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Witness History: East Germany's nudists

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Germany's Nudists

12/08/2021 GMT

East Germany's nudists

BBC World Service - Witness History, East Germany's nudists

The communist regime restricted many things in the GDR but not the freedom to go naked

Some areas of life in the GDR were restricted by the communist authorities, but naturists fought to be allowed to go naked on the beach.

For years Germans have been bathing nude at the beach. Many are members of a naturist movement called the FKK, which was banned under the Nazis and faced official disapproval during the early years of communist rule in East Germany. Mike Lanchin spoke to one East Berliner who recalled the heyday of naked sunbathing beside the Baltic Sea.

This programme is a rebroadcast.

Photo: Bathers enjoying the beach at Baerwalder See, Eastern Germany (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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