Defecting from East Germany - Republikflucht & Grenztruppen documents

The history behind Republikflucht shown through contemporary documents!
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[@steelhelmetstan7305]

Very interesting items there. I have quite a decent DDR collection myself...I was working in west Germany at the time the wall fell, all the very best to you 😊😊😊

[@MilitaryMonetary]

Thanks! Must have been interesting times! 🙂

[@rossbryan6102]

VERY INTERESTING!! AS I AM A RAILROADER I READ A STORY WHERE THIS EAST GERMAN LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER FLED GERMANY WITH HIS FAMILY IN AN LOCOMOTIVE! HIS USUAL JOB WAS MOVING FREIGHT CARS THAT HAD TO BE INTERCHANGED BETWEEN EAST AND WEST. HERE THEY HAD LITTLE SECURITY AND ONLY A GATE ACROSS THE TRACK! ONE DAY HE WENT TO WORK, GOT AN LOCOMOTIVE AND DROVE IT OUT OF THE YARDS, PICKED UP HIS FAMILY FROM A HIDING PLACE ALONG THE TRACKS, THEN CRASHED THE GATE INTO WEST GERMANY! HE DID THIS ON A DAY OF THE WEEK THAT THEY WERE NORMALLY CLOSED, SO THERE WAS LITTLE SECURITY ON DUTY FOR THE DAY! HAPPILY, ALL WENT WELL!!

[@MilitaryMonetary]

Thank you for sharing! There are a lot of interest stories out there! 🙂

[@agilaeric1987]

Subscribed after watching this video :) I wish I had discovered your channel before

[@MilitaryMonetary]

I'm glad you're here now! 🙂

[@peterorincsay6525]

Really an interesting video! Thanks for sharing Your collection pieces!

[@MilitaryMonetary]

Thank you! 🙂

[@NandiCollector]

*Very cool finds my friend. I'm trying to find something similar to yours from the Albanian SIGURIMI (secret police) files from the communist period.*

[@MilitaryMonetary]

Thank you! 🙂 That sounds very interesting, i need to look into Sigurimi!

[@NandiCollector]

@@MilitaryMonetary you will be amazed.

[@maximmatusevich3971]

The reasons box is the most interesting info. It should have been larger since you want to know why people are running. Honest question, if a person returned to GDR after republikflucht, would they be forgiven or sent to jail?

[@MilitaryMonetary]

I would say the border guards were not so interested in the reason. That was a question for the Stasi interogation and future trial. Forgiven no, the consequences were for life, and also affected the family.