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Stasi Memorial & Education Centre Andreasstraße #243261987
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Originally erected in the 1870s as the adjacent district court`s penitentiary, the complex served as such throughout five political systems: the German Empire, Weimar Republic, 3rd Reich, GDR and FRG. From 1952 to 1989, the prison was jointly used by the Deutsche Volkspolizei and the East German secret service `Staatssicherheit` Stasi who also operated their Erfurt precinct headquarters here. July 8th, 2021
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