Dog Run Facility of the GDR Border Security
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Location: Geisa, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany
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The dog run was used to cordon off unmanageable areas or aisles. In addition to the rope systems, there were also fenced systems with dogs running freely.
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•August 2, 2021
Dogs were used that could move along 100 to 200 m long sections of a taut steel cable and thus draw attention to movements within their field of vision by barking.
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The old border fortifications are fascinating, terrifying and a warning!
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