The Meiningen Kilometer Marker
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A landmark in the border sector of the 2/11 ACR was the Meiningen kilometer marker which rested just inside the East German border at the Eussenhauasen/Meiningen border crossing site. The marker was a silent witness to history as it endured the Cold War. The photos below show the marker as the Iron Curtain evolved over the years. | |
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1945-48
GIs on the border. The marker is in the background. Note the Soviet guard in the in the guard hut. - BBP photo |
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1959
Two Bavarian Border Policeman peer over the border. - BBP photo |
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1971 Still not much change since 1945, however that would change in a few years. Notice the border guards in the background. - "Mitten in Deutschland"
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About 1973
The barriers come down as a border crossing point is established and the road is opened between Eussenhausen (West) and Meiningen (East). - BBP photo |
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1982
The Chief of the Bavarian Border Police hands over the remains of a DDR weather balloon to his East German counterpart. - BBP photo |
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2001
The border is gone and the marker is restored. - TDP photo |
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