Like many East Germans who weren’t in line with the Party, [Günter] found life unsatisfactory on his side of the Berlin Wall ... the only option seemed to be escape to West Germany.

East Berlin, shortly after the construction of the Berlin Wall. Kurt Schröder and his family dig a tunnel to escape to West Berlin as they struggle to overcome the obstacles blocking their ...

Scores of people were killed trying to escape to West Germany, either over the Berlin Wall or along the border dividing the NATO-aligned West from the Soviet-aligned East Germany. Many East ...

Berlin Wall: Escape To Freedom reveals the stories of courageous East Germans who dared to challenge the authorities and the Berlin Wall in their bid for freedom. From tunnelling under the Wall ...

While the Soviet Union and United States continued their rivalry, many normal people tried to escape East Germany, but were hindered by the Berlin Wall. Balloon tells the story of two friends ...