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Start of the construction of the Berlin Wall. At midnight on 13th August
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Start of the construction of the Berlin Wall. At midnight on 13th August
Start of the construction of the Berlin Wall.
At midnight on 13th August the police and units of the East German army began to close the border and, by Sunday morning, 13 August, the border with West Berlin was closed.
Picture taken three days afterwards shows: East German border police and guards at the Brandenburg Gate during a visit to the landmark by West Berlin mayor Willy Brandt and American Army Generals.
16th August 1961
Terry Fincher
Daily Herald
Mirrorpix
Berlin
Germany
1961 1437
Media ID 21819243
© Mirrorpix
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