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Crossing the inner German border

Index Crossing the inner German border

Crossing the inner German border remained possible throughout the Cold War; it was never entirely sealed in the fashion of the border between the two Koreas, though there were severe restrictions on the movement of East German citizens. [1]

9 relations: Berlin Wall, Border guards of the inner German border, Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic, Bundesgrenzschutz, Development of the inner German border, Escape attempts and victims of the inner German border, Fall of the inner German border, Fortifications of the inner German border, Ludwigsstadt.

Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer) was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989.

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Border guards of the inner German border

The border guards of the inner German border comprised tens of thousands of military, paramilitary and civilian personnel from both East and West Germany, as well as from the United Kingdom, the United States and initially the Soviet Union.

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Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic

The Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic, in German Grenztruppen der DDR, were a military force of the GDR and the primary force guarding the Berlin Wall and the border between East and West Germany.

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Bundesgrenzschutz

Bundesgrenzschutz (BGS; Border Guard) was the first federal police organization in West Germany after World War II permitted by the Allied occupation authorities.

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Development of the inner German border

The development of the inner German border took place in a number of stages between 1945 and the mid-1980s.

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Escape attempts and victims of the inner German border

There were numerous escape attempts and victims of the inner German border during its 45 years of existence from 1945 to 1990.

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Fall of the inner German border

The fall of the inner German border came rapidly and unexpectedly in November 1989, along with the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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Fortifications of the inner German border

The fortifications of the inner German border comprised a complex system of interlocking fortifications and security zones long and several kilometres deep, running from the Baltic Sea to Czechoslovakia.

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Ludwigsstadt

Ludwigsstadt is a town in the district of Kronach, in the Upper Franconian region of Bavaria, Germany.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing_the_inner_German_border

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