Rasdorf, Germany, Strategic Model in barracks A on the Point Alpha memorial


, 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: Strategic planning model with the Kraefteansatzes on the border of the Warsaw Pact and NATO alliances in the room Thuringia and Hesse mid-80s, red arrow WP-forces, blue arrow NATO. This scenario has been known as the Fulda Gap. (Permanent exhibition at the museum in the barracks A).


Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Rasdorf, Hesse, Germany
Photo credit: © Bastian / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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