Educators take the nursery school children for a walk in Prora in the federal state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic RepublicPhoto no. 66163 © eastgermanyimages.com/Manfred Uhlenhut
Groß KörisPhoto no. 65997 © eastgermanyimages.com/Manfred Uhlenhut
Delegates at the XI. Party Congress of the SED Socialist Unity Party of Germany in Berlin, capital of the GDRPhoto no. 51829 © eastgermanyimages.com/Burkhard Lange
MagdeburgPhoto no. 59487 © eastgermanyimages.com/Manfred Uhlenhut
Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the SED Central Committee Socialist Unity Party and Chairman of the State Council und die Mitglieder des Militaerrates aus der VR Bulgarien, der Ungarischen Volksrepublik, der DDR, der VR Polen, der SR Rumaenien, der UdSSR und der CSSR sowie der Chef des Stabes der Vereinten Streitkraefte in Berlin, the former capital of the GDR, German Democratic RepublicPhoto no. 61805 © eastgermanyimages.com/Burkhard Lange
Wreck and junk debris of the passenger plane IL-62 at the crash site in Schoenefeld in the state Brandenburg on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic RepublicPhoto no. 52063 © eastgermanyimages.com/Siegfried Bonitz
Berlin-MittePhoto no. 26145

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Berlin — BERLIN 31.10.1978 Young woman in front of a red portable record player from VEB RFT Phonotechnik Zittau and interior design of an apartment in the Pankow district of Berlin, the former capital of the GDR, German Democratic Republic
Photo: Klaus Fischer Show photo

Berlin — BERLIN 31.08.1979
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Berlin — BERLIN 31.08.1977
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Berlin — BERLIN 31.08.1979
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Berlin — BERLIN 31.08.1979 Bathers at the basin of a swimming pool with young women in summery swimwear in the district Pankow in Berlin, the former capital of the GDR, German Democratic Republic
Photo: Klaus Fischer Show photo

Berlin — BERLIN 31.08.1976 Young woman with child spends camping time in the park "Monbijoupark" on a blanket with a radio recorder Anett IS of the VEB RFT Sternradio Berlin in the Mitte district of Berlin, the former capital of the GDR, German Democratic Republic
Photo: Klaus Fischer Show photo

Rostock — ROSTOCK 17.06.1982 Gastronomic facility of the hotel - building " Interhotel Warnow " in Rostock in the state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic
Photo: Klaus Fischer Show photo

Rostock — ROSTOCK 17.06.1982 City Hall building am Neuen Markt in Rostock in the state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic
Photo: Klaus Fischer Show photo

Berlin — BERLIN 01.06.1976 Music and song interpretation by young people in a singing group at the opening of the X. Parliament of the FDJ in the Palace of the Republic in the district Mitte in Berlin, the former capital of the GDR, German Democratic Republic
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Berlin — BERLIN 13.10.1972 Young man presents current men's fashion - men's fashion collection on Hotel Berolina in the district Mitte in Berlin, the former capital of the GDR, German Democratic Republic
Photo: Klaus Fischer Show photo

Berlin — BERLIN 13.10.1972 Young woman presents current women's fashion collection in Berlin, the former capital of the GDR, German Democratic Republic
Photo: Klaus Fischer Show photo

Dresden — DRESDEN 13.09.1972 Multipurpose hall and exhibition building on Fucikplatz in the district Altstadt in Dresden in the state Saxony on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic
Photo: Klaus Fischer Show photo

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