The Helmstedt–Marienborn border crossing, named Grenzübergangsstelle Marienborn by the German Democratic Republic, was the largest and most important border crossing on the Inner German border during
West German checkpoint in November 1989
Helmstedt–Marienborn from the Soviet Occupation Zone in 1949
Looking down on Helmstedt–Marienborn from the West German side in 1967
Former control point, passport control booths at GDR immigration
Checkpoint Charlie
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Checkpoint Charlie was the Western Bloc's name for the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War, becoming a symbol of the Cold War, representing th
Helmstedt–Marienborn border crossing
…after the first letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet. The Allied side of the checkpoint for entry into West Berlin was named Checkpoint Bravo, and Checkpoint Charlie was the Allied checkpoint for entry into (and exit from) East Berlin. The nomenclature of "checkpoint", as opposed to the East German "Grenzübergangsstelle…
A view of Checkpoint Charlie in 1963, from the American sector
Sign at Checkpoint Charlie on the way into West Berlin, as it appeared in 1981
Soviet Zone from Checkpoint Charlie observation post, 1982
US M48 Patton tanks facing Soviet T-55 tanks at Checkpoint Charlie in October 1961