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Südeichsfeld

Boundary Stone No. 51 – Memorial Site of the 1963 Incident

Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis

Südeichsfeld

Boundary Stone No. 51 – Memorial Site of the 1963 Incident

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Boundary Stone No. 51 – Memorial Site of the 1963 Incident

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Location: Südeichsfeld, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany

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3. Kimm's Ruh Viewpoint – View from Muhlenberg (P12), Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land loop from Treffurt

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Wood Walker

July 17, 2020

Be sure to read the newspaper clipping there from the incident at landmark No. 51! German-German history from the Cold War.

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BAMA

December 19, 2020

Border marker 51

In 1963, an incident occurred at the former inner-German border near Altenburschla. Following a friendly conversation between East German border guards and an international youth group visiting the border on the Mainzer Köpfe hills, the two border guards were injured by mines. Since no help could be reached on the East German side, three soldiers—two West Germans and a Briton—risked their lives to pull the seriously injured men across the border. After a hospital stay in Eschwege, the soldiers were able to return to East Germany. The incident took place two years after the construction of the Berlin Wall and attracted considerable attention from the domestic and international press. Further information about the incident can be found on an information panel along the premium hiking trail. (See information panel.)

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Daniela - danik145

July 20, 2023

In 1963 there was a border accident here in which two East German soldiers were seriously injured by mines. Help came from the west: three men risked their lives so that the seriously injured could be treated quickly. There is more information on the way.

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Location: Südeichsfeld, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany

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Boundary Stone No. 51 – Memorial Site of the 1963 Incident

1. View from Muhlenberg (P12), Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land – Green Belt loop from Altenburschla

2. Wendehausen Agent Lock – Green Belt loop from Treffurt

3. Kimm's Ruh Viewpoint – View from Muhlenberg (P12), Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land loop from Treffurt

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