Rasdorf, Germany, view from the observation tower at the memorial site Point Alpha
, Rasdorf, Hesse, 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: Looking at the time of the GDR erected in 1985 an observation tower on the site of the former Observation Post Alpha. The tower was open 24 hours and radioed his data in the headquarters in Fulda. The place to be seen Geisa is now one of Thuringia. / View from the observation tower to the then GDR.
Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Rasdorf, Hesse, Germany
Photo credit: © Bastian / Alamy / Afripics
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