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BERLIN, FEB. 3, 1962 (AP) - Communist authorities on Feb 1. 1962 showed tunnel under Wollankstrasse elevated Railway Station they said had been driven from West Berlin to bring western Agents into red-ruled East Sector. West police contend the Tunnel was built to help refugees escape. It collapsed before it was completed. AP-Photo shows: Policeman of communist East German Railrods show reporters where Tunnel makers broke through walls under the station before starting to dig.

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BERLIN, FEB. 3, 1962 (AP) - Communist authorities on Feb 1. 1962 showed tunnel under Wollankstrasse elevated Railway Station they said had been driven from West Berlin to bring western Agents into red-ruled East Sector. West police contend the Tunnel was built to help refugees escape. It collapsed before it was completed. AP-Photo shows: Policeman of communist East German Railrods show reporters where Tunnel makers broke through walls under the station before starting to dig.

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In this Sept. 11, 2009 picture, a view to the exhibition of the Underworlds museum in Berlin, Germany, is shown. When the East German Government built the Berlin Wall in 1961 to prevent its citizens from leaving, the regime failed to take account for the ingenuity and creativity of those willing to risk anything to escape the communist system. Today, almost 20 years after the wall's demise, Berlin's Cold War-era bunker and tunnel system has become one of the most popular attractions for tourists and locals alike. (AP Photo/Maya Hitij)

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In this Sept. 11, 2009 file photo is seen the model of an escape tunnel from East to West Berlin, at the Underworlds museum in Berlin, Germany. When the East German Government built the Berlin Wall in 1961 to prevent its citizens from leaving, the regime failed to take account for the ingenuity and creativity of those willing to risk anything to escape the communist system. Today, almost 20 years after the wall's demise, Berlin's Cold War-era bunker and tunnel system has become one of the most popular attractions for tourists and locals alike. (AP Photo/Maya Hitij, File)

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People walking on the Berlin wall in front of the Brandenburg gate after opening one day before, Nov. 10, 1989. (AP Photo)

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The Brandenburg Gate, one of Berlin's famous landmarks, towers over the Berlin Wall, in 1980. Sign at right reads: Attention: You are now leaving West Berlin. (AP Photo)

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Berlin Wall at Kielufer District of Kreuzberg, with American sector border sign, in Berlin on March 12, 1971. (AP Photo/Edwin Reichert)

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President John Kennedy,standing on observation platform, looks into East Berlin June 26, 1963 across the Communist Berlin Wall that divides the German city. Kennedy stands on a tower and looks over the wall into the Berlin side near Checkpoint Charlie. President Kennedy concluded his German visit later in the day and flew to Ireland for the second leg of his European tour. (AP Photo)

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Dying Peter Fechter is carried away by East German border guards who shot him down when he tried to flee to the west in this Aug. 17, 1962 photo. Fechter was lying 50 minutes in no-man's land before he was taken to a hospital where he died shortly after arrival. Monday, Aug. 13, 2007 marks the 46th anniversary of the construction of Berlin Wall. The agency that manages the records of former East Germany's dreaded secret police has uncovered an order for border guards to fire on escaping citizens that is far more explicit than others on record, an official said in remarks published Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007. (AP Photo)

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Edward Kennedy, right, in Berlin inspect the Wall at Bernauer Street on Feb. 23, 1962, accompanied by unidentified interpreter. (AP Photo/Reichert)

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A high wall of concrete blocks, topped with barbed wire, divides Sebastian Strasse in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, Germany, on Feb. 15, 1962. To the left is the American sector and beyond the wall to the right is the Russian sector. (AP Photo)

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An East Berlin policeman puts bricks in place as the Berlin Wall is heightened to 15 feet, 5 m, separating East and West Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 9, 1961. People watch from their apartment building windows in background above. (AP Photo)

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An East German couple is turned away from the border, blocked by East German soldiers and barbed wire, after trying to cross into West Berlin, Aug. 13, 1961. To stem the flow of refugees to the West, East Germany closed the border to all citizens and residents, except those with a special police permit. (AP Photo/Edwin Reichert)