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Daring Escape from East Germany

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Immer schwer bewacht: DDR Grenze in Berlin Source: CG

Less than a year after the construction of the Berlin Wall, Annelie Braun who was only 17 at the time, escaped from East Berlin to the West with the help of a hand drawn map.


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By Wolfgang Mueller

Source: SBS



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Less than a year after the construction of the Berlin Wall, Annelie Braun who was only 17 at the time, escaped from East Berlin to the West with the help of a hand drawn map.


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Der Grenzsoldat Rainer Genuttis und seine Freundin Annelie vor der Flucht Source: CG
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Mit Hand gezeichnet: der Fluchtplan Source: CG
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Annelie Braun: bekommt immer noch Herzklopfen Source: CG

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