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Former GDR Border Watchtower (BT-9)

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Former GDR Border Watchtower (BT-9)

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Elbvorland zwischen Darchau und Viehle

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    December 28, 2018

    The tower is closed. However, it is in good condition. Also the former Matallgitterzaun can be seen here. Also this is German history. Unfortunately

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      October 20, 2020

      The tower had nothing to do with the NVA. It belonged to the border troops (GT) of the GDR.
      NVA - National People's Army - today Bundeswehr, one army
      GT - Grenztruppen - today Federal Border Guard, a police unit
      @Margarete, this tower is type BT-9 and not BT 4x4. If you use Wikipedia, you should also mark the incorrect quotation as such. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beobachtungsturm_der_Grenztruppen_der_DDR
      Use quotations: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Zitate

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        April 14, 2020

        The past cannot be denied.

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          Location: Amt Neuhaus, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

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