The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall
Paul Schutzer / Time Life Pictures / Getty
Escape
For many years, East Germans contrived ways to get to the West. This 17-year-old boy climbed over the wall in 1961. Two West Berlin police officers helped him reach safety.
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