Berlin Wall History Mile on Bernauer Strasse

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If you walk along Bernauer Strasse between Schwedter Strasse and Strelitzer Strasse, you will find four Berlin Wall History Mile info boards marking the sites of escape attempts. Some – as in the case of Ida Siekmann on 22 August 1961 – ended in death, others – like that of the GDR border guard Conrad Schumann – caught the attention of the world, and still others – like the one that brought 57 people through a 140-meter tunnel to West Berlin – were hugely successful.

Locations: Near Bernauer Strasse 48 Near Bernauer Strasse 78 Corner of Ruppiner Strasse and Bernauer Strasse Corner of Strelitzer Strasse and Bernauer Strasse

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