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Inner German border to GDR 1961-1989

Interzonal train at the German-German border at Walkenried / Ellrich

An interzonal train at the inner German border near Walkenried (Lower Saxony) and Ellrich (now Thuringia) is observed by an official of the Federal Border Police. Undated photo.

Watchtower in the winter sun

East German watchtower on the inner German border near Fladungen / Bavaria, taken in the years 1984-1987.

Border between Germany and the GDR near Helmstedt

Zonal border near Helmstedt in Lower Saxony with border guards around 1974. The photo was taken due to negotiations between the FRG and the GDR on brown coal deposits planned for the Kraftwerk Offleben (EEW Energy from Waste GmbH) in the area (undated photo).

Innerdeutsche Grenze

Innerdeutsche Grenze bei Lübeck-Travemünde 03/72 rdp Innerdeutsche Grenze bei Lübeck-Travemünde im März 1972 Feature Symbol Strand DDR BRD Wasser Meer See Zonengrenze SBZ Halt Gefahr Warnung Schild Hinweis Bundesgrenzschutz BGS Grenzverlauf Deutsche Teilung german boarder gdr frg germany draußen quer sw

Innerdeutsche Grenze

Wachturm /

Wachturm / Grenzposten an der Grenze zwischen BRD und DDR 12/85 schroe Feature-Foto Featurefoto Symbol Grenze BRD DDR Bundesrepublik Deutschland Deutsche Demokratische Republik bewachter bergang bergänge bewacht Grenzübergänge Kontrolle Kontrollen Grenzkontrollen Grenzkontrolle Grenzposten Turm Gebäude Bauwerk Wache Wachen Mauer quer SW-Negativ

Grenzübergang Helmstedt

Grenzübergang Helmstedt / Marienborn 12/85 schroe Feature-Foto Featurefoto Symbol Grenze BRD DDR Bundesrepublik Deutschland Deutsche Demokratische Republik bewachter bergang bergänge bewacht Grenzübergänge Kontrolle Kontrollen Grenzkontrollen Grenzkontrolle Grenzposten Luftbild Straße Autobahn Haus Gebäude Bäume Landschaft Natur Autos LKW Hubschrauber quer SW-Negativ

Waiting people of an interzonal train at the border control in Bebra

Undated image of the border inspection post for inter-zone trains in Bebra: travelers are waiting for their clearance.

Steam locomotive at the border crossing Walkenried / Ellrich, 1975

Undated photo of an interzonal train at the checkpoint Walkenried (Lower Saxony) / Ellrich (today Thuringia) with two officers of the Federal Border Police.

Gemarcation line between the FRG and GDR at Falkenstein, 1975

Undated image of an interzone train with the border stone of the GDR near Falkenstein, today part of Ludwigsstadt, district of Kronach, Bavaria.

Border between Germany and East Germany at the Werra near Vacha, 1981

The Werra, border river between Germany and GDR, at Vacha. From a photo series on potash mining in the two German states and the pollution of the river due to the mining in the GDR.

Working on the border between FRG and GDR in Eichsfeld (Harz), 1982

Expansion work on the German-German border by NVA members in Eichsfeld (Harz) in 1982.

Visitors at the inner German border, 1981

People in front of a warning sign on the German-German border, around 1980.

Border installations at the inner German border in the southern Harz, 1980

View from Lower Saxony on the border fortification and tower in the southern Harz.

Inner German border near Ratzeburg, 1985

People in front of the border with the GDR near Ratzeburg (Schleswig-Holstein).

Inner German border crossing in Eisenach, 1980

Cars at the border crossing between Germany and the GDR in Wartha, today district of Eisenach.

Border between FRG and GDR, 1988

A sign warns of the border to the GDR.

Border between Germany and GDR at Mackenrode

View from the Lower Saxon Bad Sachsa (district Tettenborn) over the border fortifications on Mackenrode in today's Thuringian part of the Harz.

Inner German border with observation tower

Undated photo of GDR border installations.

Border between West Germany and East Germany 1980 to November 1989

Border between West Germany and East Germany 1980 to November 1989, Inner German Border

Border fortifications at the inner German border, 1983

View of the border between Germany and the GDR with observation tower and warning signs in front of mines, undated photograph (around 1980).

Border between West Germany and East Germany 1980 to November 1989

Border between West Germany and East Germany 1980 to November 1989, Inner German Border

Border between West Germany and East Germany 1980 to November 1989

Border between West Germany and East Germany 1980 to November 1989, Inner German Border

A railway line in Duderstadt obstructed by a zone boundary

Undated image of a railway line at Duderstadt obstructed by the inner German border (undated shot).

Japanese tourists at the GDR border, 1976

A group of Japanese tourists take photos at the GDR border in Bavaria. Right next to a warning sign of the Federal Border Police a signpost to Muenchenreuth and Tiefendorf in Hof. In the background, a watchtower.

Inner German border at Vacha

View over the German-German border from the Hessian Philippsthal over the Werra on Vacha. Undated photo.

Inner German border at Vacha

View over the German-German border from the Hessian Philippsthal over the Werra on Vacha. Undated photo.

View over border fortifications on Mackenrode, 1969

View over the inner German border on the place Mackenrode, today part of the community Hohenstein.

Inner German border near Ratzeburg / Zarrentin

Border with observation tower and poster "The other side is also Germany" from the 1970s.

Border between FRG and GDR in the Harz, 1974

Border between Germany and the GDR in the Harz: View of the barrier with "death stripes". Undated photo.

Border installations between Germany and GDR near Bad Sachsa

Undated image of the GDR border fortifications near Neuhof in Lower Saxony, today a district of Bad Sachsa.

Inter-German border near Ringau, 1979

A tractor in front of the inter- German border in Hessian Rittmannshausen, district of Ringau. To the right, a warning sign of the Federal Border Guard. In the background, a watchtower of the GDR border installations.

NVA members at the inner German border

Three NVA soldiers carry out marking work on a border stone. Undated image (about 1970), near Obersuhl, today Wildeck municipality, Hesse.

East German soldiers renew border markings at Obersuhl / Hesse, 1976

GDR border troops doing marking work on a border post of the GDR near Obersuhl / Hesse.

Border between Germany and the GDR, 1970s

Sign at the border between Germany and GDR on the road between Ratzeburg and Zarrentin with the inscription "There is also Germany over there". Undated photo, probably from the 1950s.

Armored reconnaissance car at the Bavarian zone frontier, 1950s

Soviet-zone armored scout car at the Bavarian zone border to the GDR.

A sign on the German-German border

A sign on the western side of the German-German border near Bad Koenigshofen im Grabfeld with the inscription 'The other side is also Germany'

GDR border at Duderstadt, 1976

A sign on the border near Duderstadt in Lower Saxony warns against mines laid between the two wire fences. "Caution mines! Blocked! Risk of death!".

Border guards of the GDR at the inner German border, 1982

Members of the border troops of the NVA on patrol.

At the border crossing Ellrich at the inner German border, 1972

Federal border police officers watch a freight train at Ellrich at the border crossing riding into the German federal territory.

Inner German border at Brochthausen, 1986

Border fence at Brochthausen.

Expansion of the inner German border, 1982

Construction work on the expansion of the border fortifications in Eichsfeld.

Border guards at the inner German border, 1982

Members of the GDR border troops watch the expansion work of the border facilities in Eichsfeld.

Expansion of the inner German border, 1982

Construction work on the expansion of the border fortifications in Eichsfeld.

The border crossing Ellrich / Suedhan at the inner German border, 1983

GDR border at the Ellrich / Suedharz border crossing.

The border crossing Ellrich / Suedhan at the inner German border, 1983

GDR border at the Ellrich / Suedharz border crossing.

Old woman at the inner German border, 1982

An old woman looks from the German Federal territory to the work on the reinforcement of the frontier near Fuhrbach.

Expansion of the border area at the inner German border, 1982

Border guards during construction work on the GDR border.

Expansion of the border installations at the inner German border, 1983

Work on the extension of the border fortifications on the GDR border.

Inner German border near Blankenstein / Saale, 1987

German-German border near Blankenstein / Saale, in the background a sign with the inscription " The USSR and GDR are brotherly connected for all time".

Inner German border in Rennsteig, 1986

Border sign on the inner German border in the Thuringian Forest (Rennsteig).

Inner- german border in Asbach, 1986

German- german border in Asbach.

Inner German border in Grossburschla, 1986

Inner German border in Grossburschla.

Inner German border in Lindewerra, 1986

German-German border in Lindewerra.

Inner German border in Hohegeiss / Harz, 1986

German-German border in Hohegeiss in the Harz.

Inner German border near Lobenstein, 1986

German-German border at Lohenstein.

Inner German border at Geisa, 1986

GDR border guards at the German-German border at Geisa.

Inner German border near Schauberg, 1986

German-German border at Schauberg.

Inner German border near Heinersdorf, 1986

German-German border near Heinersdorf.

Inner German border near Abbenrode, 1986

German-German border at Abbenrode.

Inner German border near Blankenstein / Saale, 1987

German-German border near Blankenstein / Saale with a sign saying "Attention! Border at the river center".

Western visitors at the GDR border

Visitors at the inner German border in Hohegeiss / Harz, taken in the years 1984-1987.

GDR border with watchtower

The village of Lindewerra in the GDR at the inner German border at the border river Werra, beyond the fence is a place in Hesse.

Cut off track at the GDR border

Remains of the former railway line to Treffurt / GDR at the inner German border, taken in the years 1984-1987.

Barriers at the GDR border in Hesse

Barriers at the inner German border near Neuswarts / Hessen, taken in the years 1984-1987.

Closed Elbe bridge at the GDR border

Closed Elbe railway bridge to Doemitz / GDR at the inner German border.

GDR border between Hesse and Thuringia

The municipality of Melpers in the GDR, beyond the fence, at the inner German border.

Post vehicle of the GDR at the border in Eichsfeld, 1985

Separation barriers and GDR postal vehicle at the inner German border in Eichsfeld.

GDR border in the Lower Saxony area

GDR border tower, behind Lockstedt / GDR, Lower Saxony

Werra as a border river to the GDR

Border facilities beyond the border river Werra near Lauchroeden in the GDR.

GDR border at Elbedeich, 1985

Inner German border facilities at Elbedeich near Gummern.

Fastened Werra- bridge at the DDR border, 1985

Border posts at the Werra- bridge near Phillipstal.

GDR border in the middle of the Ecker Dam, 1985

Inner German border plant on the dam crest of the Ecker Dam in the Harz.

DDR- customs official on obseervation, 1985

DDR customs official at a bunker near Abbenrode in DDR.

Watchtower at the DDR border, 1985

DDR- watchtower and border posts near Neustadt in Bavaria.

Watchtower at the GDR border, 1985

Watchtower and border installations at Dankmarshausen in the GDR.

East German border guard

Soldiers of the GDR border troops at the inner German border in Eichsfeld.

Inner German border in Lower Saxony, 1985

Inner German border at the edge of the West German district Duderstadt-Eichsfeld in Lower Saxony.

Boundary post of the GDR

GDR border post at Abbenrode in the GDR.

Thuringian village on the other side of the Wall at the GDR border

A village in Thuringia beyond the inner German border.

Bavarian wind player at the GDR border, 1985

Bavarian wind players serenade at the inner German border near Blankenstein / Saale.

Inner German border facilities, 1985

Metal lattice fence on the border between the Federal Republic and the GDR at Wanfried (Hessen) and Treffurt (GDR).

GDR border to Bavaria

Border installations on the blocked Bundesstrasse 84 at Gruesselsbach in the Bavarian area. Across the border a GDR watchtower.

Blocked rail line at the GDR border, 1985

A warning sign and the closed railway line from Herleshausen / Hessen to the east.

East German border guard

A border guard with binoculars stands in the bushes in front of the border fence of the inner German border at Ecklingerode in Eichsfeld.

Steel lattice fences and watchtower at the GDR border, 1985

The border between the Federal Republic and the GDR on the Werra at Lauchroeden / GDR: stream barriers, a dismantled bridge and houses behind double steel-lattice fences.

Watchtower and steel-lattice fence at the GDR border, 1979

Village Sellmannshausen in the GDR across the inner German border, which is controlled with the help of watchtowers.

Inner German border near Asbach, 1979

Border installations of the inner German border at Asbach / GDR in Eichsfeld.

Road sign in Luebeck at the GDR border

Street name at Luebeck-Schlutup near the GDR border.

Dismantled bridge at the GDR border, 1985

The dismantled bridge on the Werra, beyond the border fence the place Lauchroeden in the GDR.

Sign for US forces before the GDR border, 1979

Sign on a country road in Bavaria, that draws the awareness of the US forces to the GDR on the border.

Trijunction of the FRG,DDR and CSSR

Limiting point at the trijunction of the state borders of the Federal Republic, GDR and Czechoslovakia in Bavaria.

Sign at the GDR border

Sign at the GDR border in Landkreis Hof / Bavaria.

Barred Werra bridge at the GDR border, 1985

Blocked bridge over the border river Werra at Lindewerra in the GDR.

Border sign at the trijunction of the BRD, DDR and CSSR, 1985

Border sign at the trijunction of the BRD,DDR and CSSR in Bavaria.

Construction of a wall between the Thuringian Heinersdorf and the Bavarian town Welitsch, 1982

Following the model of the Berlin Wall, a wall is also being built at the inner-German border between Bavaria and Thuringia. In order to block the view to the west from the inhabitants of Heinersdorf in Thuringia (background image), the eye contact with the place Welitsch in the district of Kronach / Bavaria is walled up with concrete.

Inner German border near Ratzeburg, 1985

People in front of the border with the GDR near Ratzeburg.

Wolfgang Schaeuble at the inner German border near Obersuhl, 1989

Federal Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble (left) with a border guard on the border with the GDR near Obersuhl (municipality of Wildeck / Hesse).

Electrically secured barbed wire at the zonal border, 1989

Close-up of GDR border security installations, here an electrically charged barbed wire fence.

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