Early Berlin Wall Construction - from our story 'The Building Of The Berlin Wall – 1961-1962'

West Germans look over the fence between West and East Germany, near Vacha on Jan. 2, 1958, at three members of the East German Communist People’s Police. A visitor found the zonal border much harder to cross than it was 10 years ago. Millions of Germans cross in both directions legally every year, often to visit friends and relatives on the other side. (AP Photo) PA-9301491

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