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Overall, many more
than 5,000 persons, so-called Wall breakers, succeeded in passing the
Wall; over 3,200 were arrested while attempting to escape and, as a rule,
they were sentenced to several years in prison.
Many more than 100
people were killed attempting to cross the Wall, over 200 were wounded
by shots. Because extreme secrecy was maintained in the GDR regarding
such matters research on the exact figures is not yet complete.  Back to Berlin - The Story of the Wall
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