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18 Captivating Images of the History of the Berlin Wall

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The Independent

East German child walking along the wall next to armed guard. Deutsch 3000
Women enjoying the weather in the shade of the wall. NBC
Friends holding hands across the Berlin Wall. Robert Lackenbush
West Berliners watch construction of the Berlin Wall, Germany, August 1961. Don McCullin
West Germans defy East German guards and sit on the wall, 1989. George’s Journal
Nov. 10, 1989: East German border guards try to prevent a crowd climbing. How Stuff Works
Protests for the unification of Berlin and Germany, and and of the communist regime. The Imaginative Conservative
A West Berliner swings at the wall on Nov. 12, 1989. USNews
East German demonstrators tear down a section of the wall. klarvaken
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