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Fall of the Berlin Wall: people from East and West Berlin climbing on the Wall at the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany Stock Photo - Alamy
I don't understand why West Berlin was surrounded by the wall. If they wanted to stop East Berliners from leaving why didn't they surround East Berlin? - Quora
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Berlin Wall: What you need to know about the barrier that divided East and West | The Independent | The Independent
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