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The former forced labor camp KZ-Außenlager Wernigerode (alias “Richard”) was built shortly after the start of the Second World War. In this labor camp (which was an annex of camp Buchenwald) on the Veckenstedter Strasse are four originally preserved barracks and a watchtower.
Most of you are familiar with Checkpoint Charlie… (The guardhouse in Berlin), Checkpoint Alpha might just be known (Marienborn Helmstedt), but Checkpoint Bravo? Most people don't know that. To make it a bit clearer, a short intro...
In Hotensleben there is still a piece of the former East / West German border. Special is that this part of the border was / is right next to the village.
Checkpoint Alpha was located on the border between (former) East and West Germany. Unfortunately, the "west" side has almost disappeared, but on the east side there is still a large part of the old border...
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