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October 9, 2021

I Just Watched “Berlin Wall Guards Tell Harrowing Tales Of East Germany | Our History” on YouTube

This was very interesting…. and also heart breaking at the same time. It came out in 1991, so not long after the wall had fallen. At the end, one of the guards thought he may have to eventually face charges from the West. One part that really touched me was a former guard who shot a father of two in 1962 came to visit and ask for the sons’ forgiveness. It was very very good, definitely worth a...

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October 8, 2021

I Just Watched “The Tunnel” 1962 Full Documentary escape under the Berlin Wall” on YouTube

This is a documentary that chronicles three University students digging a tunnel underneath the Berlin Wall. It was financed by NBC. The students were given the equivalent of $150k for the exclusive rights to film them digging. It was hosted by Piers Anderton who was 44 years old at the time. He died 41 years later at 85 years old. Construction had just started in August of 1961, I found it interesting that a major network condoned doing...

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August 13, 2021

I’m Watching “The Stasi and the Berlin Wall | DW Documentary” on YouTube

Interested in History? Join our History Discord Chat Channel – chat with fellow history enthusiasts and discover the latest History related resources and events.. I had no idea the Stasi did this…. As a child, I wasn’t allowed to visit East Berlin… The only encounter I had with GDR soldiers was when they boarded our duty train to check passports…. We were headed to Bremerhaven. I remember it being very intimidating, we were told not to make eye...

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