GDR Observation Tower at Point Alpha
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This GDR border tower is opposite the American observation tower at Point Alpha. The soldiers from America and the GDR border troops could virtually look each other in the eyes.
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•August 2, 2021
Former observation tower of the GDR border troops on the inner-German border, now part of the “Point Alpha Museum”.
translated by•April 1, 2024
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