Framed Print : Start of the construction of the Berlin Wall. At midnight on 13th August

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Start of the construction of the Berlin Wall. At midnight on 13th August

Start of the construction of the Berlin Wall.
At midnight on 13th August the police and units of the East German army began to close the border and, by Sunday morning, 13 August, the border with West Berlin was closed.
Picture taken three days afterwards shows: Comrades of the Combat Groups of the Working Class, employed to protect the border, stand ready at the Brandenburg Gate, protected by an armoured scout vehicle of the border police.
The site is being visited by West Berlin mayor Willy Brandt and American Army Generals.
16th August 1961

Terry Fincher
Daily Herald
Mirrorpix
Berlin
Germany
1961 1437

Media ID 21819239

© Mirrorpix

1961 Betriebskampfgruppen Border Boundary Cold War Combat Groups Of The Working Class Division East Germany Frontier German Democaratic Republic Guns Kampfgruppen Location Places Rifles Weapons

22"x18" (58x48cm) Modern Frame

Wood effect frame, card mounted, 16x12 archival quality photo print. Overall outside dimensions 22x18 inches (58x48cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: To minimise original artwork cropping, for optimum layout, and to ensure print is secure, the visible print may be marginally smaller

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Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 39.6cm x 26.3cm (15.6" x 10.4")

Estimated Product Size is 57.9cm x 47.8cm (22.8" x 18.8")

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Artwork printed orientated as per the preview above, with landscape (horizontal) orientation to match the source image.

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