Der größte Geldtransport der Geschichte - Wie die D-Mark in den Osten kam (2020)

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.

Director: Johannes Thürmer, Martina Schuster
Genre: Documentary
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Production: BR
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de

Keywords

money delivery, german reunification, logistics

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What is Der größte Geldtransport der Geschichte - Wie die D-Mark in den Osten kam about?
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.
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, Martina Schuster.
Who stars in 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 stars Julia Fischer, Florian Pilz.
What genre is 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 is a Documentary film.