Places of the Iron Curtain

Rusovce

Rusovce

view of the headquarters of the 13th Border Guard Company in Rusovce in its current state Many of the former border guard premises are currently used by the police.

device used when unloading weapons after the border patrol shift ended. Each border guard headquarters had one located at the entrance.

original pole for a communication line, known as a “link”. Links were used for quick communication between the border patrol and the border guard. It consisted of a handset with a connector that enabled the patrol to communicate with the border guard headquarters directly.