Building of the Berlin Wall (13 and 14 August 1961)
On 12 August 1961, in a bid to put a stop to the mass emigration of East German nationals to the Western sectors of Berlin, the authorities in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) decide to build a wall between the Eastern and Western sectors of Berlin.
Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung (BPA), 10117 Berlin, Dorotheenstr. 84. http://www.bundesregierung.de/Webs/Breg/DE/Homepage/home.html. Die Berliner Mauer. Berlin: Bundesbildstelle Berlin, 1961. Schwarz und Weiß.
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