The Frontier of Fear. 23rd december 1979. "Frohliche Weihnachten"

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The Frontier of Fear. 23rd december 1979. "Frohliche Weihnachten"

The Frontier of Fear. 23rd december 1979. " Frohliche Weihnachten" - Merry Christmas, called John Knight across the East/West German Border towards the silent, unsmiling guards who patrol the most un-natural division between one country and another in the world. In 20 years, the East Germans haven t once said Good Morning to their military counterparts whose job is to prevent their own countrymen escaping to the West, with vicuous dogs to supplement the tripwires and Russian made 7.63mm Kalashnikov machine guns. During their two years conscripted service the East Germans are paid £ 3 a month and are under instructions to shoot any colleague who makes a dash for the frontier. Our Picture Shows: Two East German border guards watching their Western colleagues from a watch tower on the Berlin Wall

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