wall erected between 1961-1989 by the Communist regime in East Germany in an effort to prevent migration from East to West Germany (dismantled in 1989-1990)
The Berlin Wall (, , Berlinskaya stena) was a
barrier separating
West Berlin from
East Berlin and the rest of
East Germany.An iconic symbol of the
Cold War, the wall divided
East and
West Berlin for 28 years, from the day construction began on
August 13 1961 until it was dismantled in 1989. During this period 125 people were killed trying to escape to the West, according to official figures. However, a prominent victims' group claims that at least 1,245 people had been killed trying to flee East Germany. Newly discovered documents confirm that the
Communist regime gave explicit orders to shoot and kill attempted defectors, including children. The East German government had always denied having such a policy.
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