{"id":523,"date":"2024-05-24T08:12:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T08:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/im-objektiv-der-staatsmacht.de\/zoomed-in-fan-clubs-and-german-german-passion\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T09:46:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T09:46:20","slug":"zoomed-in-fan-clubs-and-german-german-passion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/im-objektiv-der-staatsmacht.de\/en\/zoomed-in-fan-clubs-and-german-german-passion\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoomed in: Fan clubs and East German \u2013 West German passion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Football fan culture started in the football motherland, Football fan culture started in the football motherland<\/span>, England, in the 1960s and spread throughout Europe from there, conquering stadiums in both West and East Germany. grunds\u00e4tzlich suspekt. <\/span>schaftsgef\u00fchl der Fans als auch der emotional-euphorische Aspekt werden <\/span>abgelehnt und als \u201eMassenpsychose\u201c gedeutet. <\/span>In der DDR entstehen Fanclubs nach westlichem <\/span>Vorbild, die allerdings mehrheitlich als nicht registrierte Gruppen illegal existieren. Sie gelten in den Augen der SED als unberechenbarer Faktor und m\u00f6gliche Sammelbecken politischer Opposition. Deshalb sollen die Fanclubs \u201ezersetzt\u201c, das hei\u00dft aufgel\u00f6st oder unter die Kontrolle der Fu\u00dfballclubs gebracht werden. Der Name ebenso wie die Utensilien und Fahnen haben, so der Wunsch der Sportf\u00fchrung, streng der Symbolik der Fu\u00dfballclubs zu entsprechen. Die Sicherheitskr\u00e4fte erhalten deshalb den Auftrag, die \u201ewilden\u201c Fangruppen mit geheimpolizeilichen Methoden <\/span>zu identifizieren und zu zerschlagen.
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Line-up of various banners from Dynamo Dresden fan clubs in East Berlin’s Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, mid-1980s. Symbols of the fan club “Romans” and plush figures with “western character”  <\/span>are documented by the MfS. (1)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The “Berlin Pogo Scandals” banner photographed by the MfS is displayed during the Oberliga match between 1 FC Union Berlin and FC Carl Zeiss Jena in 1987. The pogo is a p<\/span>opular dance of punks and skinheads, who, like soccer fans, are regarded as “negative-decadent”. subculture in the GDR. (2)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Zoom into the crowd: In 1986, the MfS takes a look at the Union guest block at the Oberliga match between 1 FC Union Berlin and league rivals Fortschritt Bischofswerda. In the center of the photo, a member of the “Lichtenberger Union-Fanclub Borussen” is photographed standing with his back to the pitch. His frock is adorned with a self-designed fan club logo, including the Union Jack, the national flag of Great Britain. (3)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Banners from fan clubs of FC Karl-Marx-Stadt. The use of western, bourgeois club names such as “Fortuna” or “Eintracht” is already considered a provocation. Karl-Marx-Stadt, Dr.-Kurt-Fischer-Stadion: FC Karl-Marx-Stadt’s first league match, 1985\/86 season (4).<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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In December 1982, a supporter and supporting member of BFC Dynamo is “brought in” by the People’s Police in the run-up to the match in Jena because he has a banned flag with him. The self-made flag shows the national flags of the four Allied victorious powers
of the Second World War, which at that time still held certain sovereign rights in both German states and especially in divided Berlin. The fan had already displayed the banner at FC Carl Zeiss Jena’s cup match against BFC a few weeks earlier.
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Banner of the fan club “Alf” of supporters of Hallescher FC Chemie (HFC). Even naming it after a West German TV series star, the cult character “Alf”, is considered “negatively decadent”. Halle (Saale), Kurt Wabbel Stadium, mid-1980s. (8)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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In order to infiltrate the fan clubs, the MfS deployed unofficial agents (IM) in various fan clubs in the 1980s. Advertising is sometimes carried out in a repressive manner, as some violent fans exchange immunity from prosecution after their arrest for a job as an informer for the Stasi. The IM’s mission is to provide photos of stadium visitors and fan club members. A Rostock IM and soccer fan of FC Hansa hands over blurred photos of a visit to the “Bloody Angels” fan club in East Berlin to the MfS. (9, 10)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Various fan clubs of FC Carl Zeiss Jena from Zwickau, Trebus and Ronneburg display their self-made banners in the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in the mid-1980s. (11)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The banner “Berlin’s splendor and glory” of a Union fan club is targeted at the Oberliga match of 1. FC Union Berlin in Bischofswerda 1986. (12)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Fan club names such as “Mischbrot” or “Wei\u00dfe Strapse”, which are used by fans of the Halle FC (HFC), are documented by the MfS. Leipzig, Bruno Plache Stadium, mid-1980s.<\/span> <\/span>(13)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Banners of Dynamo Dresden and Wismut Aue fan clubs at the Oberliga match between BFC Dynamo and Dynamo Dresden at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in East Berlin in the mid-1980s.<\/span> <\/span>(14)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Banners from Chemie Leipzig fan clubs such as “Die Macht” are recorded by the MfS in the mid-1980s.<\/span> <\/span>(15)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A large banner of the “FCK-FANCLUB SIEGMAR” is displayed by fans of FC Karl-Marx-Stadt at the Dr. Kurt Fischer Stadium in mid-1980.<\/span> <\/span>(16)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Various greetings from the fan clubs are displayed on the stadium fence in the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in the FC Hansa guest block. There are clashes with the People’s Police behind the banners. East Berlin, mid-1980s. (17)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Fence banner of the BFC fan club “Accept” in East Berlin’s Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, mid-1980s.<\/span> <\/span>(18)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The “Fanclub West” of Chemie Leipzig clearly expresses its solidarity with British fan culture with this banner at the Oberliga match against BFC Dynamo in the mid-1980s. The banner consists of the British Union Jack, the national flag of Great Britain, and symbols of the fan club.<\/span> <\/span>(19)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Banners from various fan clubs of 1. FC Union Berlin at the Union away match at Energie Cottbus 1987. The People’s Police and the Stasi know from their observations that some of these fan clubs maintain intensive relations with West Berlin fan clubs of Hertha BSC. (20)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Fan of 1. FC Lok Leipzig during identification treatment after a “feed”. The man from Leipzig was arrested together with other Lok fans for the “Ruppen”, i.e. theft, of a BFC fan scarf in the run-up to the Leipzig Lok team’s match against BFC Dynamo in East Berlin in 1978. An emblem is visible on his right arm showing him as a fan of the West German Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04. (21)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In the mid-1980s, Hallescher FC (HFC) is the guest of BFC Dynamo at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark. The MfS photographers in the 4th row of the HFC fan block notice a fan wearing an FC Bayern Munich shirt. (22)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Panel of an internal MfS exhibition presenting the successful “processing” of the GDR soccer fan scene by the security forces under the headings “Football abuse” and “Youth as an object of attack – colorful, primitive, dangerous”. It shows the patches of the Bundesliga clubs Hertha BSC, Hamburger Sportverein and 1. FC K\u00f6ln detached from the fan shirts. The “battle song” of 1. FC Union, which celebrates the friendship with the supporters of Hertha BSC across the wall, is also printed. (23)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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BFC Dynamo supporters are involved in a brawl near the stadium. The MfS documents the events with a hidden camera. A fan of the BFC wears the inscription of the Hamburger Sportverein (HSV) on his denim jacket as a sign of his favorite club in the Bundesliga. East Berlin, around the mid-1980s. (24)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A Union fan is targeted by the Volkspolizei photographers at his club’s match against 1 FC Magdeburg at the An der Alten F\u00f6rsterei stadium in 1977. The fan is wearing a pennant from the 1977 DFB Cup final attached to his jacket. Original commentary on the photo: “This youth was carrying a pennant with the inscription DFB (Association in the FRG) and a match of the West Berlin soccer club Hertha BSC.” (25)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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In the summer of 1983, the Chemie-Leipzig fan club M\u00f6ckern presents a special fence banner during the Chemiker’s Oberliga match against FC Hansa Rostock. Chemie fans admire the striker from SV Werder Bremen and the West German national team. But the idolization of Rudi V\u00f6ller at Georg-Schwarz-Sportpark is short-lived. The stewards remove the unwanted banner from the stadium fence. (26, 27)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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During the Oberliga match between 1. FC Union Berlin and Stahl Riesa in May 1977, a Volkspolizei photographer discovers a handmade banner with the inscription “Hertha” (for Hertha BSC) in the Union fan block at the An der Alten F\u00f6rsterei stadium.<\/span> <\/span>(28, 29)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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In the Magdeburg fan block in May 1977, the People’s Police photographer notices a banner bearing the letters “HSV” (for Hamburger SV). East Berlin, An der Alten F\u00f6rsterei stadium: 1. FC Union Berlin – 1. FC Magdeburg.<\/span> <\/span>(30, 31)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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At the Oberliga derby between 1. FC Union and BFC Dynamo in East Berlin’s Stadion der Weltjugend, a fan wearing an FC Bayern Munich jersey stands in the Union fan block (center, 1st row near the railing), ca. mid-1980s. (32)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In the guest block of FC Carl Zeiss Jena, the national flag of the Federal Republic of Germany is attached to the stadium fence together with a British Union Jack. Erfurt, Georgi-Dimitroff-Stadion: FC Rot-Wei\u00df Erfurt – FC Carl Zeiss Jena, around the mid-1980s. (33)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In the BFC Dynamo fan block at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, a soccer fan (left) from the right-wing scene wears a Hamburger SV (HSV) jersey under his bomber jacket. East Berlin, around the end of the 1980s.<\/span> <\/span>(34)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The MfS secretly observes VfB Stuttgart supporters meeting spontaneously with GDR fans in the city center of Dresden on the occasion of Stuttgart’s UEFA Cup match with Dynamo Dresden in 1979 and exchanging fan paraphernalia. <\/span>(37)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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European Champions Cup, second leg between 1. FC Magdeburg and FC Bayern Munich November 1974: FC Bayern Munich fans arrive in Magdeburg. The People’s Police prevent Magdeburg soccer fans from making contact with FC Bayern supporters. (38)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Like the MfS, the People’s Police sometimes worked undercover to record the fraternization of East and West German fan groups. A plainclothes police officer (“K-Angeh\u00f6riger”)<\/b> mingles with the crowd during a clash of fans in the run-up to FC Bayern’s European Cup match in Magdeburg in 1974. (40)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The West Berlin Hertha fan and head of the “Hertha Frogs”, known for their violent tendencies, Peter “Pepe” Mager, often travels to East Berlin to attend matches of 1 FC Union. Friendly relationships develop with Union fans. However, the MfS had long had Mager in its sights when he entered the GDR, as the photo of a meeting between Mager (right) and Union fans at the end of the 1970s documents. (41)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Two Magdeburg soccer fans wait at the bus of FC Bayern fans. They want to come into contact with West German soccer supporters on the fringes of FC Bayern’s European Cup duel in Magdeburg in 1974. The People’s Police mark them with arrows to determine their identity. (42)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Souvenir with the mascot of the 1974 World Cup. GDR soccer fans try to get hold of souvenirs such as pennants, autograph cards or key rings at matches with West German Bundesliga stars and fans. Magdeburg, second leg of the round of 16 in the 1974 European Champions Cup. (43)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Fans of Hertha BSC and 1. FC Union meet at Ostbahnhof in East Berlin in the summer of 1977 on the occasion of Hertha’s Intertoto match with Slovan Bratislava to travel together to the Czechoslovakia and cheer on Hertha. The MfS is prepared for this meeting at the station and initiates measures to record the fans from East and West. (44)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The bus of the Dutch top team PSV Eindhoven arrives at the Interhotel Magdeburg in March 1978 for the UEFA Cup quarter-final first leg. The People’s Police shield the team from the onlooking GDR fans. The original commentary on the photo shows that the security forces are satisfied: “Exit of the players in front of the Interhotel. No distribution of souvenirs. Orderly behavior.” (45)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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A Dresden Dynamo fan with a flag attracts the attention of passers-by as he joins a fan of FC Bayern Munich (hidden) for a photo. Dresden city center, round of 16 of the European Champions Cup between Dynamo Dresden and FC Bayern Munich in 1973. (46)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The arrival of FC Bayern Munich fans is the focus of the MfS’s surveillance work at the Munich team’s round of 16 match with Dynamo Dresden in the European Cup of Champions in the fall of 1973. (47)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Dresden soccer supporters wait with fan memorabilia for the arrival of VfB Stuttgart fans in Dresden city center. UEFA Cup match between Dynamo Dresden and VfB Stuttgart in the fall of 1979. (48)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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GDR citizens are photographed at Dresden airport waiting for flights of soccer fans from Stuttgart. The MfS records the reunion between the East and West Germans on the day of VfB’s UEFA Cup match against Dynamo Dresden in the fall of 1979 and the departure in a car with GDR license plates.<\/span> <\/span>(49)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Covert MfS photograph of VfB Stuttgart fans: the MfS photographer takes a picture of the action in Dresden city center from behind a reflective screen. UEFA Cup match between Dynamo Dresden and VfB Stuttgart in the fall of 1979.<\/span> <\/span>(50)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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GDR soccer fans take a look through the window of the Interhotel “Neva” to see the stars of FC Bayern. Dresden city center, round of 16 of the European Champions Cup between Dynamo Dresden and FC Bayern Munich in 1973. <\/span>(51)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The MfS secretly photographs the arrival of VfB Stuttgart fans in Dresden city center. Waiting family members or friends from Dresden are warmly embraced by the West German fans. The marking in the 2nd photo clearly shows that the East German person was processed for identification purposes. UEFA Cup match between Dynamo Dresden and VfB Stuttgart in the fall of 1979.<\/span> <\/span>(52, 53)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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In autumn 1974, several hundred soccer fans from Magdeburg await the arrival of FC Bayern Munich in front of the Interhotel Magdeburg in police cordoned-off zones for the upcoming round of 16 in the European Cup of Champions between 1. FC Magdeburg and FC Bayern Munich.<\/span> <\/span>(55)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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At Magdeburg main station, FC Bayern Munich fans arriving by train change to buses provided for them. Waiting GDR fans seek contact with the Bavarian supporters, as the MfS photograph taken secretly from an upper floor of the building makes clear. Round of 16, European Champion Clubs’ Cup between 1. FC Magdeburg and FC Bayern Munich, fall 1974.<\/span> <\/span>(56)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Uli Hoene\u00df of FC Bayern Munich is besieged by GDR soccer fans in 1974 in the run-up to the round of 16 match in the European Cup of Champions between 1. FC Magdeburg and FC Bayern Munich. The fans clamor for an autograph from the Bayern star and world champion as he joins the numerous soccer fans waiting outside the Interhotel Magdeburg. (61)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Reminiscence of a West German soccer idol in Brand-Erbisdorf, Saxony: the team photo of FC Cosmos Brand-Erbisdorf, taken by a professional photographer, falls into the hands of the MfS in 1978. The amateur soccer players wear black and white jerseys with the inscription “COSMOS” to express their affection for former FC Bayern Munich star Franz Beckenbauer, who has played for Cosmos New York since 1977. (62)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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East Berlin 1982: Hamburger SV and BFC Dynamo meet in the first round of the European Champions Cup. Franz Beckenbauer continues his career after his active <\/span>soccer as an expert and commentator for the Bild newspaper. As an officially accredited journalist <\/span>he travels to East Berlin for the game. Although the MfS shadowed the former world star at every turn, the fans managed to ask Beckenbauer for autographs. The recording is only available as a photocopy in the Stasi archive. (63)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Paul Breitner of FC Bayern Munich is asked for an autograph by GDR fans at the Hotel Imperial in Ostrava, Czech Republic, in 1981. FC Bayern will play Banik Ostrava for a place in the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup. The Czech security forces record this moment for the Stasi. The numbering of the photos shows that the identity of the four fans is to be determined. (64)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Round of 16 in the European Champions Cup between 1. FC Magdeburg and FC Bayern Munich 1974: The GDR fans are in a frenzy after the arrival of the FC Bayern Munich team. A young fan tries to get an autograph from Bayern star Sepp Maier. (67)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The coach of FC Bayern Munich, Udo Lattek, is mobbed by GDR fans in Dresden in the fall of 1973 as soon as he gets off the team bus to sign autographs. FC Bayern will face Dynamo Dresden in the round of 16 of the European Champions Cup. (68)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Bayern star Franz Beckenbauer is besieged by GDR fans at the Interhotel “Neva” to sign autographs. FC Bayern visits Dresden for the Round of 16 European Cup final against Dynamo Dresden in the fall of 1973. (69)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Bayern star Bernd D\u00fcrrenberger returns the greetings of the GDR fans as he enters the Interhotel “Newa” in Dresden in 1973. FC Bayern Munich visit Dynamo Dresden to qualify for the quarter-finals of the European Champions Cup. (70)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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National coach Helmut Sch\u00f6n travels to his home town of Dresden in 1973 to watch FC Bayern Munich play Dynamo Dresden in the round of 16 of the European Champions Cup. Sch\u00f6n is surrounded by GDR fans at the Interhotel “Neva”. (71)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Federal Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, born in Halle (Saale), travels to Dresden for the 1973 German-German soccer match in the European Cup of Champions between Dynamo Dresden and FC Bayern Munich. Genscher is secretly observed by the MfS in the restaurant of the Interhotel “Neva”. (72)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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VfB Stuttgart travels to the trade fair city for a friendly match against 1. FC Lok Leipzig in 1988. The GDR fans seek contact with the club from Swabia in Leipzig’s Zentralstadion. Club president Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder talks to Leipzig Lok fans. (73)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl travels privately to the GDR in 1988. One stop is the city of Dresden and a visit to an Oberliga match of the Dynamo team. Kohl sits in the VIP stand of the Dynamo stadium and is secretly observed by the MfS. (74)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The banner of GDR fans “Mecklenburg greets the German team” is confiscated by the security forces during the DFB team’s World Cup qualifying match against the Czechoslovakian national team in 1985. (76)<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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1: Bundesarchiv, MfS HA XX Fo 1790 Bild 14<\/p>

2: Bundesarchiv, MfS BV Bln Fo 907 Bild 13<\/p>

3: Bundesarchiv, MfS BV Bln Fo 907 Bild 10<\/p>

4: Bundesarchiv, MfS BV KMSt KD KSt 162<\/p>

5\/6\/7: Th\u00fcringisches Staatsarchiv Rudolstadt, Bezirksbeh\u00f6rde der Deutschen Volkspolizei Gera Nr. 1839, Th\u00fcringisches Staatsarchiv Rudolstadt, Bezirksbeh\u00f6rde der Deutschen Volkspolizei Gera Nr. 1839, Bundesarchiv, MfS BV Bln Fo 849 Bild 1<\/p>

8: Bundesarchiv, MfS BV Hle Abt. XX Fo 38 Bild 12<\/p>

9\/10: Bundesarchiv, MfS HA XX Fo 222 Bilder 72+78<\/p>

11: Bundesarchiv, MfS HA XXII Fo 222 Bild 111<\/p>

12: Bundesarchiv, MfS BV Bln Fo 907 Bild 8<\/p>

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