Exhibition theme: The Border Opens: Wooden post reminder [1/87]
OBJECT INFORMATION
Info
1999
Federal road from Magdeburg to Halberstadt, at the last parking lot on the left
Created By:
Detlef WilckLicense:
From the Set
From the Set
Remembrance plaque on the side of the federal road between Magdeburg and Halberstadt
Depicts
caravan,
memorial place,
signboardbarbed wire fence,
border checkpoint,
Christmas,
construction of the Wall,
family,
father,
friend,
inner German border,
joy,
member of the People's Police,
street,
Trabant (car),
Wartburg (car),
welcome giftPeople/Organizations
Federal Defence Force,
Mikhail Sergeyevich GorbachevPlaces
Halberstadt,
MagdeburgText in image
Zur Erinnerung / an einem glücklichen Tag, / den 24. Dezember 1989 / Hier begann die Freundschaft / zwischen R.K. und W.D. / Alles Gute / Sachsen-Anhalt
Other items in this set
Almost everyone knows to this day where he or she was on 9 November 1989. The joy at being suddenly granted the freedom to travel, also to West Germany, was immense. Each time a new border crossing was opened, people celebrated. In the same way, the removal of segments of the Wall and of border fence, as well as the reconstruction of roads between East and West became important events. Countless photographs and films taken in Berlin and at the inner-German border document these incidents as they occurred – thus preserving the good fortune of experiencing everything live for the family album.
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