Germany East- West Border Blockade 1961 - from our story 'The Building Of The Berlin Wall – 1961-1962'

East German soldier carries a big roll of barbed wire along the border separating the British and Soviet sectors of Berlin August 21, 1961. Additional wire and barriers were placed along the two-mile line on August 21 as the British reinforced positions along it on receiving word that the communists had moved in additional men and material. (AP Photo)PA-92757471

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