During the interrogation session between Thomas and Stasi personnel, Thomas did not place his hands under his legs with palms open and face down against the chair upholstery.
This procedure was compulsory as to stain the cloth with the sweat and body odour. Stasi used the cloth samples for the specially trained dogs to track the fugitives by smell.
This procedure was compulsory as to stain the cloth with the sweat and body odour. Stasi used the cloth samples for the specially trained dogs to track the fugitives by smell.
Approximately at 36:04 when Globowsky and Stamm try to decipher Stamm's encrypted message, Globowsky is seen holding graphic calculator which appears to be Texas Instrument TI-85 introduced in 1992, although series takes place in 1983, two years before introduction of world's first graphic calculator.
Tischbier tells Alex to get an AIDS/HIV test. There were no AIDS/HIV tests in 1983. The AIDS/HIV Antibody Test was not developed and introduced until 1985.
Tobias tells Alex he should be tested for AIDS. There was no AIDS test available in 1983.
There was no Bundespolizei (Federal Police) in 1983. Until 30.Juni 2005, it was called Bundesgrenzschutz (Federal Border Security).
Globowski uses a modern LCD calculator to crack the code he found, it looks like a modern TI calculator, big LCD screen calculators were did not exist during that time ('83).
Chevrolet Caprice Classic shown in the protest scene is an export version with amber turn signal indicators in the taillights and flagpole external rear view mirrors. This vehicle is also pimped up with chrome window shades, retroreflex markers on the door edge, etc.
US military would not use the export version or "pimped up" luxury trim level of American vehicles. Instead, the government or military issued version is more likely to be spartan Chevrolet Impala.
US military would not use the export version or "pimped up" luxury trim level of American vehicles. Instead, the government or military issued version is more likely to be spartan Chevrolet Impala.