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Berlin: A divided city

The former capital of Hitler's Third Reich was divided after World
War II. But the people of Berlin were still able to move around
freely in the city. That is, until August 13, 1961.

        

Construction of the Berlin Wall at Bernauer Strasse in August 1961

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