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The "Trabbi" Graveyard

Mostly by accident we found a graveyard for the east-german "Trabant", a well known vehicle from the "DDR". Back when Germany was divided, after ordering a Trabbi you would usually wait 5-10 years for delivery. Nowadays these vehicles are somewhat of a symbol for DDR culture and draw in thousands... read more

On This Day in History - August 18, 1964

August 18, 1964 #OTD Hildegard Trabant, East German woman who became the fiftieth known person to die at the Berlin Wall. Trabant was shot and killed by East German border guards during a crossing attempt, one of only eight women victims of the Berlin Wall, and was the only escapee victim known to... read more