(5 Apr 2025)
GERMANY GDR DEPOT
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Berlin, Germany – 1 April 2025
1. Poster, showing Karl Marx, inside GDR Storage (DDR Depot), the collection of the Berlin DDR Museum
2. Chairs inside storage
3. Pram
4. Various GDR-era vending machines
5. Portrait of GDR leader Erich Honecker
6. Bust of Lenin on the floor
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ARCHIVE: West Berlin, Germany – June 1961
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7. Various of people escaping through barbed wire
8. Various of people escaping jumping from buildings
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ARCHIVE: Berlin, Germany – November 9, 1989
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9. Wide of piece of wall being lifted by mechanical digger
10. Chunk of wall coming down
11. Close of Checkpoint Charlie, pan to crowds gathering
12. Close of woman crossing, and hugging man behind her
13. Close of guard
14. Mid of guard, zoom out to people at Checkpoint Charlie
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Berlin, Germany – 1 April 2025
15. Various of people in depot
16. Various of GDR army uniforms
17. SOUNDBITE: (German) Eric Strohmeier-Wimmer, head of DDR Depot (GDR Storage):
"Here, you can see two uniforms of the National People’s Army, which is the army of the GDR. On the left side, there is a coat uniform of an Army General. The rank of general was the highest rank in the armed forces of the GDR. This particular uniform belonged to Heinz Hoffmann, who was also the Minister for National Defense and thus the highest-ranking soldier, in a way. On the right side, we see the uniform of a Major of the Land Forces. In this case, he belonged to the Pioneers."
18. Various of uniforms
19. SOUNDBITE (German) Eric Strohmeier-Wimmer, head of DDR Depot (GDR Storage):
"In this row of shelves, we store objects that originate from the Palace of the Republic. This was, in a way, the political and cultural center of the GDR in the capital city of Berlin. What you see here are the seats from the so-called Great Hall. This was the heart of the Palace of the Republic."
20. Various of seats
21. Russian writing on door
22. Chair
23. GDR-designed carpet
24. Various of GDR-era train ticket machine
25. Various of GDR-made televisions
26. GDR-made lamps
27. SOUNDBITE (German) Eric Strohmeier-Wimmer, head of DDR Depot (GDR Storage):
"When we conduct tours with interested individuals, we talk a lot about what we actually do here as a collection. We are not just a storage facility, we conduct scientific work here. We categorise the items, and this is an important part of the museum work that we do here."
28. Wide of visitors
29. Various of poster proclaiming friendship between GDR and the Soviet Union
30. Various of people in exhibition
31. Various of wooden cabinet
32. Wide shot of storage
33. Various of items stored
34. Various of separate room containing motorbikes
35. SOUNDBITE (German) Eric Strohmeier-Wimmer, head of DDR Depot (GDR Storage):
"Why do we preserve cultural assets from the past of the GDR? Because it is a part of German history that, although it may have lasted only about 45 years, plays an important role in shaping the identity of both East Germany and Germany as a whole. We want to preserve this part of history for the long term. This is also one of the tasks we have as a collection and that we clearly take on as a museum: To convey historical and political education about the East of Germany."
36. Various of storage depot exterior
37. Various of east Berlin district of Marzahn where storage depot is located
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