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Walter Otte Memorial Plaque

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Walter Otte Memorial Plaque

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  • Location: Bad Harzburg, Goslar, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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    May 30, 2023

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    Walter Otte was shot dead by a border guard at the border fence on June 11, 1976 after he was drunk and provocative. His body was prepared and placed in a market near Magdeburg to cover up the matter.

    Source and further information:
    nordharz-portal.de/gedenktafel-erinnert-an- Grenztoten-walter-otte/
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    August 17, 2023

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    Here you can see German history.
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    pure history. It's at the top of the railway bridge.
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