Brokdorf is a municipality in the district of Steinburg

Steinburg

Steinburg is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Dithmarschen, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Segeberg and Pinneberg, and by the Elbe River .-History:...

, in Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Anti Nuclear protests

The Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant

Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant

Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant is close to the municipality of Brokdorf in Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It started in October 1986 by a first-of-its-kind joint venture between PreussenElektra and Hamburgische Electricitäts-Werke...

 is located in Brokdorf. During the building phase in the 70's and 80's there were violent protests of nuclear power by opponents

Anti-nuclear movement in Germany

The anti-nuclear movement in Germany has a long history dating back to the early 1970s, when large demonstrations prevented the construction of a nuclear plant at Wyhl. The Whyl protests were an example of a local community challenging the nuclear industry through a strategy of direct action and...

. The largest demonstrations were in November 1976, February 1977, January 1981 and June 1986.

30 October 1976

5,000 protestors take part in the first major demonstration at the construction site, more than 5,000 participants. Of these 2,000 forcibly break into the construction site. Several hundred police attack the area using water cannons and tear gas.

13 November 1976

Brokdorf II: Police drop tear gas canisters on demonstrators making their way home from the demonstration, and there are reports of the police beating demonstrators Over 150 people are injured, including 70 police officers.

19 February 1977

6,500 riot police and 2,000 border guard

Bundesgrenzschutz

Bundesgrenzschutz was the first federal police organization in Western Germany after World War II permitted by the Allied occupation authorities. In July 2005, the BGS was renamed Bundespolizei to reflect its transition to a multi-faceted police agency.It was established in 1951...

 officers were mobilized from across the Federal Republic of Germany. Altogether, over 1,000 vehicles, including water cannon

Water cannon

A water cannon is a device that shoots a high-pressure stream of water. Typically, a water cannon can deliver a large volume of water, often over dozens of metres / hundreds of feet. They are used in firefighting and riot control. Most water cannon fall under the category of a fire...

s, armored cars and other, were used by the authorities in Brokdorf. Roadblocks were erected throughout Germany, and people entering through the Danish

Denmark

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 and Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

border were questioned as regards their intentions.