East German Poster Database

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• [photograph of man and boy chipping away at the Wall while a policeman watches from the other side]

  Black and white photo depicts a man and his son chipping away pieces of the Wall on the West side while a police officer looks on from the East side.

• 3. Oktober 1990: Herzlich wilkommen Deutschland

  The poster reads "October 3rd, 1990: A heartfelt welcome to Germany", and shows a children's drawing at the bottom with various West German landmarks. This poster celebrates unification.

• Ost-West Fest '90

  This poster is a black and white cartoon showing a man and woman coming up from underground, surrounded by a wall. The poster advertises an East-West festival in Berlin and displays a six-day schedule. The text urges free-thinking people from all nations to unite, and declares that everything good comes from underground.

• 17. Juni: Tag der Deutschen Einheit…

  This poster's background consists of the three colors of the German flag. The title declares the 17th of June as the Day of German Unity. The middle portion shows a map of divided Germany, including parts that are part of Poland now. In the bottom, the text quotes the Preamble of the Grundgesetzes: "The entirety of the German people remain called to complete the unity and freedom of Germany in free self-determination."

• „Jetzt wächst zusammen, was zusammengehört.”

  This poster is a color photographic portrait of Willy Brandt, former chancellor of West Germany, before a crowd of people in front of the Brandenburg Gate. The quote says "Now grows together, what belongs together." The poster has a large red block with white letters "SPD" (Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands).