26 September 1987 · Over the wall
Two men scale the Wall into Kreuzberg
On Saturday 26 September 1987 two East German men evaded the guards, scaled the Berlin Wall and entered West Berlin's Kreuzberg district.
On Saturday 26 September 1987 two East German men evaded the guards and scaled the Berlin Wall into West Berlin's Kreuzberg district, a West Berlin police spokesman said the next day.
The report gives no names, ages or further details.
Sources
- 2 Scale Berlin Wall (28 September 1987)Los Angeles Times
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