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How the Berlin Wall Worked

Stuff You Should Know

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The History of the Berlin Wall

The wall encircled West Berlin in a circle. It violated the Yalta agreement and was illegal, but it wasn't seen as such at the time. There were really two walls: The first run of barbed wire and these tank traps. And tanks can't run over them, which is I think is a key.

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