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The Rise of the Berlin Wall through rare photographs, 1961-1989
A crowd of West Berliners gathers at the newly erected Berlin Wall while an East German soldier patrols on the other side in August 1961
The Berlin Wall’s story began in the early hours of August 13th, 1961, when the government of East Germany ordered the closure of all borders between East and West Berlin.
As the sun rose that morning, Berliners were awoken by the sound of trucks, jackhammers, and other heavy machinery.
Watched by Soviet troops and East German police, workmen began breaking up roads, footpaths, and other structures, before laying thousands of meters of temporary but impassable fencing, barricades, and barbed wire.
They worked for several days, completely surrounding the western zones of Berlin and cutting them off from the city’s eastern sectors.
Berliners were in shock.
“A concentration camp barrier” has been stretched through the center of Berlin, said then mayor – and late