DDR geheim - Die zentrale Hinrichtungsstätte in Leipzig
- TV Special
- 2013
- 29m
The death penalty in East Germany was often subject to political interference. Initially executions were carried out in Dresden. The location was then to moved to Leipzig. Since 1960 it was ... Read allThe death penalty in East Germany was often subject to political interference. Initially executions were carried out in Dresden. The location was then to moved to Leipzig. Since 1960 it was located in the middle of a residential area, at Alfred-Kästner-Straße in the south of Leip... Read allThe death penalty in East Germany was often subject to political interference. Initially executions were carried out in Dresden. The location was then to moved to Leipzig. Since 1960 it was located in the middle of a residential area, at Alfred-Kästner-Straße in the south of Leipzig. It was a strictly sealed part of a prison system. Neither prisoners nor residents hav... Read all