The border guards of the inner German border comprised tens of thousands of military, paramilitary and civilian personnel from both East and West Germany, as well as from the United Kingdom, the United States and initially the Soviet Union.
The border guards of the inner German border comprised tens of thousands of military, paramilitary and civilian personnel from both East and West Germany, as well as from the United Kingdom, the United States and initially the Soviet Union. (en)
Green-painted helicopter with "Bundesgrenzschutz" on the side flying parallel to a border fence with a gate in it, behind which are two East German soldiers and a canvas-sided truck. (en)
Front- and back side of a propaganda leaflet entitled "5 Pluspunkte für Sicherheit und Frieden in Europa". (en)
German Shepherd dog leashed to a tree, looking at the photographer. The dog has a large triangular leather strap with the word "Zoll" tied across its midriff. (en)
Two metal canisters resting on a glass shelf with a roll of papers, on which a question mark is visible, in between them. A two-euro coin is positioned to the left to provide a scale. (en)