Berlin: The Wall

The scream of sirens and the clank ot steel on cobblestones echoed down
the mean, dark streets. Frightened East Berliners peeked from behind
their curtains to see military convoys stretching for blocks. First
came the motorcycle outriders, then jeeps, trucks and buses crammed
with grim, steel-helmeted East German troops. Rattling in their wake
were the tanks  squat Russian-built T-34s and T-54s. At each major
intersection, a platoon peeled off and ground to a halt, guns at the
ready. The rest headed on for the sector border, the 25-mile frontier...