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93031
East German Soldier Defects to West Berlin
1961
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A young East German soldier defects to West Berlin by climbing the fence of a cemetery where he is on guard duty. He then gives an interview at a West German television station about his decision and escape while still dressed in his uniform.

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60s 1960s 1961 Berlin berlin wall cemeteries cemetery Cold War DDR decision decisions defector defectors East Berlin East Germany escaped freedom GDR German Germans germany guard guards interview interviews Iron Curtain soldier soldiers television interview
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