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Armed Border Guards - A black and white photo of two men sitting on a fence
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Aug. 13, 1961. After the Soviets announced the decree that closed off access to West Berlin, Berliners awoke to armed border guards. From the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall."
Photos from the booklet "A City Torn Apart: Building of the Berlin Wall" For more information, visit the CIA's Historical Collections page (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/historical-collection-publications/index.html). By: Central Intelligence Agency
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1961
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CIA
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