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
Students of the upper school in the military camp in Gross Koeris in the federal state Brandenburg on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic RepublicPhoto no. 65997 © eastgermanyimages.com/Manfred Uhlenhut
Delegates at the XIPhoto no. 51829 © eastgermanyimages.com/Burkhard Lange
A delegation of the land forces of the NVA at the parade on 01 May in Magdeburg Saxony-AnhaltPhoto 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
SchönefeldPhoto no. 52063 © eastgermanyimages.com/Siegfried Bonitz
Berlin-MittePhoto no. 26145

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Prerow — PREROW 01.08.1958 Portrait of the financial officer Bruno Richard Gebser wearing a hat and suit on a midsummer beach in Prerow in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic.
Photo: Siegfried Gebser Show photo

Prerow — PREROW 01.08.1958 Chimney sweep in typical working clothes with equipment of his craft on a bike in Prerow in the state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic.
Photo: Siegfried Gebser Show photo

Prerow — PREROW 01.08.1958 Passenger Cars - Motor Vehicles in Road Traffic " Wartburg 311 Combi " in Prerow in the state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic.
Photo: Siegfried Gebser Show photo

Prerow — PREROW 01.08.1958 Passenger Cars - Motor Vehicles in Road Traffic " Opel " in Prerow in the state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic.
Photo: Siegfried Gebser Show photo

Prerow — PREROW 01.08.1958 Lifeguard of the water rescue service observes swimmers at bath and play on the Baltic Sea in Prerow in the state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic.
Photo: Siegfried Gebser Show 2 photos

Berlin — BERLIN 08.12.1975 The children of a third grade are looking for small seedlings to plant in the prefabricated flower beds in one of the large greenhouses of the Central School Garden in the Persiusstrasse in the district Bezirk Friedrichshain in Berlin, the former capital of the GDR, German Democratic Republic.
Photo: Burkhard Lange Show 2 photos

Prerow — PREROW 01.08.1958 Beach activity and recreation on the Baltic Sea beach in Prerow in the state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic.
Photo: Siegfried Gebser Show 10 photos

Kühlungsborn — KüHLUNGSBORN 01.07.1956 Beach activity and recreation on the Baltic Sea in Kuehlungsborn in the state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic.
Photo: Siegfried Gebser Show 3 photos

Ahrenshoop — AHRENSHOOP 11.12.2019 Facade and roof of the sacral building of the church " Schifferkirche " in Ahrenshoop in the state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic.
Photo: Siegfried Gebser Show 3 photos

Prerow — PREROW 01.07.1958 Airplane Iljuschin Il-14 der Deutschen Lufthansa DM-SAB during the flight in the airspace in Prerow in the state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic.
Photo: Siegfried Gebser Show 2 photos

Prerow — PREROW 01.07.1956 Water level mark on the level indicator am Prerower Strom in Prerow in the state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic.
Photo: Siegfried Gebser Show 4 photos

Prerow — PREROW 01.08.1957 Summer camp operation with pupils and teenagers in the summer camp "Kim Ir Sen" of the pioneer organization "Ernst Thaelmann" in Prerow in the state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the territory of the former GDR, German Democratic Republic. With homemade phantasy uniforms and pre-military drill and ante-exercises, the communist tradition was commemorated in the Spanish Civil War.
Photo: Siegfried Gebser Show 23 photos

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