East German police (foreground) inspect a truck used to ram the Berlin wall in an escape effort from the Soviet sector of the city. Although the truck did not leave the Communist sector, the occupants were successful in escaping to the West through the hole made by the truck, Berlin, East Germany, 1961. (Photo by United States Information Agency)

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Keywords: 1961, berlin, communist, crash, east, escape, germany, men, truck, wall