czech deutsch instructions

All periods

1948

1950

From the communist coup until the creation of the Border Guard.

1951

1965

From the creation of the Border Guard until the detachment of the high voltage lines and the tranfer of the BG to the Ministry of National Defense.

1966

1971

From the detachment of the high voltage lines until the placement of the Border Guard into the Federal Ministry of the Interior.

1972

1989

From the placement of the Border Guard under the Federal Ministry of the Interior until the fall of the communist regime.

Additional filters

Age

Gender

M

F

undetermined

Citizenship

Home district

Unit of Incident

Cause of Death

Direction of Crossing

out

in

undetermined

Reset filters

^
Hide

Deaths at the Czechoslovak Border

To Map

At least 266 people lost their lives on the Czechoslovak border during the period of the communist regime between 1948 and 1989, and it's evident that their deaths were not accidental. This application shares the results of a project, Documenting Those Killed On The Czechoslovak Border 1948-89, which looks into the fates of these people. Based on detailed mapping of individual cases, you can choose your own perspective and thus assemble a story of this tragically deceased group.

If you have any questions, email zeleznaopona@ustrcr.cz.

Instructions for use

To Map