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Before the Berlin Wall came down in November 1989, the border between East and West Germany was one of the most strictly protected in the World. East German border guards were ordered to shoot to kill anyone who tried to cross the border, and especially anyone who was trying to escape from East Germ...

A watchtower at Eisenach on the former East German border

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Before the Berlin Wall came down in November 1989, the border between East and West Germany was one of the most strictly protected in the World. East German border guards were ordered to shoot to kill anyone who tried to cross the border, and especially anyone who was trying to escape from East Germany to the West.

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10th Jun 2005

Subjects:
Geography, History, Modern Foreign Languages

Key Stages:
Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

Keywords:
DDR, German Democratic Republic, Watch Tower, Border Guards, STASI, Shoot to kill, Zonengrenze, Eisenach, Berlin Wall

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