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autos passieren straßenschwelle, ausflugsschiff passiert brücke, möwen, radfahrer, schritte cars passing over a bump, tourist boat passes under bridge, seagulls, cyclist, steps borderline: april 5, 2009 Als „Grenzübergangsstelle Potsdam“ durfte die Glienicker Brücke nach dem Mauerbau nur von Mitarbeitern der west-alliierten Militärverbindungsmissionen, Privatpersonen mit Sondererlaubnis und später auch von in der DDR akkreditierten Diplomaten genutzt werden. Den Nimbus der „Agentenbrücke“ hat die Glienicker Brücke 1962 durch den Austausch des KGB-Agenten Rudolf Abel gegen den amerikanischen Pilot Francis Powers erhalten, der während eines Spionageflugs über der Sowjetunion abgeschossen worden war. Nach dem Tausch kam es nur noch 1985 und 1986 zu vergleichbaren Aktionen. Die westliche Hälfte gehörte zur DDR, die östliche Hälfte zu West-Berlin. As the “Potsdam border crossing,” the Glienicker Brücke could be used after the Wall was built only by members of the Western Allies’ military liaison missions, private citizens with special permission, and later also by diplomats accredited in the GDR. Glienicke Bridge’s mystique as the “Bridge of Spies” came from the 1962 exchange of the KGB agent Rudolf Abel for the American pilot Francis Powers, who was shot down during a reconnaissance flight over the Soviet Union. Although similar exchanges took place only in 1985 and 1986, this border crossing continued to hold the public’s imagination. In 1989 Glienicke Bridge was one of two additional border crossings to be opened already on 10 November 1989, the day after the fall of the Wall. The west half of the bridge was part of the GDR, the east half part of West Berlin.
About the place
Potsdam is a city of about 184,754 people in Brandenburg, Germany. OttoAnna lists 56 field recordings from here.
Recorded nearby
Glienicker brücke: straßenschwelle - borderline: bump
Potsdam, Germany
Glienicker brücke: straßenschwelle - borderline: bump
Potsdam, Germany
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Potsdam, Germany
Weasels in a bush and a far away concert
Potsdam, Germany
Trams, bikes and pedestrians
Potsdam, Germany
City center with trams and other traffic
Potsdam, Germany
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Sources & credits
- “glienicker brücke: unter der brücke - borderline: under the bridge” by henrik schröder – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0