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Portfolio - GERMANY. 1961. Berlin Wall and NATO Exercises 

Burt Glinn 

Perhaps more than any other structure, the Berlin Wall came to symbolize the bitter ideological divisions that characterized world politics during the Cold War. Begun in 1961, the wall was originally called the anti-fascist protection wall by the Communist East German government. But it soon became apparent that the wall's true purpose was to prevent East Germans from emigrating to the West.

In the 28 years that followed, more than five thousand people tried to escape across the wall, with more than one hundred losing their lives in the attempt. Throughout the cold war, despite numerous calls... 

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East Berlin.August 1961. Children walking past a panel asking... 

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GERMANY. East Berlin. 1961. An East Berlin street scene just... 

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GERMANY, EAST BERLIN 1961. Street scene in East Berlin days before... 

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GERMANY, EAST BERLIN, 1961. Out side the konzert halle in the... 

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GERMANY, EAST BERLIN,1961. Outside Opera House in East Berlin.this... 

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GERMANY,WEST BERLIN,1961. West Berliners on Bernuer Strasse corner... 

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GERMANY, WEST BERLIN,1961. Watching the beginning of the wall... 

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GERMANY, WEST BERLIN, 1961. West Berliner watching for friends... 

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GERMANY, WEST BERLIN,1961. Watching the wall beginning to go... 

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GERMANY, WEST BERLIN,1961. Willy Brandt, mayor of West Berlin.... 

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GERMANY, BERLIN,1961. Helicopter view of East Germans building... 

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GERMANY, BERLIN,1961. Helicopter shot of watch tower on East... 

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GERMANY, BERLIN,1961. Helicopter shot of East German workers... 

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GERMANY, BERLIN,1961. Helicopter view of East German soldiers... 

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GERMANY, WEST BERLIN,1961. Lucius Clay, American high commisioner... 

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GERMANY. West Berlin. 1961. Western lady talks to Eastern friend... 

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GERMANY, WEST BERLIN,1961. Farmers work on west side of barbed... 

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GERMANY, WEST BERLIN,1961. Farmers work on west side of barbed... 

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GERMANY, WEST BERLIN,1961. Farmers work on west side of barbed... 

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GERMANY, BERLIN,1961. Watch tower guards barbed wire sparating... 

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GERMANY, BERLIN,1961. Watch tower guards barbed wire sparating... 

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GERMANY, EAST BERLIN, 1961. Women window shops Lingerie store... 

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GERMANY, EAST BERLIN,1961. street scene on the days that the... 

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GERMANY, BERLIN, 1961. East German soldiers look into western... 

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Mayor Willy BRANDT in West Berlin.1961 

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GERMANY, BERLIN, 1961. Willy Brandt mayor of West Berlin. 

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GERMANY, BERLIN, 1961. East German soldiers start work on the... 

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GERMANY, BERLIN, 1961. West Berliners stand on a mound to watch... 

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GERMANY, BERLIN, 1961. Lucius Clay American High commissioner... 

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GERMANY, BERLIN, 1961. East German soldier watches from scaffolding... 

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Mayor Will Brandt, West Berlin. 1961 

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GERMANY. West Berlin. 1961. Willy BRANDT, mayor of West Berlin.... 

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A Russian soldier (part of the Occupation forces in Berlin) window... 

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West Germany. Berlin Wall. 

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GERMANY, WEST BERLIN,1961. East German workman bricking up window... 

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GERMANY, WEST BERLIN,1961. East German workman bricking up window... 

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GERMANY, BERLIN,1961. East German soldier watches from behind... 

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GERMANY, WEST BERLIN,1961. East German workman bricking up window... 

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GERMANY. WEST BERLIN. 1961. American Helicopter pilot flies... 

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WEST GERMANY, 1961. NATO troops on maneuvers in West Germany.... 

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WEST GERMANY, 1961. NATO troops on maneuvers in West Germany.... 

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WEST GERMANY, 1961. NATO troops on maneuvers in West Germany.... 

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WEST GERMANY, 1961. NATO troops on maneuvers in West Germany.... 

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WEST GERMANY, 1961. NATO troops on maneuvers in West Germany... 

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WEST GERMANY, 1961. NATO troops on maneuvers in West Germany... 

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WEST GERMANY, 1961. NATO troops on maneuvers in West Germany.... 

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WEST GERMANY,1961. American Lt. General a NATO troops in West... 

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WEST GERMANY, 1961. NATO troops on maneuvers in West Germany.... 

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WEST GERMANY, 1961. NATO troops on maneuvers in West Germany.... 

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WEST GERMANY, 1961. NATO troops on maneuvers in West Germany.... 

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WEST GERMANY, 1961. NATO troops on maneuvers in West Germany.... 

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WEST GERMANY, 1961. NATO troops on maneuvers in West Germany.... 

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WEST GERMANY, 1961. NATO troops on maneuvers in West Germany.... 

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WEST GERMANY, 1961. NATO troops on maneuvers in West Germany.... 

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WEST GERMANY, 1961. NATO troops on maneuvers in West Germany.... 

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WEST GERMANY,1961. American General Bruce C.CLARKE Commander... 

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WEST GERMANY, 1961. NATO troops on maneuvers in West Germany.... 

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WEST GERMANY, 1961. NATO troops on maneuvers in West Germany.... 

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GERMANY, WEST BERLIN,1961. East German workman bricking up window... 

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GERMANY, WEST BERLIN,1961. East German workman bricking up window... 
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