Bronze commemorative plaque remembers tunnel discovered by Stasi before completion on 24 May 1963, Kremmener Strasse 15,Mitte-Berlin,Germany
Bronze commemorative plaque remembers tunnel discovered by Stasi before completion on 24 May 1963, Kremmener Strasse 15,Mitte-Berlin,Germany The tunnel was exposed as a result of betrayal and ten metres separated the escapees from freedom when the project failed. Nineteen East Berliners and GDR citizens were arrested and sentenced to long prison terms
Size: 3591px × 3591px
Location: Kremmener Strasse 15,Mitte-Berlin,Germany
Photo credit: © Eden Breitz / Alamy / Afripics
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