Building of the Berlin Wall (13 August 1961)
Image During the night of 12 to 13 August 1961, some 15 000 members of the armed forces of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) block the roads and railways leading to the western sectors of Berlin and begin putting up fencing and barbed wire around West Berlin. The building of the Berlin Wall, separating the eastern and western sectors of the city, becomes a symbol of the division of Germany and of Europe.
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Source: Mauerbau 1961 / Sebastianstraße. Lehnartz, Klaus. Berlin: Bundesregierung, 16/08/1961. Schwarz und Weiß.
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