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Description
Deutsch: Volkspolizisten vor der Öffnung des Brandenburger Tores am 22. Dezember 1989.
English: Police personnel (NCOs and enlisted men) of the East German Volkspolizei wait for the official opening of the Brandenburg Gate december 22nd 1989.
Italiano: 22 dicembre 1989, agenti e graduati della "Volkspolizei" della Repubblica Democratica Tedesca attendono l'apertura ufficiale della Porta di Brandeburgo.
Original caption: "
East German guards wait for the official opening of the Brandenburg Gate
" — Defense Imagery Management Operations Center
Note: This description has been identified as biased or incorrect: These are not officers of the border guards (Grenztruppen der DDR), but the support and rapid reaction units of the police (Bereitschaftspolizei der Volkspolizei). These were used as additional support for special events.
Notes
InfoField
Photo shot with telephoto lens. Therefore Fernsehturm and dome of Berlin Cathedral appear nearer than they are.
Date
Source DefenseImagery.mil DF-ST-91-03528[dead link] / DoD photo, ID: DFST9103528
Author SSGT F. Lee Corkran

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  • 03:45, 6. Mai 2006 . . Wikifreund (Diskussion | Beiträge) . . 2790 x 1860 (953.610 Bytes) (* Bildbeschreibung: Soldaten der Grenztruppen der DDR vor der Öffnung des Brandenburger Tores am 22. Dezember 1989. Originaltext: East German guards wait for the official opening of the Brandenburg Gate * Quelle: DoD photo, ID: DFST9103528 * Fotograf/Ze)

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Police personnel of the East German Volkspolizei wait for the official opening of the Brandenburg Gate; December 22, 1989

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22 December 1989

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