Frenc soldiers at train station Gesundbrunnen in Berlin

French soldiers have taken position with an armoured reconnaissance car on the area of train station Gesundbrunnen on the 9th of November in 1961. The East German Railways had errected a water tower with the writing GDR at train station Gesundbrunnen in Berlin-Wedding on the area belonging to West Berlin. Furthermore, soldiers from East Berlin had digged themselves in. After several protests of French town majors, the water tower was removed by the authorities of East Berlin and the confrontation came to an end

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Authorities Belonging Digged Errected Frenc Furthermore Gesundbrunnen Majors Protests Reconnaissance Removed Themselves

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