[VeniVidiVici]

Almost forgot :-) Some pics I took at the GDR 40th Anniversary parade in East Berlin in October of 1989. A month later the country ceased to exist. Well, for all practical purposes.

T-72 and GDR officer

2S3 155mm SPArty and GDR Arty troops

BMP-1. GDR Troops in background (that guy up close and personal checking out the BMP was a buddy of mine. They were NOT happy he was that close)

GDR Airborne troops and their 'mascot'.

[inflorida]

Thanks for sharing the pictures and great comment too.

I visit Berlin quite frequently and even though the east side has greatly improved, to the point of being equal to the west, there is still evidence of the Russian occupation. Just one rotation in the Fernsehturm and you can see the decrepit apartments still standing along the east Berlin borders.