Seeburger Zipfel
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The Seeburger Zipfel comprising Weinmeisterhöhe and part of Groß Glienicke
, was part of an exchange of territory between Britain and the Soviet Union regarding West-Berlin. Since the major access roads to the RAF Gatow
airfield ran through the territory of Seeburg, Brandenburg
, which belonged to the Soviet Zone of Occupation, the British exchanged West-Staaken, part of the British Sector for the "Seeburger Zipfel" on August 30, 1945.
Groß Glienicke
Groß Glienicke is a village located both in Berlin and Potsdam, the capital of the German state of Brandenburg. As of 2003, the Brandenburg—and main—side, was an autonomous municipality. The Berlin side is part of Kladow in the Spandau district.-Overview:...
, was part of an exchange of territory between Britain and the Soviet Union regarding West-Berlin. Since the major access roads to the RAF Gatow
RAF Gatow
Known for most of its operational life as Royal Air Force Station Gatow, or more commonly RAF Gatow, this former British Royal Air Force military airbase is in the district of Gatow in south-western Berlin, west of the Havel river, in the borough of Spandau...
airfield ran through the territory of Seeburg, Brandenburg
Seeburg, Brandenburg
Seeburg is a village in the district of Havelland in Brandenburg, Germany. Since 2003 Seeburg is part of the municipality of Dallgow-Döberitz.Seeburg was first mentioned in 1283. In 1375 the whole village belonged to the cloisters in nearby Spandau. In 1945 it became part of the Soviet Zone of...
, which belonged to the Soviet Zone of Occupation, the British exchanged West-Staaken, part of the British Sector for the "Seeburger Zipfel" on August 30, 1945.