East Berliners Make Dramatic Escapes To Freedom

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Synopsis: As the new Berlin Wall separating Communist East from Democratic West grows stronger and higher German Berliners trapped on the Communist side grow more determined to escape to freedom including terrified citizens jumping from building windows that face the new border before they are boarded up or demolished...(read more)

Date: 1961
Duration: 00:03:34
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: Germany

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East Berliners Make Dramatic Escapes To Freedom

East Berliners jump to freedom. As the Berlin wall grows higher and stronger East Berliners along the border are forced to evacuate their homes as the East Police move to prevent their escape to West Berlin. Scenes of East Berlin Police using reflective mirrors, water hoses, and smoke bombs to keep news reporters in West Berlin from taking pictures. Universal-International cameramen records a remarkable document of the escape of East Berliners despite attempts of East German troops to stop them. Scenes of drop from fifth floor windows into fire nets. While attention is diverted, people cut holes in the barbed wire and escape to freedom in West Berlin