Abstract

In Berlin in the immediate postwar period, Germans were allowed to ride bicycles only in exceptional cases, with special permission. Here is a precious certificate entitling the holder to use a bicycle on the authority of the local police of Hohen Neuendorf bei Berlin, issued on July 24, 1945, in German and Russian.

Permission to Ride a Bicycle (July 24, 1945)

Source

Source: Certificate of the local police authority of Hohen Neuendorf near Berlin on the right to use a bicycle, issued on July 24, 1945 in German and Russian. Photo: Franz Kräft.
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Recommended Citation

Permission to Ride a Bicycle (July 24, 1945), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/occupation-and-the-emergence-of-two-states-1945-1961/ghdi:image-1036> [November 05, 2024].