When a line is drawn between DDR & NVA

[Kohima]

Yep, it is a rather well known image yet many people do think it is real but if you think about it how would such a clear image from that angle and in real time ever be possible in the period?

Regards

Mark

It only takes a good photographer, as the Conrad Schumann image alone more than proves...
and in this case, the photographer had a lot less time to focus on the fast moving subject, as he moved through a relatively shallow depth of field too!

Bob

[Watchdog]

It only takes a good photographer, as the Conrad Schumann image alone more than proves...
and in this case, the photographer had a lot less time to focus on the fast moving subject, as he moved through a relatively shallow depth of field too!

Bob

Hmm, maybe as long as he had a cherry picker to stand on or err.. a camera boom on a film set
Because he would otherwise have to be in a building and depending on the exact date (a small time frame when this type of event took place) all buildings that close to the demarcation line had all windows etc that overlooked the line bricked up to stop people jumping into the West

The pictuire is still a great illustration though.

Regards

Mark

[HARRY THE MOLE]

One man who was not so lucky when trying to escape to the West was 18 year-old Peter Fechter. He made his bid for freedom along with his friend, close to Checkpoint Charlie on 17th August 1962. His friend succeeded, but Peter was shot in the hip without any warning being given. He fell back into the 'death strip', and over the next hour he slowly blead to death.

[TabsTabs1964]

Somber fate.
I remenber when we visited Berlin in 2004, there was a memorial with many crosses representing all the "Mauer" victims.