Learn about attempts to Cross the Berlin Wall with iMinds insightful knowledge series.
The East German guards who patrolled the numerous watchtowers along the famous Berlin Wall had orders to shoot to kill anyone who attempted to scale the boundary from East Berlin to its Western neighbour. Still, there are many tales of daring escapes from East Berlin to West Berlin throughout the wall's history.
The Berlin Wall spread all the way around West Berlin. It stretched for about 96 miles, with 27 miles between East and West Berlin. More than a wall, fortified fencing and watch-towers also made up what we refer to as the "Berlin Wall". Escape over it from communist East Berlin to the capitalist West was a dream of many Germans.
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