East German border guards

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East German border guards were security personnel of the German Democratic Republic tasked with monitoring and enforcing the heavily fortified inner German border and Berlin Wall, often preventing citizens from fleeing to the West.

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Bornholmer Strasse crossing controlledBy East German border guards
Bornholmer Strasse crossing controlledBy East German border guards
this entity surface form: "Grenztruppen der DDR"
Nationale Volksarmee militaryBranch East German border guards
this entity surface form: "Grenztruppen der DDR"