Watchful Communist Border Guard Mans The Berlin Wall and Keeps a Constant Lookout for Persons Attempting to Escape from East Berlin

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Original caption: Watchful communist border guard mans the Berlin Wall and keeps a constant lookout for persons attempting to escape from East Berlin. Thousands of these border guards watch over the 144 kilometers of concrete, steel and barbed wire separating East and West Berlin. Photo from IPS. 64-2906. Accompanies Z-1/71-SM-49.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Information Agency.

National Archives Identifier: 6003288

Full Citation: Watchful Communist Border Guard Mans The Berlin Wall and Keeps a Constant Lookout for Persons Attempting to Escape from East Berlin; ca. 1964; Records of the U.S. Information Agency, Record Group 306. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/watchful-communist-border-guard-mans-the-berlin-wall-and-keeps-a-constant-lookout-for-persons-attempting-to-escape-from-east-berlin/, April 1, 2026]

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