Besucher aus der DDR bei den Olympischen Spielen 1972 in München

Karsten Lippmann
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Despite the possibility to watch the Olympic Games on TV, millions of people want to attend the Games live on site. Experience shows that this desire increases when the Games are held within the vicinity of where you reside. This was also the case in 1972 in Munich. However, the inner German division led to a particular situation: People in the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik, DDR) often only lived a few hundred kilometres from the venue of the Games. They spoke the language of the hosts, and many loved sports. The hosts repeatedly indicated how welcome the guests were, particularly those from the “other Germany”. Yet, here was a substantial political issue: Germany had been separated since 1949, and the division was cemented in 1961. The GDR citizens were hardly able to enter the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland, BRD). The GDR’s ruling party (Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands, SED) opted for dissociation, which means that, according to their doctrine, there should be “no special relationships”. – Since the beginning of the New Eastern Policy (Neue Ostpolitik) in Bonn, the relationships should not be inferior either. Thus, the GDR was, so to speak, compelled to send tourists to the Munich Games, although the GDR leaders enormously struggled with that decision. The study describes the process leading to two groups of 1,000 GDR citizens being hand-picked and representing their state at the Games. Furthermore, it depicts the misunderstandings between the two sides during the negotiations and how the delegation was prepared and monitored. It also describes the objectives of both sides connected to the sending and receiving of the visitors. In all of that, including the haggling over a few dozen tickets for a volleyball match, it becomes apparent that not only the Olympic competitions can be of extreme political importance but also Olympic tourism.
1972年慕尼黑奥林匹克运动会的来访者
尽管有可能在电视上观看奥运会,但数以百万计的人希望现场观看奥运会。经验表明,当奥运会在你居住的地方附近举行时,这种愿望会增加。1972年慕尼黑奥运会也是如此。然而,德国内部的分裂导致了一种特殊的情况:德意志民主共和国(Deutsche Demokratische Republik, DDR)的人们通常只住在距离奥运会举办地几百公里的地方。他们说东道主的语言,许多人热爱体育运动。主人一再表示他们是多么欢迎客人,特别是那些来自“另一个德国”的客人。然而,这里有一个重大的政治问题:德国自1949年以来一直处于分裂状态,1961年这种分裂得到了巩固。德意志民主共和国公民几乎无法进入德意志联邦共和国。德意志民主共和国的执政党(德国社会主义党,SED)选择了分离,这意味着,根据他们的教义,不应该有“特殊关系”。-自从波恩的新东方政策(Neue Ostpolitik)开始以来,这种关系也不应该是劣等的。因此,可以说,德意志民主共和国被迫派游客去观看慕尼黑奥运会,尽管德意志民主共和国领导人在做出这一决定时经历了巨大的挣扎。这项研究描述了经过精心挑选的两组1000名民主德国公民代表他们的国家参加奥运会的过程。此外,它还描述了谈判期间双方之间的误解,以及代表团是如何准备和监测的。它还描述了与访客发送和接收相关的双方目标。所有这些,包括对几十张排球比赛门票的讨价还价,很明显,不仅奥运会比赛可能具有极端的政治重要性,奥运会旅游也可能具有极端的政治重要性。
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