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How the Berlin Wall Worked

Stuff You Should Know

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The Wall of Shame

There were some unfinished parts here, there and some pockets that you could conceivably like make a run for it. A lot of parents suspected that this that some sort of border enforcement was going to be put up at some point. Some families were cut off because they didn't get their kids over in time. And one woman who gave birth to a son and ended up on different sides few weeks after her son was born.

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