09 December 2020, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Sellin: A sign with the inscription "Sicherungsmaßnahmen Steilküste" (safety measures for steep coast) hangs on a railing. On the steep coast of Sellin on the island of Rügen two excavators are busy demolishing an old NVA bunker on the same day. The 300 square metre GDR bunker, made of one metre wide concrete walls, had been built in 1959. Until 1988 it had been part of the Technical Brigade Coast on the island of Rügen and was part of the radio and airspace surveillance in the Baltic Sea area. The cost of the demolition work is currently estima

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• Date taken: 9 December 2020
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09 December 2020, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Sellin: A sign with the inscription "Sicherungsmaßnahmen Steilküste" (safety measures for steep coast) hangs on a railing. On the steep coast of Sellin on the island of Rügen two excavators are busy demolishing an old NVA bunker on the same day. The 300 square metre GDR bunker, made of one metre wide concrete walls, had been built in 1959. Until 1988 it had been part of the Technical Brigade Coast on the island of Rügen and was part of the radio and airspace surveillance in the Baltic Sea area. The cost of the demolition work is currently estimated at around 120 000 euros. Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa