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Site of the Only Successful Escape at Untermühle Mödlareuth

Site of the Only Successful Escape at Untermühle Mödlareuth

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Site of the Only Successful Escape at Untermühle Mödlareuth

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Location: Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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1. Steinmühlen Weir on the Saale River – Former Inner German Border loop from Juchhöh

17.1km

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230m

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2. Former Inner German Border – Former Border Installations loop from Hirschberg

16.3km

04:36

350m

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

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3. Former Border Installations – Former Inner German Border loop from Töpen

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01:50

70m

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BAMA

August 10, 2020

After the wall was built in 1966, there was only one escape in the Mödlareuth area.
On May 25, 1973, a professional driver passed his barkas
B 1000 around midnight
Checkpoint Haidefeld and the border post at the protective strip gate Mödlareuth. The driver was in possession of a valid pass. At a place that was difficult to see for the border guards, he turned off the road, switched off his vehicle lights and drove the 6 m wide control strip to this point. The border guards on the wooden observation tower about 100 m away became aware and turned the searchlight on the vehicle. Nevertheless, the driver managed to escape over the wall with the help of an iron ladder he had carried.
(... from information board)

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Matze

August 15, 2020

I don't know how the residents of Mödlareuth feel now with the sometimes enormous crowd ... but I think better than before!
We were there when the concrete wall was opened. You don't forget that!

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SoSp. 🌲🌳

December 2, 2022

On May 25, 1973, the only successful escape over the concrete barrier wall happened in Mödlareuth. These and many other details can be found at the scene of the formerly divided village

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Elevation 540 m

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Site of the Only Successful Escape at Untermühle Mödlareuth

1. Steinmühlen Weir on the Saale River – Former Inner German Border loop from Juchhöh

2. Former Inner German Border – Former Border Installations loop from Hirschberg

3. Former Border Installations – Former Inner German Border loop from Töpen

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