After World War Two the Russians and EST German Stasi police had control of East Germany and East Berlin. To keep the people under communist control the Berlin Wall was built in 1961 and stayed up until 1989. From 1950 to 1990 the Stasi police arrested approx 250,000 citizens. The Russian KGB over saw the Stasi police force.
The Stasi Museum
Museums like this keep the memory alive, in hope that man kind won’t repeat these atrocities.
1960s display of the Stasi police uniforms and weapons. The Russian KGB were the over seers of the Stasi police force. They ruled thru intimidation, threats to family members, psychological and physical torture.Remnants of the Berlin Wall remain. It’s too tall to climb, rounded top that makes it difficult to climb over and there is a death zone if you get over the wall where guards in the towers would shoot those who attempt to escape. The other threat was that the Stasi would harm your family if you escaped.
Cut away view of the wall. It was well built with steel reinforcement and thick enough concrete at its base to defend against automobiles attempting to drive thru it.
Rod and Patty Jenkins are retired and enjoy traveling. We hope you enjoy our posts as we we see different locations around the globe.
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