TA-Grenzwanderung: Der Test-Amerikaner

Sven-Uwe Völker
| Lesedauer: 5 Minuten
Grenzwanderung am 23. Juli 2011: Start in Ifta am Baumkreuz an der ehemaligen Grenze zwischen DDR und BRD, Ziel das 20 Kilometer entfernte Lauchröden. Fotograf: Sven-Uwe Völker

Grenzwanderung am 23. Juli 2011: Start in Ifta am Baumkreuz an der ehemaligen Grenze zwischen DDR und BRD, Ziel das 20 Kilometer entfernte Lauchröden. Fotograf: Sven-Uwe Völker

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Im Sommer 1973 betrat ein Mann in US-Uniform eine Kneipe in Ifta und fragte nach Bier. Konnte man sich wirklich so verlaufen und ohne es zu merken von drüben über sämtliche Grenzsperren auf die DDR-Seite geraten.

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