Geisa, Germany, car lock on the border system of Point Alpha memorial
, Geisa, Thueringen, Germany - Point Alpha memorial, named after the former US observation post directly to the inner-German border, where until 1989 the invasion of Warsaw Pact troops was expected (Fulda Gap). / Memorial Site Point Alpha, named after former US Observation Point Alpha on the border to the GDR. Photo: reconstruction of the border fortifications at the former German-German border, where several stages of border security of the GDR will be demonstrated. Front: Car Lock (original), directed against the outbreak of vehicles from the GDR, ie the left view to the west, east right. Like all parts of the border they were directed only against its own citizens, a NATO attack was not taken into consideration. Behind: expanded metal fence, also known as front country fence. / Blockade against personal vehicles That would be used to escape from the GDR.
Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Geisa, Thueringen, Germany
Photo credit: © Bastian / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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