French soldiers at GDR water tower at train station Ge

French soldiers next to the GDR water tower at train station Gesundbrunnen on the 8th of November in 1961. The East German Railways had erected 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 Erected Furthermore Gesundbrunnen Majors Protests Removed Themselves

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