Berlin wall Border troops (Grenztruppen)

Border troops of the Army - the Grenztruppen were formed to protect the inner border with Western Germany, Poland and Czechoslovakia and the Wall surrounding West Berlin.

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Created by Daniel Turner

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Literature:
Rottman, Gordon, The Berlin Wall and the Intra-German Border 1961-1989, 2008