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Behind the Wall Tour Shows Risks and Concrete Barriers
A bus tour along East Berlin sightlines passes the wall and the Russian War Memorial as guards and sensors guard the frontier. The piece notes escape attempts, defecting guards, and the fatal risk for East Germans seeking freedom while describing daily life under the regime.
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Friedrichstrasse
Adopt Hitler
Herman Goering
Air Ministry
Ander der Linden
Wall
East Germany