Czechoslovakia–West Germany border
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The Czechoslovakia–West Germany border was a heavily fortified Cold War frontier separating the communist Eastern Bloc from democratic Western Europe.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Czechoslovak border | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War border
ⓘ
international border ⓘ |
| abolishedAsFrontierBetweenStates |
after German reunification
ⓘ
after dissolution of Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
barbed wire fences
ⓘ
border fortifications ⓘ heavily fortified ⓘ patrol roads ⓘ restricted zone ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ |
| controlledByOnEast | Czechoslovak border guards ⓘ |
| controlledByOnWest | West German border guards ⓘ |
| demarcatedBy |
border markers
ⓘ
natural terrain features ⓘ |
| endPoint | tripoint of Czechoslovakia–West Germany–Austria ⓘ |
| existedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
| hadCrossingPoints | official border crossings ⓘ |
| hadMigrationRestrictions | emigration from Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| hadNoFreeMovement | true ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War
ⓘ
surface form:
NATO–Warsaw Pact confrontation
post–World War II European division ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Europe
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| neighboringCountryOnEast | Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| neighboringCountryOnWest | West Germany ⓘ |
| partOf | Iron Curtain ⓘ |
| politicalSystemOnOneSide | communist state ⓘ |
| politicalSystemOnOtherSide | liberal democracy ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
German reunification
ⓘ
Revolutions of 1989 ⓘ
surface form:
Velvet Revolution
Revolutions of 1989 ⓘ
surface form:
fall of the Iron Curtain
|
| securityRegime |
military patrols
ⓘ
strict border controls ⓘ |
| separatedBloc |
Eastern Bloc
ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ |
| separatedCountry |
Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
West Germany ⓘ |
| startPoint | tripoint of Czechoslovakia–West Germany–East Germany ⓘ |
| successorBorder |
Czech Republic–Germany border
ⓘ
Slovakia–Germany border ⓘ |
| symbolized |
conflict between communism and capitalism
ⓘ
division of Europe ⓘ |
| timePeriod | second half of the 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor | preventing escapes from Eastern Bloc ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Czechoslovak border