They started building it in 1961. They made it because the Soviet Union was invading Germany. Also to prevent that other people will enter the territory without permission. Many people that lived in the East were moving faster to the West. They built the wall dividing the east from the west. It wasn't exactly a wall but a wired fence. Some people were passing through the wall and they started to work and built a second fence in front of the one they had. Also they dug a hole in the middle which was called Death Strip". They had guards who had been ordered that if someone tried to pass throught they will shoot him. In 1989, this wall was "destroyed", the government had said that they'll be some "private trips abroad". That caused panic and they destroyed the wall.
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