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German Democratic Republic border system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1650 words) |
 | From 1961 the GDR border was strengthened further to prevent mass migration to the west, and the westward movement slowed to a trickle. |
| The most famous part of the GDR border was the Berlin Wall, built on 13 August 1961, cutting off the three Western sectors of Berlin from East Berlin and the GDR. |
| The inner German border was opened on 9 November 1989 under the GDR Chairman of the State Council Egon Krenz. |
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| GDR border guards were members of the National People's Army and were directly answerable to the Ministry of Defence. |
| Admittedly, misgivings as to whether the breach of criminal law was clear beyond all doubt might arise from the fact that the GDR leadership, exercising the authority of the State, broadened the justification intended to cover the conduct of the border guards and thereby made that justification available to them. |
| On account of its restrictive policy on the freedom of movement, the GDR was repeatedly criticized under the Resolution 1503 procedure for failure to comply with the general obligation to respect human rights enshrined in Articles 1 § 3, 55 and 56 of the United Nations Charter. |
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