Helmstedt checkpoint
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Helmstedt checkpoint, also known as Checkpoint Alpha, was a major Cold War border crossing between West Germany and East Germany on the transit route to West Berlin.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War site
ⓘ
border crossing ⓘ checkpoint ⓘ |
| borderType | inter-zonal border crossing ⓘ |
| borderWith | East German checkpoint Marienborn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
East Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ German Democratic Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West German authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | closure after German reunification ⓘ |
| hasCategory | Cold War museum site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | memorial site ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
key crossing point between FRG and GDR
ⓘ
symbol of division of Germany ⓘ |
| hasRole |
main transit checkpoint on the route to West Berlin
ⓘ
major border crossing between West Germany and East Germany ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
ⓘ
Helmstedt NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Saxony ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Inner German border
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
transit route to West Berlin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby town of Helmstedt ⓘ |
| otherName | Checkpoint Alpha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
road link between West Germany and West Berlin
ⓘ
transit corridor to West Berlin ⓘ |
| status | defunct border crossing ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
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