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![Magdeburg, Germany. 15th Nov, 2016. The puppet of Sandman on Mars, photographed at the Villa P in Magdeburg, Germany, 15 November 2016. The special exhibition of the Sandmann Trickfilm GmbH Berlin "Unser Magdeburg, Germany. 15th Nov, 2016. The puppet of Sandman on Mars, photographed at the Villa P in Magdeburg, Germany, 15 November 2016. The special exhibition of the Sandmann Trickfilm GmbH Berlin "Unser](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/H8R7CW/magdeburg-germany-15th-nov-2016-the-puppet-of-sandman-on-mars-photographed-H8R7CW.jpg)
Magdeburg, Germany. 15th Nov, 2016. The puppet of Sandman on Mars, photographed at the Villa P in Magdeburg, Germany, 15 November 2016. The special exhibition of the Sandmann Trickfilm GmbH Berlin "Unser
![dpa on Twitter: "#OnThisDay 1959: Im Fernsehfunk der DDR erscheint erstmals das Sandmännchen – wenige Tage früher als die West-Variante. Nach der Wende drohte dem Ost-Sandmann Ende 1991 die Abwicklung. Zuschauerproteste verhinderten dpa on Twitter: "#OnThisDay 1959: Im Fernsehfunk der DDR erscheint erstmals das Sandmännchen – wenige Tage früher als die West-Variante. Nach der Wende drohte dem Ost-Sandmann Ende 1991 die Abwicklung. Zuschauerproteste verhinderten](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EJQk8QHXsAE59lW.jpg)