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Why was escaping East Berlin so difficult? The Berlin Wall was part of a wider system of alarm fences, patrols, checkpoints, surveillance, and armed guards.

Explore how that system changed from 1961 to 1989, from the windows of Bernauer Strasse to ghost stations and Tunnel 57. Discover how people reached the West, why escape routes closed, and what finally changed when the crossings opened.

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