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MID#2932
Dispute Number: 2932
Date(s): October 12, 1967
Participants: 265 German Democratic Republic/260 German Federal Republic
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: An East German patrol boat fired on two West German fishing boats in
the Baltic Sea.
MID#2944
Dispute Number: 2944
Date(s): January 28, 1971
Participants: 265 German Democratic Republic/260 German Federal Republic
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: An East German patrol boat fired on and boarded a West German dredger
but withdrew after a West German patrol boat intervened.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from January 29, 1971. End Date changed from
January 29, 1971.
260 GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC/290 POLAND
MID#27
Started in July 1961. See the narrative in the 2 United States of America/365 Russia dyad
dispute list.
MID#2816
Dispute Number: 2816
Date(s): June 15, 1987
Participants: 290 Poland/260 German Federal Republic
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: A West German naval vessel was observing a Warsaw Pact naval
exercise with permission when a Polish corvette fired on it, injuring three sailors.
After Bonn lodged a diplomatic protest, Poland apologized and stated that it was
an accident a few days later. The Polish ship had been trying to shoot down a fly-
ing drone target.