West Germany, was immense. Each time a new border crossing was opened, people celebrated. In the same way, the removal of segments of the Wall and of border fence, as well as the reconstruction of roads between East and West became important events. Countless photographs and films taken in Berlin and at the inner-German border document these incidents as they occurred – thus preserving the good fortune of experiencing everything live for the family album.

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