East Germany’s biggest Border crossing Helmstedt-Marienborn

Helmstedt-Marienborn was the biggest East-German border crossing where millions of vehicles passed each year. This video will give an overview of the site and reveal some of its secrets.

Used and recommended books:
In German but with lots of interesting pictures:
• "Transit Westberlin" - Friedrich Delius & Peter Lapp [https://amzn.to/3yC7lMM]
• "Die Grenze - Ein deutsches Bauwerk" - Jürgen Ritter & Peter Lapp [https://amzn.to/3JakCkO]

Only in German, with some pictures:
• "Mit den Autos kommt die Ideologie" - Various [Restricted availability; https://amzn.to/3FiWR94]



Link to the website of the museum:
https://gedenkstaette-marienborn.sach...



Picture:
• Checkpoint alpha picture: Günter Mach, Helmstedt, CC BY-SA 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons)