The Boundary Book
On August 14, 1972, the news was about
the discovery of a relative's "border guard book".
of the GDR border troops reported, which a young
Carlsgrüner customs officer found here on Bavarian territory.
During a border inspection - walking the
borders in search of changes
or innovations - the customs officer had to at the
Forest department Ellerstatt in swampy terrain
take a detour
As luck would have it, he was at the
Bypassing the swamp area on a tree-
bluntly discovered a folder. There was a great surprise when the portfolio turned out to be the "Grenzerbuch".
Border Troops of the National People's Army of the GDR
turned out. After all, the customs officer was more than 80 meters away from the border
West German area.
The document revealed various information about
the course of the border, security systems, telephone
locks for soldiers, surveillance towers and
much more.

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