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Former Inner German Border Fence at Schlechtsarter Schweiz

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Former Inner German Border Fence at Schlechtsarter Schweiz

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Former Inner German Border Fence at Schlechtsarter Schweiz

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    1. Adventure tour: With the border crosser on the Green Belt

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    August 20, 2021

    At this point there are still remains of the old border fortifications. After the fall of the Wall, NVA soldiers simply forgot to dismantle the 300-meter-long barriers. So a piece of the border fortification simply remained standing.

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      July 20, 2022

      At the former GDR border between Trappstadt (Rhoen-Grabfeld district) and Schlechtsart in Thuringia, there are still around 300 meters of border fence.
      After reunification, a unit of the National People's Army (NVA) had the task of dismantling the border fence to Gompertshausen in the south of Schlechtsart.
      But the border system consisted of more than just a 3.20 meter high metal fence.
      Mines were laid in the ground in front of the fence at intervals of 50 by 50 centimetres.


      (Source: br.de)

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        November 12, 2023

        Once and not again

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          Location: Gompertshausen, Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Germany

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