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Re:Fall of the Berlin Wall on Usenet (1989.) by lisasays on Sunday May 14, 2023 @08:07PM (#35942554)
By 1961 they through in the towel and the west Berlin enclave was sealed off.

The inevitable anti-fascist protection barrier. Forced into being by the conniving, obstreperous Western machinations, you see.

At the end of the day - it was still about putting a bullet in the back of anyone who dared to cross.

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Re:Fall of the Berlin Wall on Usenet (1989.) by schroeding on Monday May 15, 2023 @02:50AM (#35944595)
Which becomes clear when you realize that the anti-vehicle / tank ditches and the directional anti-personal mines ("Selbstschussanlagen") were facing the east direction only[1].

West German tanks and military vehicles could have driven over the ditches without major issues. They only worked one way - from east to west.

[1] e.g. https://www.siue.edu/GEOGRAPHY/ONLINE/Vogeler/FortifiedFence...

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