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Also, on August 13, 1961, Soviet troops began placing barbed wire and bricks as a barrier to divide Soviet controlled East Berlin from democratic West Berlin. This was done to stem the tide of East Germans who were leaving daily. When the Soviets placed a barrier dividing the city, residents of both sides were suddenly cut off from friends and family on the opposite side. However, East Germans still kept escaping. The Russians would soon remedy the situation by replacing the measly barrier with a six foot high wall that ran for 96 miles and was laced with barb wire and machine gun positions. The new wall evoked more outrage than any barrier ever could.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:33:14 +0000

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