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Border Observation Tower near Billmuthausen

Border Observation Tower near Billmuthausen

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Border Observation Tower near Billmuthausen

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Location: Bad Colberg-Heldburg, Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Germany

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1. Tambach Castle – Veste Heldburg loop from Altenhof

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2. View of Veste Heldburg – View of Veste Heldburg loop from Bad Rodach (b Coburg)

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3. View of Veste Heldburg – Bad Rodach Market Square loop from Heldburg

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RadlerUnterland🚵‍♂️

June 26, 2022

A piece of contemporary witness to the separation of Germany, in the immediate vicinity of Billmuthausen.

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RadlerUnterland🚵‍♂️

September 6, 2023

There is a BT 4×4 command tower here.

From around 1980, larger observation towers were built to replace the old underground command posts. With square external dimensions of around four meters, they were around nine meters high. These towers had several floors. The upper floor was not just an observation post, but was also equipped with appropriate signaling and communication systems. Constantly manned, a specific section of the border could be monitored from here. There was space for an alarm group on the middle floor. There were other technical systems in the basement and cellar level. A searchlight was also installed on the roof.

Source:de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beobachtungsturm_der_Grenztruppen_der_DDR

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Andy

October 21, 2019

Today, bats and birds of prey live in this old border tower of the NVA.

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Location: Bad Colberg-Heldburg, Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Germany

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Border Observation Tower near Billmuthausen

1. Tambach Castle – Veste Heldburg loop from Altenhof

2. View of Veste Heldburg – View of Veste Heldburg loop from Bad Rodach (b Coburg)

3. View of Veste Heldburg – Bad Rodach Market Square loop from Heldburg

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