Un ity ▁- ▁Justice ▁- ▁Fre edom "). ▁There after , ▁on ▁each ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁shooting , ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁demonstrated ▁against ▁the ▁division ▁of ▁Germany ▁at ▁the ▁point ▁over looking ▁where ▁Gro ße ▁was ▁shot . ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁closely ▁monitor ed ▁by ▁the ▁G DR ' s ▁security ▁forces , ▁who ▁photograph ed ▁the ▁participants . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁without ▁controvers y ▁of ▁its ▁own ; ▁some ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁critic ised ▁the ▁protest ▁as ▁mere ▁r het or ic . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁border ▁gu ards ▁who ▁shot ▁Gro ße ▁were ▁put ▁on ▁trial ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁court ▁of ▁M ühl hausen . ▁A ged ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁ 2 3 ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁shooting , ▁the ▁two ▁former ▁gu ards ▁were ▁conv icted ▁of ▁joint ▁hom ic ide ▁and ▁given ▁susp ended ▁sentences ▁of ▁one ▁year ▁and ▁three ▁months . ▁ ▁Gro ße ▁is ▁today ▁comm emor ated ▁by ▁the ▁original ▁cross ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁mem orial ▁and ▁explan atory ▁display ▁set ▁up ▁next ▁to ▁it . ▁The ▁mem orial ▁be ars ▁the ▁ins cription : ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁G DR ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁a ▁second ▁wooden ▁mem orial ▁cross ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁spot ▁where ▁Gro ße ▁died , ▁just ▁inside ▁what ▁was ▁East ▁German ▁territory . ▁The ▁nearby ▁Gren zm