GDR border force officers and Bavarian border police
OBJECT INFORMATION
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November 12 1989
Falkenstein border crossing between Probstzella (Gera district, now Thuringia) and Lauenstein (Bavaria)
Created By:
Manfred WagnerLicense:
From the Set
At the border crossing between Lauenstein, a part of the Bavarian city Ludwigsstadt, and the Thuringian town of Probstzella. The border crossing was opened to pedestrian and road traffic on 12 and 13 November, 1989, respectively. The photo was taken near Falkenstein cliff, after which the border crossing was named.
Depicts
border fence,
border guard,
boundary post (GDR),
group of people,
inner German border,
man,
national colours,
opening of the border,
policeman (FRG)border guard,
fair,
joy,
opening of the border,
policeman (FRG),
politician,
politician (female)Places
Falkenstein (Thuringia),
Falkenstein (Thuringia) border crossing,
Lauenstein,
Ludwigsstadt,
ProbstzellaRelated
Original Caption
"Two GDR border force officers, Major Eberhardt and Captain Rohn, approach Bavarian border police at the demarcation line on the morning of 12 November, 1989. To the left of the picture, you can see the expanded metal fence across the road which went all the way up to the railway track."
