GDR in the 1980s. Attempts to escape westwards by car and truck increased. Metalworkers and state security worked hand in hand to defend against "terrorism" in order to prevent escapes from the GDR.
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Deutsches Spionage Museum
Working secretly after work, they tinkered with new barrier systems, crash tests for counter-terrorism, and collisions for emergencies. Cars crashed into the new barriers on an army test site and left a scene of destruction. The new barriers were then installed at all border crossings from the mid-1980s onwards.
"BARRIERS" tells of the motivation of those involved, of escapes that ended tragically and of those left behind - and gives bizarre insights into German engineering and cooperation between the secret service and the military.
The award-winning documentary filmmaker Gerd Kroske has carefully researched a bizarre detail of German-German history and thus preserved an important piece of contemporary history. Curtain up!
PARTICIPANTS
- Gerd Kroske, documentary filmmaker
- Dr. Christian Halbrock, historian
MODERATION
Franz-M. Günther, German Spy Museum
Free entry!
(IN GERMAN)
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Dates
November 2024
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