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Der größte Geldtransport der Geschichte - Wie die D-Mark in den Osten kam

Der größte Geldtransport der Geschichte - Wie die D-Mark in den Osten kam

Jun 30, 2020

Director

Johannes Thürmer, Martina Schuster

Overview

Early summer 1990: West German money transporters carrying billions of Deutschmarks roll towards the former GDR. From the inner-German border, the People's Police and the heavily armed National People's Army take over guarding the transports. Over 25 billion Deutschmarks are transferred from West to East within a few weeks. On July 1, 1990, the German-German monetary union takes place. The citizens of the former GDR were to hold the D-Mark in their hands from this point onwards, but a huge amount of work had to be done before this could happen. 441 million banknotes had to be printed and 102 million coins minted. This is because the organizers of the Bundesbank barely had time to prepare for the largest money transport in history. Many contemporary witnesses describe their experiences in the documentary, which gives an insight into the exciting months before monetary union, the consequences of which still have an impact today.

Cast of Der größte Geldtransport der Geschichte - Wie die D-Mark in den Osten kam

Crew of Der größte Geldtransport der Geschichte - Wie die D-Mark in den Osten kam

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Early summer 1990: West German money transporters carrying billions of Deutschmarks roll towards the former GDR. From the inner-German border, the People's Police and the heavily armed National People's Army take over guarding the transports. Over 25 billion Deutschmarks are transferred from West to East within a few weeks. On July 1, 1990, the German-German monetary union takes place. The…

When was Der größte Geldtransport der Geschichte - Wie die D-Mark in den Osten kam released?

Der größte Geldtransport der Geschichte - Wie die D-Mark in den Osten kam was released on June 30, 2020.

Who directed Der größte Geldtransport der Geschichte - Wie die D-Mark in den Osten kam?

Der größte Geldtransport der Geschichte - Wie die D-Mark in den Osten kam was directed by Johannes Thürmer and Martina Schuster.

Who is in the cast of Der größte Geldtransport der Geschichte - Wie die D-Mark in den Osten kam?

The cast of Der größte Geldtransport der Geschichte - Wie die D-Mark in den Osten kam includes Julia Fischer (Narrator) and Florian Pilz (Narrator).