The DD's U N T A G involvement 1989/90 / a short and unique chapter in German- Namibian history / Daniel Lange

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Lange, Daniel

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TextLanguage: English Series: Journal of Namibian Studies. p. 47 - 70 ; Vol.12Publication details: Essen : Otjivanda Presse, 2012Description: 24 pages; 24 cmISSN:

1863-5954

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PER 541 Journal of Namibian Studies

Summary: For the first and only time in history the German Democratic Republic (DD) took part in an international peace mission under supervision of the United Nations (U N) during the independence process in Namibia 1989/90. A unit of 30 East German police observers was sent to support the civil police component (C IV P O L) of the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (U N T A G). Developments in both the DD and Namibia at the time threw up a series of parallels, contrasts and historical curiosities which have since been largely overlooked by historians. The Federal Republic of DE also sent a contingent of police observers to support the U N T A G mission and for a few months between September 1989 and March 1990 the historically unique situation, in which officers from both German states served side by side, came about at the station in Ombalantu. This paper explores the long term goals behind the DD's participation in U N T A G and examines its position towards Namibia in the months before the East German state collapsed in 1989/90

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For the first and only time in history the German Democratic Republic (DD) took part in an international peace mission under supervision of the United Nations (U N) during the independence process in Namibia 1989/90. A unit of 30 East German police observers was sent to support the civil police component (C IV P O L) of the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (U N T A G). Developments in both the DD and Namibia at the time threw up a series of parallels, contrasts and historical curiosities which have since been largely overlooked by historians. The Federal Republic of DE also sent a contingent of police observers to support the U N T A G mission and for a few months between September 1989 and March 1990 the historically unique situation, in which officers from both German states served side by side, came about at the station in Ombalantu. This paper explores the long term goals behind the DD's participation in U N T A G and examines its position towards Namibia in the months before the East German state collapsed in 1989/90

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