Well, Blue, our mission was largely one of observance. If we saw someone trying to go either way, we'd have to notify the Grenzeshutzgruppen (GSG or German Federal Border Troops) Bavarian Border Police (BPs were the State Police).
The Border stretched from Austria to the North Sea (I don't know how many miles). The Northern part was patrolled by the British and the Southern by the US and it was divided further into unit reponsibilites. the portions I patrolled was the Hof Sector and the Coburg Sector - named for the towns were the border camps were located.
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