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East German Border Memorial – Thuringian Forest Nature Park

East German Border Memorial – Thuringian Forest Nature Park

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East German Border Memorial – Thuringian Forest Nature Park

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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Location: Thuringia, Germany

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1. Hiking loop from Spechtsbrunn

5.04km

01:23

80m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Memorial Stone for Border Victim Fritz Zapf loop from Tettau

8.36km

02:20

160m

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

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3. Memorial Stone for Border Victim Fritz Zapf – Wildberg Café loop from Spechtsbrunn

9.85km

02:41

140m

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

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BAMA

August 1, 2020

Traces of the GDR border
On July 7, 1964, around 8:00 p.m., 37-year-old porcelain maker Fritz Zapf from Piesau (Neuhaus district) was shot at this point.
The two shooters fired 31 shots at the target. For this Willi K. (21 years) and Manfred P. (25) received the "badge of achievement of the border troops" of the GDR:
You would have behaved excellently, a border violator "destroyed with targeted fire".
Ten years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the district court
Meiningen sentenced to eleven months' imprisonment, suspended for probation. (... from information board)

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Anke Duderstadt

August 25, 2024

these display boards are really very interesting and informative

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Elevation 680 m

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East German Border Memorial – Thuringian Forest Nature Park

1. Hiking loop from Spechtsbrunn

2. Memorial Stone for Border Victim Fritz Zapf loop from Tettau

3. Memorial Stone for Border Victim Fritz Zapf – Wildberg Café loop from Spechtsbrunn

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