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Historical cartoons

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August 13, 2013

On August 13, 1961, the East German government erected the Berlin Wall. Those who subsequently tried to escape to the western zone risked their lives. A series of comics recalls this landmark event in Cold War history, and livens up the tale with the personal accounts of Berlin residents.

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