{"id":50431,"date":"2026-01-22T14:12:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/?p=50431"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:27:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:27:37","slug":"ministerpraesident-a-d-dieter-althaus-begegnet-im-us-camp-der-eigenen-geschichte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/fr\/ministerpraesident-a-d-dieter-althaus-begegnet-im-us-camp-der-eigenen-geschichte\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministerpr\u00e4sident a.D. 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Neujahrsempfangs der Point-Alpha-Stadt Geisa besuchte ein langj\u00e4hriger Freund und F\u00f6rderer der Bildungsarbeit Point Alpha: Dieter Althaus, ehemaliger Ministerpr\u00e4sident des Freistaats Th\u00fcringen, kam mit seiner Gattin Katharina f\u00fcr einen nachmitt\u00e4glichen Rundgang in die Gedenkst\u00e4tte. Vorstand Philipp Metzler und Johannes Schneider, Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter der Point Alpha Stiftung, sowie der Initiator der Gedenkst\u00e4tte, Berthold D\u00fccker, nahmen den gern gesehenen Gast in Empfang.<\/p>\n
\"An

An der \u00e4u\u00dfersten Spitze des Th\u00fcringer Balkons standen sich Ost und West jahrzehntelang hochger\u00fcstet gegen\u00fcber. Fotos: Johannes Schneider<\/p><\/div>\n

Althaus, der sich als aktiver Politiker immer wieder f\u00fcr den Ort eingesetzt hatte und als Ministerpr\u00e4sident ma\u00dfgeblich an der Gr\u00fcndung der Point Alpha Stiftung und Point Alpha Akademie beteiligt war, zeigte sich beeindruckt von der Entwicklung des Ortes. Im Eichsfeld grenznah aufgewachsen, hatte Althaus die innerdeutsche Grenze und die Grenzanlagen der DDR selbst erlebt. Die Exponate und Schilderungen weckten Erinnerungen an die leidvolle Zeit, die durch die Wiedervereinigung ein gl\u00fcckliches Ende fand.<\/p>\n

Nach der Besichtigung der Dauerausstellung im Haus auf der Grenze f\u00fchrte der Weg der Besuchergruppe entlang der einstigen Sperranlagen in den Observation Post Alpha. \u00dcber die milit\u00e4rische Lage im Fulda Gap herrschte bei den Menschen in der Region \u2013 in Ost wie West \u2013 lange Unklarheit. Erst nach Wende und Wiedervereinigung kam Licht ins Dunkel und die Planungen f\u00fcr den Ernstfall, wie sie jetzt auch in der Baracke A zu sehen sind, einer breiten \u00d6ffentlichkeit ins Bewusstsein.<\/p>\n

\"Es

Es war nicht der erste Besuch in der Dauerausstellung im Haus auf der Grenze, dennoch entdeckten die G\u00e4ste auch diesmal wieder Neues.<\/p><\/div>\n

Der Rundgang endete schlie\u00dflich bei Kaffee und Kuchen im Blackhorse Inn. Die Besuchergruppe diskutierte dabei nicht nur das eben Gesehene, sondern nahm die Geschichte auch als Bezugspunkt f\u00fcr die Betrachtung der gegenw\u00e4rtigen Weltlage. Einstige Gewissheiten scheinen heute mehr denn je in Frage zu stehen. Eine Entwicklung, wie sie sich der ehemalige Ministerpr\u00e4sident nicht h\u00e4tte vorstellen k\u00f6nnen. Umso wichtiger sei es deshalb, den historischen Ort zu bewahren und ihn weiterzuentwickeln.<\/p>\n

Bereits 1998 forderte Althaus als Th\u00fcringer Kultusminister, die Mahn-, Gedenk- und Begegnungsst\u00e4tte in den Schulunterricht sowie Bildungsprojekte einzubeziehen. In seiner Funktion als Ministerpr\u00e4sident des Freistaates hielt er unter anderem 2003 die Festansprache bei der Er\u00f6ffnung des \u201eHauses auf der Grenze\u201c und sprach auch bei der Verleihung des ersten Point-Alpha-Preises an die Staatsm\u00e4nner Helmut Kohl, Michail Gorbatschow und George Bush. Dieter Althaus war von 2003 bis 2009 Ministerpr\u00e4sident des Freistaat Th\u00fcringen.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=\u00a0\u00bbin_container\u00a0\u00bb full_screen_row_position=\u00a0\u00bbmiddle\u00a0\u00bb column_margin=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb column_direction=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb column_direction_tablet=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb column_direction_phone=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb scene_position=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb text_color=\u00a0\u00bbdark\u00a0\u00bb text_align=\u00a0\u00bbleft\u00a0\u00bb row_border_radius=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb row_border_radius_applies=\u00a0\u00bbbg\u00a0\u00bb overflow=\u00a0\u00bbvisible\u00a0\u00bb overlay_strength=\u00a0\u00bb0.3″ gradient_direction=\u00a0\u00bbleft_to_right\u00a0\u00bb shape_divider_position=\u00a0\u00bbbottom\u00a0\u00bb bg_image_animation=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column column_padding=\u00a0\u00bbno-extra-padding\u00a0\u00bb column_padding_tablet=\u00a0\u00bbinherit\u00a0\u00bb column_padding_phone=\u00a0\u00bbinherit\u00a0\u00bb column_padding_position=\u00a0\u00bball\u00a0\u00bb column_element_direction_desktop=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb column_element_spacing=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb desktop_text_alignment=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb tablet_text_alignment=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb phone_text_alignment=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb background_color_opacity=\u00a0\u00bb1″ background_hover_color_opacity=\u00a0\u00bb1″ column_backdrop_filter=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb column_shadow=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb column_border_radius=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb column_link_target=\u00a0\u00bb_self\u00a0\u00bb column_position=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb gradient_direction=\u00a0\u00bbleft_to_right\u00a0\u00bb overlay_strength=\u00a0\u00bb0.3″ width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb animation_type=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb bg_image_animation=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb border_type=\u00a0\u00bbsimple\u00a0\u00bb column_border_width=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb column_border_style=\u00a0\u00bbsolid\u00a0\u00bb][image_with_animation image_url=\u00a0\u00bb50436″ image_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb max_width=\u00a0\u00bb100%\u00a0\u00bb max_width_mobile=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb animation_type=\u00a0\u00bbentrance\u00a0\u00bb animation=\u00a0\u00bbNone\u00a0\u00bb animation_movement_type=\u00a0\u00bbtransform_y\u00a0\u00bb hover_animation=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb alignment=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb img_link_large=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb img_link_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb border_radius=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb box_shadow=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb image_loading=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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