An 18-year-old flees through automatic fire unhurt
On 11 June 1972 an 18-year-old East German fled through automatic-weapon fire from the border guards and reached West Berlin unhurt.
On 11 June 1972 an 18-year-old East German fled through fire from the border guards' automatic weapons and escaped unhurt to West Berlin, the police reported.
The report gives no name, place or method.
Sources
- East German Flees to West (12 June 1972)The New York Times (AP)
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