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Checkpoint Charlie. The crossing point between East and west Berlin became a symbol of the Cold War Stock Photo - Alamy
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I don't understand why West Berlin was surrounded by the wall. If they wanted to stop East Berliners from leaving why didn't they surround East Berlin? - Quora
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