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In order to influence the GDR frontier guards, to distract them from service or to bribe them various objects are thrown over the border from the West Berlin side... (b / w photo)
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In order to influence the GDR frontier guards, to distract them from service or to bribe them various objects are thrown over the border from the West Berlin side... (b / w photo)
3638432 In order to influence the GDR frontier guards, to distract them from service or to bribe them various objects are thrown over the border from the West Berlin side.... (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In order to influence the GDR frontier guards, to distract them from service or to bribe them various objects are thrown over the border from the West Berlin side, as is shown on a photo, a strip-tease magazine thrown at the Potsdamer Platz on 11 August 1965; a pamphlet fastened to a cardboard saucer thrown in the Potsdam area on 15 May 1965; a pack of cigarettes thrown at the Brandenburg Gate on 13 August 1965. East German propaganda photo.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection
Media ID 22976294
© Look and Learn / Elgar Collection / Bridgeman Images
Area Brandenburg Gate Bribe Cardboard Cigarettes Cold War Corruption East Germany Fastened Frontier German Democratic Republic Guards Influence Pack Pamphlet Potsdam Propaganda Saucer Service Strip Tease Thrown West Berlin Western Distract Potsdamer Platz Striptease
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This photograph captures a unique aspect of the Cold War era, showcasing the lengths people would go to influence or distract the GDR frontier guards in East Germany. Taken by an anonymous German photographer in the 20th century, this image is part of a private collection. The photo reveals how various objects were thrown over the border from West Berlin as a means to manipulate or bribe these guards. The scene depicts three instances: a strip-tease magazine tossed at Potsdamer Platz on August 11,1965; a pamphlet attached to a cardboard saucer flung in the Potsdam area on May 15,1965; and finally, a pack of cigarettes hurled at the Brandenburg Gate on August 13,1965. These acts were not only attempts to distract or bribe but also served as forms of propaganda against East Germany. This particular image was likely captured by an East German photographer for their own propaganda purposes. Intriguingly, this photograph sheds light on one aspect of life during that tumultuous time period when tensions ran high between Eastern and Western powers. It serves as both historical evidence and artistic documentation of human ingenuity amidst political turmoil.
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