SOURCE: Guardian (UK)
3-20-13
tags: Cold War, Guardian (UK), EAST GERMANY, West Germany, fishing
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3-20-13
German anglers call Cold War truce
Breaking Newstags: Cold War, Guardian (UK), EAST GERMANY, West Germany, fishing
They are known for nothing if not their patience – which may be one explanation as to why it has taken anglers from the former East and West Germany 23 years to call a cold war truce.
What gymnasts, chess players, swimmers and footballers managed fairly soon after unification in 1990, Germany's anglers have finally achieved, but only after years of bitter recrimination, deep suspicion and copious amounts of cultural prejudice on both sides.
From autumn, the West German Association of German Sport Fishers (VDSF) and the East German Anglers' Association (DAV) will come together to form the Deutsche Angelfischerverband (German Anglers' Association) or DAFV....
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